The Pharmaceutical Value Communications concentration allows students to earn an M.S. degree completely online while working to advance their skills in medical writing.
Program Details
Time
The online master’s degree is a non-thesis, 33-credit program. Live class sessions are held on weekends and after hours (eastern time), generally twice per week, and classes are roughly 7-weeks in duration.
Credential
Upon completion of the online graduate program, graduates will earn a Master of Science in Pharmacy with a major in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a concentration in Pharmaceutical Value Communications issued by the Graduate School of the University of Florida.
Format
Class meetings are live and interactive, allowing students to engage with one another and with the instructor in real time, as well as using asynchronous discussion boards and pre-recorded lectures and videos.
Program Curriculum
Required coursework (27 cr.)
| Course | Credit Hours | Fall A|B|C | Spring A|B|C | Summer A|B|C | Prerequisite? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA 6186 POP Foundations 1 | 3 credits | A | |||
| PHA 6741 Writing for POP | 3 credits | A | B | C | Yes |
| PHA 6187 POP Foundations 2 | 3 credits | A | |||
| PHA 6279 POP Capstone | 3 credits | C | C* | C | Yes |
| PHA 6793: Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical Use | 3 credits | B | B | ||
| PHA 6041 Principles of Peer-Reviewed Biomedical Publications (asynchronous) | 3 credits | C | |||
| PHA 6797 Applied Pharmaceutical Research Communications | 3 credits | A | |||
| PHA 6791 Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis for Pharmaceutical Interventions | 3 credits | B | Yes | ||
| PHA 6264 Pharmaceutical Health Technology Assessment | 3 credits | B |
*PHA 6279 POP Capstone will be offered during the Spring for 2025 only.
See the full course schedule here.
Electives (6 cr.*)
Students may choose to take any course offered in the POP Online program as an elective.
Students in the concurrent UF M.S. + Stetson University M.B.A. program will transfer 6 credits from Stetson into UF as electives.
Note: Courses are offered in half-semester and full-semester formats. Half-semester courses are indicated as either A (for the first half of the semester) or B (for the second half of the semester). Full-semester courses are indicated as C courses. Students typically take one course at a time, but may take both a half-semester course and a full-semester course concurrently. Please see the academic calendar for dates.