A master's degree in pharmacy administration is a graduate program taken after a bachelor's degree. The focus of programs like this is to educate pharmacists on how to plan and coordinate pharmaceutical care in settings like hospitals. Courses for a master's degree similar to this would include Medication System Management courses, Information Systems courses, Organization Management courses, Health Systems Finance, Operations Management for Health Services, Pharmacy Leadership Courses and Human Resource Courses.
A doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Administration focuses on the pharmaceutical delivery system, economics of the pharmacy, drug distribution, public laws and policy, as well as medication safety and intended usage. Courses for a graduate degree in Pharmaceutical Administration may include Medication Uses Management courses, Pharmacy Management Systems courses, Research Methods courses and Drug Distribution courses.
Graduate studies can extend through a doctorate degree in Pharmaceutics, which focuses on the dynamics and kinetics medications. Courses that would be required for a degree similar to this may include Pharmacokinetics, Drug Transport courses, Bioanalysis courses, Drug Equilibrium courses and Pharmacodynamic-Pharmacokinetic Model courses, in addition to numerous seminars required by different colleges.
A graduate degree in Pharmacology focuses on the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and medications. Different areas of research that would be required by a college for a similar degree may include cardiovascular or neuropharmacology. Courses required may include Biosynthesis of Drug courses, Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis courses, Theory of Pharmaceutical Approaches and critical thinking courses regarding historical developments of pharmaceutical science.