Program Information

The College of Pharmacy offers the Master of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, and an additional concentration in Medication Therapy Management in the M.S.P. Minimum requirements for these degrees are provided in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Research in the department emphasizes the epidemiological, socio-behavioral, administrative, regulatory, and economic aspects of drug therapy and pharmaceutical services, including assessment of safety, effectiveness, efficiency and quality aspects of patient-oriented pharmaceutical services and medication use.

The department offers both a research-oriented residential M.S.P. and Ph.D. degree programs as well as an online M.S.P. program. For the research oriented degree programs, graduate studies include core curricula and four specializations in patient safety and program evaluation, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology and social-behavioral research in medication use. Electives and required courses draw from the resources of the entire University. Graduates are prepared for leadership positions in academia, public service, pharmaceutical industry, and health service industry with a focus on the evaluation of drugs and related services.

The online non-thesis M.S.P. program is designed for working professionals, and focuses on pharmaceutical regulation and outcomes. Prior pharmacy experience/knowledge is not required and the program is available to persons located in the United States only. Coursework is delivered in both asynchronous and live, synchronous sessions. Students may choose among six specialty tracks including Pharmacy Regulation & Policy, Applied Pharmacoeconomics, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research Regulation in Pharmacy, Patient Safety & Medication Risk Management, and Institutional Pharmacy Leadership.

For more information, please visit our websites: http://pop.pharmacy.ufl.edu/education/prospective-students and http://pop.pharmacy.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered With a Major in Pharmaceutical Sciences through the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy

• Doctor of Philosophy
  • concentration in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
    • optional second concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
• Master of Science in Pharmacy
  • concentration in Drug Development and Optimized Pharmacotherapy
  • concentration in Managed Care Pharmacy
  • concentration in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
  • concentration in Pharmaceutical Policy
  • concentration in Pharmaceutical Value Communications
  • concentration in Pharmacoeconomics

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Medicinal Chemistry Courses

Pharmacodynamics Courses

Pharmacology Courses

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Departmental Courses

College of Pharmacy Courses

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (PH.D.)

SLO 1    
Knowledge
Identify, interpret, and utilize core knowledge across the spectrum of Pharmaceutical Sciences as it relates to the student's research. At the most advanced level, this will include interpreting experimental data and designing experiments.

SLO 2   
​Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
Apply discipline- and research project-related knowledge to complete the student's dissertation research by formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, interpreting results, and forming conclusions from their experiments.

SLO 3   
​Skills
Discuss and defend the published literature of the Pharmaceutical Sciences field. The students will present analysis of the literature in a formal, structured class setting to clearly convey the background, methods, results, and significance of the literature to faculty and students.

SLO 4   
Research Skills
Utilize the scientific method to formulate hypotheses based on their ability to use the literature, their own experimental observations, and those of others; design a technically sound and up-to-date experimental plan with appropriate controls; execute the experimental plan in a technically proficient manner; interpret the data; reformulate the hypotheses.

SLO 5    
​Professional Behavior
Exhibit behaviors and values that are consistent with ethical standards in research appropriate to safety, administrative, and regulatory rules. Professionalism, safety and adherence to regulations will be monitored by the student's mentor.

SLO6
Professional Presentations
​Deliver a formal scholarly presentation of their original research results in oral and written formats at an internal academic review. These presentations will be clear in providing information at an appropriate level to the audience, complete in providing the necessary and relevant background from the literature, and will utilize appropriate audiovisual aids that are clearly constructed.

Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy (MSP)

SLO 1    
Knowledge        
Identify, interpret, and utilize core knowledge across the spectrum of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

SLO 2    
Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking             
Analyze and apply material from foundation courses in the curriculum, interpret data, and synthesize a response to a complex problem or case.

SLO 3   
Professional Communication
Deliver a presentation of a discipline-specific topic related to Pharmaceutical Sciences for internal academic review. These presentations will be clear in providing information at an appropriate level to the audience, complete in providing the necessary and relevant background from the literature, and will utilize appropriate audiovisual aids that are clearly constructed.