MS HSPAL Curriculum
Our pharmacy-focused curriculum is taught by nationally recognized health-system pharmacy leaders and designed to prepare graduates to enter a leadership position in health-system pharmacy.
It is organized into seven domains:
1 Safe and Effective Medication-Use Systems
2 Quality Improvement
3 Human Resource Management
4 Financial Resource Management
5 Technology and Information Systems Business Analytics
6 Advanced Leadership
7 Effective Communication and Advocacy
Year 1
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8130: Foundations of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8135: Applications of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8140: Research Methodology I (1 credit) | PHR 8145: Research Methodology II (1 credit) |
| PHR 8160: Operations Management in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) | PHR 8150: Systems Issues with Medication Safety (1.5 credits) | PHR 8250: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Principles for Health Systems (1.5 credits) | PHR 8120: Information Systems in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) |
| PHR 8180: Economic Evaluation of the Pharmacy Enterprise (1 credit) | PHR 8200: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise I (1.5 credits) | PHR 8205: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise II (1.5 credits) | |
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
8 credits | 9 credits | ||
Year 2
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8100: Health Systems Pharmacy Finance I: Principles of Accounting (1.5 credits) | PHR 8105: Health System Pharmacy Finance II: Application and Budget (1.5 credits) | Elective (1.5 credits) | Elective (1.5 credits) |
| PHR 8190: Outpatient Pharmacy Practice (1.5 credits) | PHR 8170: Planning, Leading, and Managing the Pharmacy Enterprise (1.5 credits) | PHR 8500: Health System Pharmacy Leadership Capstone (2 credits) | |
PHR 8210: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | PHR 8220: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | ||
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
9 credits | 8 credits | ||
- PGY1/PGY2 MS HSPAL or SPAL residents are required to complete the 2-Year MS HSPAL Curricular Plan.
- MS HSPAL students are required to also take 3 elective credit hours for a degree total of 34 credits. Electives must be master’s level courses.
- Working Professional students may take PHR 8210 and elective course work during the summer.
- Working Professional students are required to take a minimum of 4 credit hours of seminar and must be enrolled in seminar during the final spring semester that coincides with graduation.
Year 1
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8160: Operations Management in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) | PHR 8150: Systems Issues with Medication Safety (1.5 credits) | PHR 8200: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise I (1.5 credits) | PHR 8205: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise II (1.5 credits) |
| PHR 8180: Economic Evaluation of the Pharmacy Enterprise (1 credit) | |||
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
5 credits | 4 credits | ||
Year 2
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8130: Foundations of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8135: Applications of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8250: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Principles for Health Systems (1.5 credits) | PHR 8120: Information Systems in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) |
| PHR 8100: Health Systems Pharmacy Finance I: Principles of Accounting (1.5 credits) | PHR 8105: Health System Pharmacy Finance II: Application and Budget (1.5 credits) | PHR 8140: Research Methodology I (1 credit) | PHR 8145: Research Methodology II (1 credit) |
6 credits | 5 credits | ||
Year 3
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8190: Outpatient Pharmacy Practice (1.5 credits) | PHR 8170: Planning, Leading, and Managing the Pharmacy Enterprise (1.5 credits) | PHR 8500: Health System Pharmacy Leadership Capstone (2 credits) | |
PHR 8210: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | PHR 8220: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | ||
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
6 credits | 5 credits | ||
- MS HSPAL students are required to also take 3 elective credit hours for a degree total of 34 credits. Electives must be master’s level courses and can be taken during any semester, including summer.
- Working Professional students may take PHR 8210 and elective course work during the summer.
- Working Professional students are required to take a minimum of 4 credit hours of seminar and must be enrolled in seminar during the final spring semester that coincides with graduation.
Year 1
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8160: Operations Management in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) | PHR 8150: Systems Issues with Medication Safety (1.5 credits) | PHR 8200: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise I (1.5 credits) | PHR 8205: Operational Assessment of the Pharmacy Enterprise II (1.5 credits) |
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
4 credits | 4 credits | ||
Year 2
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8130: Foundations of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8135: Applications of Advanced Leadership (1.5 credits) | PHR 8250: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Principles for Health Systems (1.5 credits) | PHR 8120: Information Systems in Health System Pharmacy (1.5 credits) |
| PHR 8180: Economic Evaluation of the Pharmacy Enterprise (1 credit) | |||
4 credits | 3 credits | ||
Year 3
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8100: Health Systems Pharmacy Finance I: Principles of Accounting (1.5 credits) | PHR 8105: Health System Pharmacy Finance II: Application and Budget (1.5 credits) | PHR 8140: Research Methodology I (1 credit) | PHR 8145: Research Methodology II (1 credit) |
3 credits | 2 credits | ||
Year 4
| Fall Session 1 | Fall Session 2 | Spring Session 1 | Spring Session 2 |
| PHR 8190: Outpatient Pharmacy Practice (1.5 credits) | PHR 8170: Planning, Leading, and Managing the Pharmacy Enterprise (1.5 credits) | PHR 8500: Health System Pharmacy Leadership Capstone (2 credits) | |
PHR 8210: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | PHR 8220: Supervised Project in Health System Pharmacy (2 credits) | ||
Seminar (1 credit) | Seminar (1 credit) | ||
6 credits | 5 credits | ||
- MS HSPAL students are required to also take 3 elective credit hours for a degree total of 34 credits. Electives must be master’s level courses and can be taken during any semester, including summer.
- Working Professional students may take PHR 8210 and elective course work during the summer.
- Working Professional students are required to take a minimum of 4 credit hours of seminar and must be enrolled in seminar during the final spring semester that coincides with graduation.