The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences offers the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences in five areas of emphasis: pharmaceutics/drug delivery & targeting/formulation development and cancer pharmacology. The program involves an intensive curriculum consisting of didactic courses and thesis research. Successful completion of the MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree requires successful completion of at least 30 semester credit hours with not less than 6 hours of research credit. The research must be compiled into a thesis, which is presented and defended in front of the committee.