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Twin Cities Campus
Social and Administrative Pharmacy Ph.D.Pharmaceutical Care and Health
College of Pharmacy
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
7-155 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-2973; fax:612-625-9931)
Email:
cremi001@umn.edu
Website: http://z.umn.edu/saphgrad
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Social and administrative pharmacy (SAPH) is the application of behavior-oriented interdisciplinary theories to pharmacy problem solving and pharmacy system development. This includes the study of the social, psycho-social, political, legal, public policy, historic, and economic factors that impinge upon the use, non-use, and abuse of drugs.
Students in the Social and Administrative Pharmacy Program are prepared for research and related activities of investigating relationships between biological and physical factors in social settings that involve the drug use process. This flexible interdisciplinary program uses the resources of the many health and social science departments at the University, and may include courses and offerings from public health, geriatrics, management, sociology, psychology, and public affairs.
The program focuses on the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge to foster appropriate use of drugs to improve patient outcomes at the individual and societal level. Students are educated and mentored to become professional scientists. Those who complete the program will understand the process of conducting high-quality research and problem solving through the application of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, theory, and research methodology.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Special Application Requirements:
Applicants must complete a supplementary application form in addition to the University application. The supplementary form along with three letters of recommendation should be uploaded to the University's online application. GRE scores are required and a performance level of 580 (158 for November 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) is preferred on the TOEFL for all international applicants whose native language is not English.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
35
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required Courses (23 credits)
All PhD students must complete the following courses for 23 credits and take all courses for an A-F grade. Students are required to complete SAPH 8100 (1 credit) 8 times.
SAPH 5100 - Pro-Seminar
(1.0 cr)
SAPH 8100 - Seminar
(1.0 cr)
SAPH 8173 - Principles and Methods of Implementing Research
(3.0 cr)
SAPH 8235 - Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
(3.0 cr)
SAPH 8420 - Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice
(3.0 cr)
SAPH 8500 - Pharmacy and Its Environment
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
Statistics Requirement (6 - 8 credits)
Take at least 2 of the following courses or equivalent statistics courses selected in consultation with the advisor.
Take 6 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
·
STAT 5021 - Statistical Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 5302 - Applied Regression Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
EPSY 8251 - Statistical Methods in Education I
(3.0 cr)
·
EPSY 8252 - Statistical Methods in Education II
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II
(4.0 cr)
Electives (6 credits)
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
SAPH 8054 - Advanced Studies in Pharmaceutical Care Practice
(3.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8200 - Research Problems
(1.0-8.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8255 - Pharmaceutical Marketing
(3.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8610 - Pharmacoepidemiology
(3.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8700 - Hospital Pharmacy Administration
(3.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8702 - Hospital Pharmacy Survey
(1.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8810 - Social Psychology of Health Care
(3.0 cr)
·
SAPH 8840 - Social Measurement
(3.0 cr)
Outside Coursework (12 credits)
Take at least 12 credits outside the major, selected in consultation with the advisor.
Thesis Credits
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
SAPH 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
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Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 8.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Nurs 8173/SAPh 8173 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 8251/EPsy 8261 |
Prerequisites: | [EPSY 5261 or equiv] or undergrad statistics course |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 8252/EPsy 8262 |
Prerequisites: | [8251, 8261 or equiv] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -8.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -24.0 [max 100.0] |
Grading Basis: | No Grade |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |