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Master of Science in Pharmacotherapy

The Master of Science in Pharmacotherapy program is designed to train students for careers in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, governmental agencies, and the health care industry. The Department of Pharmacotherapy offers two distinct tracks for the Master of Science in Pharmacotherapy degree consisting of Outcomes Research and Pharmacy Practice Management. The goal of the Outcomes Research Emphasis is to provide a curriculum and experience in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research that pertains to economic and humanistic evaluations in health care. The goal of the Pharmacy Practice Management Emphasis is to provide a curriculum and experience in the administrative sciences so that students are able to apply administrative principles and methods to every-day management problems. Faculty members in the Department of Pharmacotherapy have a variety of interests and extensive expertise in both outcomes research and pharmacy practice management.

The University of Utah College of Pharmacy is part of the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, with state-of-the-art classroom, research and library facilities available to students pursuing graduate education. The Department of Pharmacotherapy has a long, rich history in the provision of high quality post-graduate training for pharmacy practitioners. Graduates currently work in a broad range of settings, including the pharmaceutical industry, academia, institutional pharmacy, community pharmacy, and managed care organizations. We are a dynamic department, leading the way in the application of pharmacotherapeutic principles in patient care.