Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy—M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program 201 Social and Administrative Pharmacy First and Second Years Credits PHRM 5001 Health Economics 3 PHRM 5021 Population Health and Public Policy 3 PHRM 5025 Pharmacy Management and Finance 3 PHRM 5030 Biostatistics 3 PHRM 5203 Social Measurement and Techniques 3 PHRM 5209 Pharmacoeconomics 3 PHRM 5211 Theories of Health-Seeking Behavior 3 PHRM 5212 Bioethical Principles of Life Science Research 3 PHRM 5610 Scientific Writing 1 PHRM 5700 Research Project 4 PHRM 5701 Graduate Seminar* 4 PHRE Elective 3 Total Credits 36 *repeatable course Note: Listed at the end of each entry are lecture hours, laboratory hours, and credit hours. PHRM 5001—Health Economics This course will introduce students to the economic analysis of health care markets and the production of health. This course covers a variety of topics, including the determinants of health; the supply of, and demand for, health care services; the impact of insurance on the demand for health care services; the role of government in health care markets; the market for pharmaceuticals; and the economic evaluation of health care programs. (48-0-3) Master of Science (M.S.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences Course Descriptions PHRM 5004—Advanced Physical Pharmacy This course presents application of underlying physical principles to formulate and to develop various pharmaceutical products. It describes physical principles in both solid and nonsolid states. Students will learn how basic physical principles are applied in development of current and novel pharmaceutical solids, semi-solids, homogeneous, and heterogeneous systems. This course describes the importance, properties, and applications of different polymer systems, new drug carriers, and rheology modifiers in developing current and novel dosage forms. Drug stability and solubility and approaches to enhance the solubility of the poorly soluble drugs will also be discussed. (48-0-3)
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