DETAILS
Duration of Program 2 years (4 Semesters)
Seats 5
M.Sc is a two-year postgraduate program in Pharmacology and Toxicology that provides broad, multidisciplinary training that enables our students to pursue careers in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries as well as in academic and government research laboratories. The program offers the following specializations:
Applied Clinical Pharmacology
Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology
DESIGN YOUR OWN DEGREE
UPES’ curriculum framework is holistic in its overall structure and yet focuses on the individual need of the student to discover, experience, explore and challenge. Along with the core subject, students have the option to choose from subject-focused specialisations. They are also allowed to choose minor/exploratory subject from other schools at UPES that are: School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Law, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, School of Design, School of Modern Media, and School of Liberal Studies.
Further, based on the multifaceted needs of the global workplace and evolving lifestyles, the curriculum offers Signature and Life-Skills courses through School for Life. To round off this learning experience, students are required to do mandatory internships in the social sector, government/public sector, and industry. The combinations available for students to pick and choose from are endless, ensuring both depth and width of knowledge.
- Pharmacologist
- Academic researcher
- Healthcare/ Research Scientist
- Government regulatory agencies
- Environmental toxicologist
- Clinical trials and for performing toxicological assessments and others.
SEMESTER I
Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
Advanced Analytical Techniques | 2 | 2 | |
Drug Regulatory Affairs | 2 | 2 | |
Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology | 2 | 2 | |
General Pharmacology | 3 | 3 | |
Drug Discovery and Development | 2 | 2 | |
Experimental Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | |
Advanced Analytical Techniques Lab | 1 | 2 | |
Research Methodology and Biostatistics | 2 | 2 | |
Pharmacology-I Lab | 2 | 4 | |
Seminar - I | 1 | 1 | |
Disaster Management | 2 | 2 | |
Open Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 24 | 27 |
SEMESTER II
Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
Drug Metabolism | 2 | 2 | |
Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods | 2 | 2 | |
CNS and Respiratory Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | |
Autonomic, CVS, Blood, Renal and GI Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | |
Autocoid and Endocrine Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | 2 | 2 | |
Clinical Pharmacology and Regulatory Toxicology | 2 | 2 | |
Pharmacology-II Lab | 3 | 6 | |
Program Elective - I | 3 | 3 | |
Seminar - II | 1 | 1 | |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare | 2 | 2 | |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare Lab | 1 | 2 | |
Open Elective - II | 3 | 3 | |
Summer Internship | 0 | ||
TOTAL | 27 | 31 |
SEMESTER III
Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2 | 2 | |
Advanced Systemic Pharmacology | 2 | 2 | |
Advanced Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 | 2 | |
Research Project | 3 | 6 | |
Program Elective - II | 2 | 2 | |
Program Elective - III | 2 | 2 | |
Medical Writing | 2 | 2 | |
Seminar - III | 1 | 1 | |
Intellectual Property Rights and Research Ethics | 3 | 3 | |
Design Thinking | 2 | 2 | |
Open Elective - III | 3 | 3 | |
Summer Internship Presentation and Report | 1 | 1 | |
TOTAL | 25 | 28 |
SEMESTER IV
Course Code | Course | Credits | Hrs |
Research Project | 15 | 30 | |
Research Presentation | 2 | 2 | |
TOTAL | 17 | 32 |
SPECIALIZATION
Specialization- Applied Clinical Pharmacology | |
Advances in Experimental Pharmacology | PE I |
Immunopharmacology | PE II |
Advanced Drug Delivery System | PE III |
Specialization- Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology | |
Global Prespective of Toxicology | PE I |
Chemical and Enviornemental Toxicology | PE II |
Molecular Toxicology | PE III |
Open Electives
Open Elective- I |
Microbial Physiology and Immunology |
Pharmaceutical Analysis |
Human Physiology |
Cell Biology |
Open Elective- II |
Diet in Disease |
Instrumentation in Microbiology |
Structural Biology and Biophysical Chemistry |
Global Perspectives in Toxicology |
Open Elective- III |
Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods |
Clinical and Therapeutic Nutrition |
Biotechnology |
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics |
Diagnostic Biochemistry |
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology |
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