ms chemistry to ms pharma(ceutics or cology)

[adroit]

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hi all.. i'm a newbie here and i'm very happy to be a part of this site.. i'm a b.pharm graduate and i want to pursue my ms in US.obviously i want to do my ms in pharma related field like pharmacology or pharmaceutics. i was advised by my consultancy branch counselor to select ms chemistry instead of pharmacology or ceutics as an option.he also told that after joining we can change that option and we are doing this because it's easy to get admission in this way.. is it true ?? after joining.. can i change my branch easily or should i write any exam for that???please help... 😕

 

[crazybob]

hi all.. i'm a newbie here and i'm very happy to be a part of this site.. i'm a b.pharm graduate and i want to pursue my ms in US.obviously i want to do my ms in pharma related field like pharmacology or pharmaceutics. i was advised by my consultancy branch counselor to select ms chemistry instead of pharmacology or ceutics as an option.he also told that after joining we can change that option and we are doing this because it's easy to get admission in this way.. is it true ?? after joining.. can i change my branch easily or should i write any exam for that???please help... 😕

Have you considered getting a PharmD? It's been common in the US for pharmacists who were BPharm graduates to go to pharmacy school to get their PharmD's.

If you select a MS in Chemistry, it would be less difficult to switch to pharmacology or pharmaceutics, because you will have probably taken all of the chemistry courses you would need. It's also much easier to find a school that will have a MS in Chemistry program, and it might be rare to find a school that will have an MS program for pharmacology or pharmaceutics. In most cases, you have to find a school that has a PhD program in pharmacology or pharmaceutics.

 

[adroit]

hi...thanks for ur reply...but still i have a doubt.. if i have joined in an university where there is ms chemistry and no ms pharmacology or ceutics.. then how could i change my branch??

 

[crazybob]

hi...thanks for ur reply...but still i have a doubt.. if i have joined in an university where there is ms chemistry and no ms pharmacology or ceutics.. then how could i change my branch??

Then you could try to get a PhD in pharmacology or pharmaceutics after finishing your MS. A PhD would give you better jobs in the field. Why do you want to stop at an MS instead of a PhD?

 

[adroit]

i think this is the order... b.pharm.... ms..and then phD .... (to my knowledge) ... is n't it??

 

[crazybob]

i think this is the order... b.pharm.... ms..and then phD .... (to my knowledge) ... is n't it??

Yeah it is, and what's what I was saying. Did I confuse you with anything?

 

[ffpickle]

To swtich from MS chem to MS pharmaceutics or pharmacology.....it depends whether they're in the same department or not, i.e. how easy the switch is.

 

[adroit]

hi crazybob... no you didn't confuse me...

 

[SmKN808]

i think this is the order... b.pharm.... ms..and then phD .... (to my knowledge) ... is n't it??

heyy ad ^ ^ some schools do offer dual programs[ms/phd]. so yeah, you might wanna look into that also 🙂