Successful graduation requires a minimum of 36 hours of course work. Please refer to the Residential M.S. Program Milestones and Deliverables.
Please download and refer to the Residential M.S. Program Milestones and Deliverables.
The residential M.S. program is designed over a two-year period, but individual student progress may vary.
Students complete a set of core courses that are shared among all POP specialties as well as courses specific to their chosen specialty. Core courses in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs are identical to allow M.S. students easy transition into the Ph.D. program if admitted. Students who know that they would like to pursue a Ph.D. degree can enter the Ph.D. program directly.
Successful completion of the M.S. program is documented by completion of coursework and a thesis.
Students attend the weekly departmental seminar, a weekly journal club and join faculty on ongoing research projects. Research experience is valued as highly as didactic course work and course schedules are designed to allow independent research work. The summer semester between the first and second year can be devoted to an internship in government or industry, reflecting students’ career interests.
Core Curriculum
The University of Florida is home to six health science colleges which creates a rich research enterprise. This unique structure permits specializations in pharmaceutical outcomes research at a depth and breadth that would not be feasible within a single department. Our graduate students have exposure to departments in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science, Economics, Marketing, Educational Psychology, Health Policy, Health Service Administration and many others.The core courses for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are selected to establish a common backbone in the training of our students, yet to allow flexibility to pursue the various specialties our department offers. The following core courses are mandatory and should be completed within the first two years of training. M.S. and Ph.D. students share the same core curriculum.
Core Curriculum Classes:
- Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health
- Principles of Evidence‐Based Pharmacy
- Principles of Pharmacoeconomics
- Public Health Computing
- Introduction to POP Research
- Pharmacoepidemiology and Patient Safety (Intermediate Pharmacoepidemiology)
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Measurement in POP Research
- Introduction to Biostatistical Methods
- Regression Methods for Health and Life Sciences
- Applied Survival Analysis
- Introduction to US Health Care System (HSA 6114) (required for students with little to no exposure)
- College Professional Development Series
- Life Cycle of a Drug
Specialty Courses:
Typically, several courses specific to the chosen specialty are added to the core curriculum. For specialty-specific course work, please visit the website of each specialty. In addition, students may take credit for independent studies with faculty starting in the second semester of their training for their thesis research, seminar, and journal club.