MS in Health Informatics/Doctor of Pharmacy

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the joint program, a student must meet the admissions criteria of each individual degree program. Students are considered for admission to the PharmD program with a minimum of 62 semester hours of accrued undergraduate credit; however, the MS in Health Informatics requires an earned bachelor’s degree. For students who apply to the PharmD without a baccalaureate degree, the program provides a course planner showing the sequence of course work that meets the intent of the previously earned bachelor’s degree admissions requirement for the MS. Students will be permitted to take BHIS 460, available to upper-level undergraduate students, in the fall of their second year in the PharmD curriculum. They will be accepted to the MS in Health Informatics the spring of their second year, at the point in the PharmD curriculum in which they will have accrued 128 semester hours—the baccalaureate equivalent.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

  • Minimum Semester Hours Required 153–157.
  • Course Work
Core Courses in Pharmacy
Integrated Physiology
Introduction Pharmacy Practice
Introductory Pharmacy Practice (IPPE): Community
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE): Hospital
Introductory Pharmacy Practice (IPPE): Introduction to Patient Care
Fundamentals of Drug Action
Fundamentals of Drug Action II
Pharmaceutics I - Pharmaceutics Principles, Drug Delivery Systems, and Calculations
Pharmaceutics II – Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Calculations
Pharmaceutics III – Complex Dosage Forms and Calculations
Pharmaceutics IV – Drug Delivery Systems Design and Calculations Competency
Pharmacokinetics
Introduction to Drug Information
Pharmacoepidemiology and Biostatistical Reasoning
Evidence-Based Medicine
Pharmacy and the U.S. Healthcare System
Social and Behavioral Pharmacy
Personal and Professional Development
Patient Safety
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 1
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 2
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 3
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 4
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 5
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement fo Students (PhLAMES) 6
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 7
Pharmacy Learning, Advising, Mentoring, and Engagement for Students (PhLAMES) 8
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 1: Self Care
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 2: GI/Endocrine
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 3: Renal, Electrolytes, and Nutrition
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 4: Immunology/Respiratory
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 5: Cardiovascular
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 6: Infectious Diseases
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 7: Neurology, Psychiatry, and Pain
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 8: Special Topics
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 9: Hematology and Oncology
Pathophysiology, Drug Action, and Therapeutics (PDAT) 10: Advanced Disease Management
Patient Care: Institutional/Hospital
Patient Care: Ambulatory Care/Community
Applied Pharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacogenomics
Pharmacoeconomics and Payment
Management and Informatics
Pharmacy Law and Ethics
Clerkship Courses in Pharmacy
28 hours
Core Courses in Health Informatics
Health Care Data
Information Sources in Biomedical & Health Information Sciences
Communication Skills in Health Informatics
Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Informatics
Health Care Information Systems
Management of Health Care Communication Systems
Health Information Systems Analysis and Design
Social and Organizational Issues in Health Informatics
Health Informatics Capstone Experience
  • Thesis, Project, or Course-Work-Only Option Thesis or project. No other options are available.