Published Survey
Submission Number: 391
Submission ID: 391
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Created: Wed, 03/03/2021 - 11:04
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Contact Information

3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth
Texas
76107
United States
Distance Pathway/Online
Yes

Program Application Deadline

July 01, 2025
Yes
No
$88
The application deadline for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle (classes start on August 12, 2025) is July 1, 2025. Application portal will be open from September 15, 2024 to July 1, 2025.
Yes

Program Description

Drug Discovery and Development (DDD) is the process by which new drugs are discovered, developed, and approved for clinical use. It also encompasses the knowledge, skills and techniques required for pursing the process. Many types of job functions are involved in the DDD process including, but are not limited to, biologists and chemists (both broadly defined), scientific writer, intellectual property lawyer, and project manager, etc.
This Master of Science in Drug Discovery & Development (MS-DDD) is a degree program with 11 courses (minimally 30 semester-credit hours - SCH) offered by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy (HSCCP). It is built on our DDD Certificate Program and is designed for recent college graduates, students currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program, and other full-time or part-time students, including working professionals to gain a solid knowledge foundation as well as hands-on experience about how drugs and medicines are discovered and developed, to increase student’s understanding of clinical, medical, legal and regulatory affairs of the DDD process, and to enhance student’s managerial and communication skills for real-world applications. The curriculum will prepare students with the appropriate knowledge and skills necessary for working in a variety of bio-pharmaceutical industry and non-industry settings and provide students with a real-world environment for learning, practice, and networking. The program is delivered through 80% online didactic courses and 20% on-site training; it can be completed from one to three years, depending on individual student’s schedule and engagement level.
Note: International students shall take all didactic courses online in their home countries. They may participate in on-site training either outside of the US or in the US with a program-sponsored J-1 visa.
Yes

Institution Information

Public
Yes
Fall
  • Program is offered for learning largely online, with a final in-person training component on-campus or in a company.
  • International students may undertake the Capstone Research or Internship in the US with a program-sponsored J-1 visa.
Yes

Degree Requirements

30
Research
Varies
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Earn a letter grade of "C" or better, or a "Pass" grade, for each required course.
Yes

Degree Information

Hybrid
  • Drug delivery science
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Pharmacology and toxicology
  • Pharmaceutical sciences (general)
Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Experimental Therapeutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Regulatory Science, Toxicology
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
19
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
18
1
3.0
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
2
2
0
0
0
2
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

No
TOEFL
English proficiency: Official English (TOEFL) test score reports are required for applicants from non-English-speaking countries where English is not an official language. This requirement is waived for students who have studied for at least 2 semesters in an English-speaking country. TOEFL Code for UNTHSC: 8246.
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
1
Letter(s) of recommendation much come from academic or professional (working) setting.
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

2.5
- Degree requirement
* By the time of matriculation into this MS-DDD Program, applicants have earned a BA/BS degree in Chemistry or a discipline of life sciences from an accredited U.S. institution or an internationally comparable institution; or
* Students currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program (without a BA/BS degree)
- At least 6 SCH of Biology, 6 SCH of Chemistry, and 6 SCH of Calculus and/or Statistics.
- GPA 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Applicants who do not meet all these criteria may provide an appropriate justification for being considered on a case-by-case basis.
Yes

Financial Support

20
Department or University Scholarship
N/A
Admitted MS-DDD students are eligible to apply for a "2030 Vision Scholarship" provided by the State of Texas through the university; selection of scholarship recipients is competitive; this scholarship carries $1,000 credit toward tuition; this scholarship further enables the out-of-state students and international students to pay in-state tuition (huge saving!).
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

We are not a participating PharmGrad program
We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Yes