The Department of Pharmaceutics at the VCU School of Pharmacy offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program students may elect to pursue a dual Pharm.D. / Ph.D. program. These programs provide rigorous foundation and research experience critical to success in academic, federal and industrial careers.<br><br>Graduate students in the Department of Pharmaceutics are required to complete a common core of entry-level graduate courses, including statistics, physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical analysis and seminars in drug development. Building upon this core, students then specialize, through advanced coursework and meritorious research, in an area of concentration within the department.