History
The Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences was established in 1990 when the School of Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences faculty requested and were granted permission to separate from the reorganized College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The rationale for the request was to focus our efforts in achieving the mission of the School of Pharmacy. The Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences offerings currently encompass the Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees in pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology, and the Master of Science in pharmacy administration.
Facilities
Richard King Mellon Hall of Science, a four-story structure dedicated in 1968 and an award winning building designed by Mies van der Rohe, houses faculty's offices of the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as classrooms and laboratories. Graduate faculty offices and a significant amount of the GSPS' modern laboratory space are located on the more than 30,000 sq. ft. fourth floor of Mellon Hall. The Center for Pharmaceutical Technology is located in the basement of Mellon Hall with an industrial pharmacy laboratory for research on pharmaceutical process development, including a globally respected effort in process analytical technology.