Health Outcomes and Policy Research - Curriculum - PhD Pharmacoeconomics
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Ph.D. in Pharmacoeconomics

Semester Course Title Course # Credits

1 FALL

 Research in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 801 3
Data Analysis Methods in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 829 3
Fundamentals of Epidemiology BIOE 812 3
Fundamentals of Health Care Systems and Policy HOPR 810 3
Health Care Economics HOPR 877 3
Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1

Total Semester Hours

 16

2 SPRING

 Methods in Health Services Research BIOE 851 3
Advanced Health Economics HOPR 878 3
Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Integrity in the Conduct of Scientific Research IP 801 1
Pharmacoeconomics I HOPR 879 3
Advanced Epidemiology BIOE 822 4

Total Semester Hours

 15

3 FALL

 Research Methods IV:  Qualitative Methods HOPR 80** 3
Fundamentals of SAS for Epidemiology BIOE 813 2
Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Special Topics HOPR 840 1-3
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 0-3
Research Techniques in Pharmacoeconomics I HOPR 812 3
Applied Pharmacoeconomics I HOPR 816 2
Electives TBA 3

Total Semester Hours

 15-6

4 SPRING

 Strategies for Health Policy Formulation and Planning HOPR 825 3
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 0-3
Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Applied Pharmacoeconomics II HOPR 827 2
Management of Research Data HOPR 828 2
Electives TBA 3-6

Total Semester Hours

 11-9

5 FALL

 Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 0-6
Electives TBA 3-6

Total Semester Hours

 4-12

6 SPRING

 Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 0-6
Electives TBA 3-6

Total Semester Hours

 4-12

7 FALL

 Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 8
Electives TBA 0-3

Total Semester Hours

 9-3

8 SPRING

 Seminar in Health Outcomes and Policy Research HOPR 919 1
Doctoral Dissertation and Research HOPR 900 8
Electives TBA 0-3

Total Semester Hours

 9-3
Required Course Hours 43
Required Elective Course Hours 9
Seminar Hours 8
Dissertation Hours 16
Total Hours 76 (minimum required)
In addition to courses listed in the Typical Course of Study, some students may be required to take prerequisite and/or remedial courses based on educational background and scores on screening examinations.  Other courses as may be identified by students and/or Committee.  

Students entering the program with a Master's degree may have required and/or elective courses waived by the graduate faculty based on their curriculum.

In the final two semesters, students must take a minimum of 9 hours (any combination of credit hours from seminar, dissertation or electives that equal 9 or more is acceptable).

Students must enroll in the Seminar 919 course each semester in which they are enrolled in the HOPR Program.  If a student completes the requirements for Ph.D. in less than 8 semesters, they will be required to complete only the number of hours of Seminar which equals the number of semesters enrolled in the HOPR program.

**Proposed course, in preparation for Fall 2008 and pending review by the Graduate School Curriculum Committee.

 

 

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Last Revised: 10/10/2007