Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences

WNE dual degree students apply here.
 *Please be certain to select the following options:
Application: 2023 College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Applied Program: MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
You will be attending: Full-time
Entry Term: Fall 2023(PHARM/OTD)

All other applications to the MSPS program must be submitted via PharmGrad.org.
Application deadline for fall, 2023: Rolling - we will accept applications until the program is full.

Admissions Application Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. 
• Minimum GPA: An undergraduate GPA of 2.70 is preferred. Candidates with a lower GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Transcripts: Transcripts from all colleges attended must be submitted to PharmGrad. Students already enrolled at WNE must request their WNE transcript be submitted to PharmGrad to complete their application. Foreign applicants must provide a foreign degree evaluation from one of the following approved agencies: WES, FIS, or ECE.
• Recommendations: A minimum of two evaluator names must be submitted within your PharmGrad application; at least one recommendation must be from a professor.
• Essay question: How would obtaining a MSPS degree from WNE help you obtain your career goals?
• A current résumé or CV must be uploaded to the Documents section within PharmGrad.
• Qualified candidates may be invited to participate in an interview and complete a writing sample.

English-language test scores are required for all applicants who are non-native English speakers who have resided in a country, where English is the primary language, for less than 10 years, UNLESS the applicant has earned or is degree pending (will have earned by anticipated matriculation date) a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree following three or more years of campus-based post-secondary instruction in the United States.

• Applicants may use any of the following standardized tests to meet our English language requirement:
  • TOEFL - 79 IBT
  • IELTS - 6.5
  • PTE Academic - 58
  • STEP Eiken - 2A
  • iTEP - 4
  • Duolingo - 110 DET
• List of countries in which English language testing would be waived because it is the primary language:
  • Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom

As as student in the MSPS program, you will complete 5 semesters, including one summer, culminating in a thesis research project for a total of 38 credits (21 months).

The Masters of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program offers students a wide array of research focus areas in which to develop their Master’s thesis and research.  Faculty from the Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, as well as other University faculty are engaged in the provision of instruction and thesis advice, depending on the focus area. The curriculum's elective sequences are designed to provide a solid foundation in the principles of the subject matter, as well as research experience in the applicable setting. The six focus areas are:

1. Pharmacology/Neuropharmacology – Pharmacology is the science of drug action, research areas focus on identification of new therapeutic targets, therapeutic and toxicological mechanisms of drug action, and novel approaches to therapeutics. Neuropharmacology allows a student to explore the effects of natural and synthetic drugs on the nervous system, to better understand neuropathology and develop potential pharmacotherapies.
2. Biomedical Sciences – These sciences encompass several disciplines with a primary focus on the biology of human health and disease. Research areas include molecular and cellular disease mechanisms, physiological and pathological processes of disease development.
3. Pharmaceutics - These sciences provide curricular content in the areas of formulation science, biomaterials, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical compounding, nanotechnology, and pharmacokinetics. 
4. Medicinal Chemistry – This research area deals with rational-based drug design, the synthesis of new drug molecules, the structure-activity relationship of drug classes, the uses of combinatorial chemistry, the methods of drug biotransformation, and the development of assays to test drug candidates.
5. Pharmacoeconomics and Healthcare Data Analytics – This research area explores the science of exploring costs and outcomes of pharmacy products and services as well as data in various healthcare industries to predict trends and treatment outcomes, modify health behaviors, support decision-making, optimize costs and improve various aspects of healthcare delivery.
6. Pharmacogenomics – This research area allows a student to explore the field of Pharmacogenomics in a research-intensive manner, compared to our more clinically oriented MS in Pharmacogenomics, studying personalized/precision medicine.

You’ll learn from our experienced faculty who are dedicated to your success. They will guide you through coursework and thesis research, and help you align your studies with your career aspiration. The personal attention and support you’ll receive is unparalleled. All members of the full-time Pharmacy faculty have doctoral degrees and wide-ranging expertise. You may also learn from science, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering faculty from WNE.

Western New England University offers campus housing for students in our graduate programs as space allows. Students continuing their studies from WNE undergraduate programs (such as Health Sciences) can apply to live on campus continuously for all 6 years of study.