Master Course Schedule

Course #Course NameFall
A | B
Spring
A | B
Summer
A | B
Prerequisites & Notes
PHA 6186POP Foundations I: Drug Discovery to ApprovalA  The POP Foundation series includes two courses, POP Foundations I and POP Foundations II.  Each course is independent, and students are not required to take POP Foundations I prior to taking POP Foundations II. 
PHA 6187POP Foundations II: Marketing & Use A The POP Foundation series includes two courses, POP Foundations I and POP Foundations II.  Each course is independent, and students are not required to take POP Foundations I prior to taking POP Foundations II. 
PHA 6211Applied Pharmacy Benefit Design (Managed Care Pharmacy Operations)A  Prereq: Satisfactory completion of PHA 6276 Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management OR permission of the instructor.
PHA 6213Advanced Case Studies in Managed Care Pharmacy (Managed Prescription Drug Systems)B  Prereq: Satisfactory completion of PHA 6276 Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management OR permission of the instructor.
PHA 6264Pharmaceutical Health Technology Assessment  BAFor 2023, course offered Summer A only. For 2024 and beyond, course offered in Spring B only. 
PHA 6269Pharmaceutical Products & Public Policy B  
PHA 6273/6935*Structure, Process & Outcomes of Regulation  A 
PHA 6274Federal Regulation of Drugs & PharmacyB  It is strongly recommended that students take PHA (6273/6935) Structure, Process & Outcomes of Regulation prior to taking this course.
PHA 6275Federal Regulation of Controlled Substances  B 
PHA 6276Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management  B 
PHA 6277Ethics in Drug Production, Distribution & Use A  
PHA 6278

State Regulation of Drugs & Pharmacy

(Course will be discontinued after Summer 2023)

  A1. Offered every other year, in even-numbered years (e.g., 2020, 2022).  
2. It is recommended that students take PHA (6273/6935) Structure, Process & Outcomes of Regulation prior to taking this course.
PHA 6280Medicare & Medicaid A  
PHA 6283Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics (Commercial Applications / Pharmacoecon. Principles)BB  
PHA 6286Pharmaceutical MicroeconomicsA   
PHA 6287Pharmaceutical Health Economics B  
PHA 6791Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis for Pharmaceutical Interventions B Prior to taking this course, students must complete PHA 6793 Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical Use (or its equivalent), and must have had prior graduate-level statistics coursework or undergraduate-level applied statistics. Students without prior statistics courses may be required to take PHA 6791 Quantitative Methods in Evidence-Based Pharmacy.
PHA 6793Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical UseB B

Now offered Fall B and Summer B.

PHA 6795Quantitative Methods in Evidence-Based Pharmacy AANow offered in Spring A and Summer A.
PHA 6797 Applied Pharmaceutical Research Communications A  
PHA 6799Medication Safety and Quality Program Evaluation  ANote that this course was previously offered in Summer B terms, but is now permanently scheduled for Summer A.
PHA 6806Pharmacoeconomic Modeling  A and BPrereqs:  1)Satisfactory completion of PHA 6283 Commercial Applications of Pharmacoeconomic Principles, and, 2) Satisfactory completion of PHA 6795 Quantitative Methods for Evidence-Based Pharmacy OR firm understanding of basic statistics.  

Offered twice, in both Summer A and Summer B.  Enrollment in the course may be capped.  Students are advised to register for their selected term (A or B) as early as possible.
PHA 6891Introduction to PharmacoepidemiologyA   
PHA 6935*Medication
Error Prevention
  BCourse being discontinued after Summer 2023.
PHA 6741*Writing for Pharmacy Outcomes & Policy (POP)ABSummer C1. M.S. Students must successfully complete this course prior to taking their comprehensive final exam.
2. The Summer version of this course is offered over the entire Summer C semester (A+B). Students in the Summer course generally have more lead-time to complete assignments, and may not need to work on assignments during the work week.
PHA 6935*Principles of Biomedical Peer-Reviewed PublishingFall C  This is a full semester course, based on the standard UF academic calendar for the Fall semester. Course start and end dates may differ from other program courses.
MMC 5435 Messaging Strategy and the Value PropositionFall C  This is a full semester course, based on the standard UF academic calendar for the Fall semester. Course start and end dates may differ from other program courses.
MMC 6456Data Storytelling and VisualizationFall C  This is a full semester course, based on the standard UF academic calendar for the Fall semester. Course start and end dates may differ from other program courses.

*PHA 6935 is used for courses that have not yet been assigned a permanent number in the Statewide Course Numbering System.  

NOTE: Course offerings are subject to enrollment minimums and may be changed at any time.