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Required M.S. Courses
Typical M.S. Course Sequence
Graduate School Catalog
College of Public Health Catalog

Students will typically take the following course sequence over 2 academic years and must successfully complete and defend a thesis.

Required Courses:

PHSC5323: Foundations of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Research Methods (various PEP faculty)

PHSC5191: Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy Seminar (various PEP faculty) at least 3 credit hours

BIOM5013: Biometrical Methods I

BIOM5023: Biometrical Methods II

BIOM5173: Quantitative Epidemiology I  (same as NUSC5173)

PHSC600V: Thesis Research at least 6 credit hours

At least 2 of the following departmental core courses (Courses to be offered every other year):

PHSC5333: Social Behavioral Theory in Pharmacy (West)

PHSC5343: Applied Research Methods using Retrospective Data Sources (Martin)

PHSC5353: Pharmacoeconomics and Health Care Technology Assessment (Martin)

PHSC5363: Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Analysis (Said)

PhSC5383: Applied Health Econometrics (Li)

Non U.S. trained health care professionals must take the following:
PHSC5373: US Health Care Systems  (Various PEP Faculty)

Electives:

A curriculum for electives will be based on student interest and the direction of the major professor.  Please view the links to the graduate school catalogue and the catalogue for the College of Public Health.

Graduate School Course Catalogue
http://www.uams.edu/gradschool/students/catalog.asp

College of Public Health Course Catalogue
http://www.uams.edu/coph/students/COPH Catalog combined (2).pdf