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College of Pharmacy
MS in Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Administration
Degree Requirements
Master of Science degrees are offered in the areas of Hospital Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration by the Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration. Financial support is available to qualified applicants on a limited competitive basis in the form of teaching and research assistantships. Information about assistantships may be obtained from the Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration.Graduate Research
Students may develop research programs in the areas of clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, health policy, or clinical pharmacy services and managed health care.
Hospital Pharmacy
The College of Pharmacy offers the Master of Science in hospital pharmacy. Applicants must have either a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy degree or a Pharm.D. and must be, or be in the process of becoming, registered pharmacists in Texas. The Master of Science degree prepares individuals to assume middle management positions in hospital pharmacy departments.
Students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of courses, including course work in hospital pharmacy management, administrative accounting, financial and managerial accounting, pharmacy research design, statistics, health services, structured practice rotations, seminar, and thesis. Special problems and selected topics courses are available. Any student who has not completed graduate-level courses in descriptive and inferential statistics will be required to do so.
Additional information about the academic program may be obtained by writing to the department chair.
Pharmacy Administration
Applicants should have a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy or a Pharm.D.; however, consideration will be given to individuals with degrees in closely related areas. The Master of Science degree prepares students for careers in government, research, and industry and provides a strong foundation for doctoral-level work in pharmacy administration.
Students must complete a minimum of 38 semester hours of courses, including course work in pharmaceutical economics, accounting, management, quantitative methods, medical sociology, health policy, and research methods. Students will be expected to develop an indepth knowledge of computer application in pharmacy through didactic courses and individual study.
Additional information about this graduate program may be obtained by writing to the department chair.