Curriculum

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Year I-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
PEP 801 Quantitative Methods in PEP 3
DRA 809 Health Epidemiology  3
PEP 802 Comparative Pharmaceutical Healthcare Systems  3
PEP 807 Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes Research  3
PEP 870 Graduate Seminar in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy   1
TOTAL
13

Year I-Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
Elective 3
Elective  3
PEP 804 Regression Analysis in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy 3
PEP 870 Graduate Seminar in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy  1
TOTAL
10

Year II-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
PEP 820 Market Access Pricing & Reimbursement  3
Elective  3
Elective  3
PEP 870 Graduate Seminar in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy  1
TOTAL
10

Year II-Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
PEP 840A Capstone: Data Analysis and Presentation Capabilities in PEP 3
TOTAL
3

Total credits to complete degree requirements: 36 semester hours.

 

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (Online, non-thesis program)

Online program requirements are identical to those above for the on-campus MS non-thesis program except that;

  • The courses will generally be taken in a less concentrated manner (e.g., 2 per term) and in all cases, a student’s program should start with PEP 802
  • Courses will be offered in the summer term, enabling the completion of the program in 2 calendar years
  • An additional 3 credit elective substitutes the non-thesis 3 credits of seminar requirement

 

Electives for all Master of Science Degrees

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
PEP 806  Pharmacoepidemiology Applications 3
PEP 813   Pharmacoeconomic Applications 3
PEP 814  Healthcare Decision Analysis  3
PEP 825 Health Services and Outcomes Research 3
PEP 809  Statistical Programming Using SAS 3
PEP 808 Meta-analysis Applications 3
PEP 830  Practicum Pharm Business and Administrative Internships 1-2
PEP 831  Health Related Quality of Life  3
PEP 899  Selected Topics in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy 1-3