Candidates may elect either a thesis or non-thesis option and must complete the following courses:
M.S. DEGREE OPTION:
NON-THESIS THESIS
STATISTICS AND
RESEARCH METHODS
BIOS 605 Biometry 4 cr OR PPRA 518 Clinical Research Design and Analysis 4 cr PADM 605 Research Methods 3 cr 3 cr
PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR COURSES
PADM 601 Graduate Seminar in Pharmacy Administration 2 cr 2 cr PADM 610 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice 3cr 3 cr OR PADM 632 Medical Economics 3 cr 3 cr PADM 634 Advanced Pharmacy Administration I 3 cr 3 cr OR PADM 635 Advanced Pharmacy Administration II 3 cr 3 cr Major area elective courses 15 cr 12 cr Total 12 cr
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
PADM 650 Thesis Research 6 cr PADM 651 Master's Paper 3 cr Total 33 cr 33 cr
Joint Pharm.D.-Graduate Degree Program (Pharmacy Administration Emphasis)
Candidates must complete the following courses while enrolled in the P3 and P4 years of the Pharm.D. curriculum. (The courses listed below substitute for PSCI 532 Clinical Research Design and Analysis, and 6 credits of professional electives required in the Pharm.D. curriculum). In addition, the following courses taken in the P3 year will constitute a minor area in Clinical Pharmacy as required in the graduate program: PPRA 534 and PPRA 535 Therapeutics I and II, PSCI 529 Clinical Pharmacokinetics, and PSCI 568 Toxicology; PPRA 569 will substitute for 3 cr. of PADM 650 Thesis Research.
Third Professional Year Course Substitutions:
BIOS 605 Biometry 4 cr
OR
MBA 602 Survey of Business Statistical
Techniques 3 cr
PADM 605 Research Methods in Pharmacy
Administration 3 cr
OR
MBA 630 Business Research 3 cr
Pharmacy Administration 3 cr
Major Area Graduate Course
Fourth Professional Year Elective Clerkship:
PPRA 569 Clinical Research Clerkship 4 cr
Additional Graduate Program Requirements:
M.S. (thesis option):
PADM 601 Graduate Seminar 2 cr Major Area Courses 12 cr PADM 650 Thesis Research 3 cr Total 17 cr
Ph.D.:
PADM 601 Graduate Seminar 4 cr Multivariate Analysis 4 cr Research Methods Elective 3 cr Major Area Courses 21 cr PSCI 698 Dissertation Research 18 cr PSCI 699 Dissertation Prep 1 cr Total 51 cr