• Dalhousie University offers a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus, thesis-based program offered on both a full-time and part-time basis.
  • This program could be an excellent choice for students if they are a graduate with a Bachelor of Sciences Honours degree or a Health Profession degree including Pharmacy.  
  • In this program, students will be given the tools they need to become a high quality, research-based scientist.
  • This program will prepare students to contribute to drug discovery and development in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Students have to complete the full-time program in 2 years whereas the part-time program can be completed at a pace that allows students to keep up with family obligations and part-time work.
  • As a student in the MSc (Pharmaceutical Science) program, they will be required to take a combination of core graduate courses and advanced courses.
  • Students will also have the opportunity to carry out original research, participate in graduate student, and invited speaker seminars.
  • The department provides skills and research laboratories which contain a wide range of highly specialized, state-of-the-art instrumentation including a number of laboratories with extensive cell culture facilities.
  • The average salary goes up to 51,000 USD.