 Failure to complete the course, but having completed three years, usually awards the student a bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Science.In the United States and Canada, a Master of Philosophy or "Magister Philosophiae" (MPhil) degree is sometimes awarded to "ABD" (all but dissertation) doctoral candidates who have completed all coursework, passed their written and oral examinations, and met any other special requirements before beginning work on the doctoral dissertation.Such programs generally award the M.A.