MS Health Services Research in Pharmacy at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The master’s degree is a non-admitting program, and students interested in the HSRP program should consult the HSRP PhD program for program admissions and requirements. The MS-HSRP degree may still be earned on the way to a PhD degree dependent on student and advisor needs.

Duration: 32 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 32 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include S&A PHM 701 Grant Writing for Health Services Research; S&A PHM 702 Mixed Methods for Health Sciences: Purpose, Design and Approach; S&A PHM 703 Community Engagement in Health Services Research; S&A PHM 711 Research Methods for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research; S&A PHM 715 Social Behavioral Theories in Pharmacy, Drug Use, and Health Behavior; S&A PHM 990 Research.

Career pathways

HRSP faculty conduct comprehensive annual reviews of each HSRP graduate student, providing confidential feedback to each student's own self-assessment. This combination provides a great launch for a meaningful goal setting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

This master's degree program is offered for work leading to the PhD. Students may not apply directly to the Master of Science in Health Services Research in Pharmacy and should instead see the admissions information for the PhD .

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

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