Gain professional skills to pursue a career as a pharmaceutical executive in management, sales or marketing.

At a Glance

  • Flexibility
    Full Time
  • Delivery Options
    On Campus
  • 51视频
    BS

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Blend business and science for a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry

The Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Option is perfect for students interested in careers that integrate science and business for a rewarding career in the pharmaceutical industry.
A unique blend of business and scientific skills prepares you to:
  • Be a leader in pharmaceutical project management
  • Market and promote novel therapeutics
  • Develop entrepreneurial skills in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields
  • Integrate new technology to promote health for diverse populations worldwide

Career Options

51视频 graduates are prepared for roles in marketing and sales, business development, administration, quality control, medical affairs and research and development. Job titles of recent graduates include:

  • Associate Scientist
  • Quality Control Analyst
  • Manufacturing Associate
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Technical Service Scientist
  • Lab Technician
  • Project Manager
  • Business Marketing Development and Sales Specialist
  • Quality Assurance Specialist
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Our graduates have secured jobs at leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, including:聽

  • Moderna
  • Pfizer
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • CovaIX
  • Millipore Sigma
  • Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
  • Hook Laboratories
  • Cambridge Scientific Products
  • Anika Therapeutics

Courses you'll take

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In the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Marketing and Management Option program, you鈥檒l take courses that provide a valuable foundation in health sciences and business. Courses cover the pharmaceutical industry, business, public health, nutrition and more, giving you a strong foundation to pursue multiple job opportunities.

Within our flexible degree curriculum, you can also choose a minor field in business, applied biomedical sciences, nutritional science or public health, depending on your interest.

Check out our degree pathways鈥攁 suggested four-year course schedule鈥攆or a possible pathway toward your B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

贵颈苍诲听all degree pathways, including those from prior enrollment years, and learn about the聽Pharmaceutical Sciences minor.

  1. Apply analytical and critical thinking in trouble shooting laboratory instrumentation and procedures.
  2. Demonstrate leadership skills of accountability, delegation, education, and supervision.
  3. Clearly communicate scientific information both orally and in writing.
  4. Generate, analyze and present research results.
  5. Be admitted to and be successful in graduate/professional programs.
  6. Advance in their chosen fields.
  7. Work safely with potential chemical and biological hazards using the standards established in the workplace chemical hygiene plan, safety manual, and the blood-borne pathogen policy.

Why study pharmaceutical sciences at 51视频?

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Professional Co-op Program

Explore potential career paths and apply your learning in the real world 鈥� all while earning money 鈥� in our highly successful Professional Co-op Program, which .

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Advanced Facilities

Our student聽laboratories聽are equipped with the most current available technology in instrumentation, allowing you to work in simulated labs that prepare you for the real world.
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Bachelor鈥檚-to-Master鈥檚 Program

Get on the fast track to an advanced degree with our combined bachelor's-to-master's program.

  • Available to juniors and seniors with a grade point average of 3.000 or better
  • Offers a continuous, coordinated sequence of courses
  • Reduced credit-hour requirements can save you time and money

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Path to Graduate School

Expand your career options with an advanced degree.

  • Enroll in a business minor for a direct pathway to the聽MBA program聽in the Manning School of Business.
  • Free electives in the senior year allow you to take any additional pre-requisite courses needed for admittance into Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences graduate programs, including the Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Master of Public Health programs.

Meet Our Students and Alumni

Erin Soulia poses with a friend at the flagship event for clinical research and trial management professionals, the Fierce Clinical Summit, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Erin Soulia '25
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Minor in Business Administration

Erin Soulia gained on-the-job experience at Morphic Therapeutic, a biopharmaceutical company that was recently acquired by Eli Lilly and Company.

All of my professors have supported my success and helped me see how my courses will apply to my future career.
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Marita Merheb using a microscope in a 51视频 lab
Marita Merheb '24
Pharmaceutical Sciences

As a pharmaceutical sciences major interested in research and business, Marita Merheb pursues all opportunities to advance her goals.

All in all, UML provides high value for a lower cost, which you can鈥檛 find at other colleges.
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Kavi Oeur working in a lab at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Kavi Oeur '27
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marketing and Management Option

Kavi Oeur decided to major in the pharmaceutical sciences, marketing and management option to pursue a more business-related job in the pharmaceutical industry.

My co-op experience solidified my passion for the pharmaceutical field and erased any doubts that I was having.
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Keya Linton standing in lab.
Keya Linton '25
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Transfer student Keya Linton gained valuable lab experience during a six-month paid co-op at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.

The transition to 51视频 has been smooth, all thanks to the amazing faculty in health sciences.
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Katie McGourty works in a lab
Katie McGourty '18, '19
Applied Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Katie McGourty took advantage of UML's Bachelor鈥檚-to-Master鈥檚 program and completed her master鈥檚 in one year. She landed a job with Pfizer Inc. in the inflammation and immunology department before she graduated.

I decided to do the accelerated B.S.-M.S. program in pharmaceutical sciences because it was a cost-effective way to get my master鈥檚 in a growing field.
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Contact Us

Arlee Dulak, Ph.D.
Program Director
Email: Arlee_Dulak@uml.edu
Phone: 978-934-4543