Major in Drug Regulatory Affairs

The University of Florida offers a 30-credit part-time online concentration in Drug Regulatory Affairs as a track within the Pharmacy Regulation and Policy masters program, using some coursework from the Applied Pharmacoeconomics, Patient Safety and Risk Management, and Clinical Research and Risk Management programs. This track is a flexible opportunity to customize the educational experience of those who are already in the drug regulatory affairs area, or those who wish to transition into drug regulatory affairs from another specialty.

Courses in the curriculum:

Schedule

Fall Semester (August) Starters

      

Spring Semester (January) Starters

       
  • Structure, Process & Outcomes of Regulation

August – October

  • Structure, Process & Outcomes of Regulation

January – February
  • Federal Regulation of
    Drugs & Pharmacy

November –
December
  • Research Methods -OR- Regulating Pharmaceutical Access and Cost

March – April

  • Federal Regulation of Controlled Substances

January – February

  • Ethics in Drug Production, Distribution and Use

May – June

  • Research Methods -OR- Regulating Pharmaceutical Access and Cost
 March – April
  • Federal Regulation of Controlled Substances
August – October
  • Ethics in Drug Production, Distribution and Use

May – June

  • Federal Regulation of
    Drugs & Pharmacy

November –
December
  • Patient Safety
    Program Evaluation     -OR-
    Evidence-Based Medicine
    -OR- Pharmaceutical Health Economics
August – October
  • Use and Abuse of Statistics -OR- Regulation of Clinical Research -OR- Health Care Risk Management
January – February
  • Pharmacoepidemiology -OR- Pharmaceutical Products
    and Public Policy
November –
December
  • Practices & Procedures of Administrative Agencies
    -OR- Patient Responsibility
    in Health Care     -OR- Health Care & Patient Safety
March – April
  • Use and Abuse of Statistics -OR- Regulation of Clinical Research -OR- Health Care Risk Management
January – February
  • Patient Safety
    Program Evaluation     -OR-
    Evidence-Based Medicine
    -OR- Pharmaceutical Health Economics
August – October
  • Practices & Procedures of Administrative Agencies
    -OR- Patient Responsibility
    in Health Care     -OR- Health Care & Patient Safety
March – April
  • Pharmacoepidemiology -OR- Pharmaceutical Products
    and Public Policy
November –
December
   

Students also take three one-credit weekend seminars in residence at the UF main campus in Gainesville. Seminars are offered once each fall and spring. During the four years of the program, students have the opportunity to attend four seminars and must attend three of the four. On a case-by-case basis, students may apply to take a one-credit independent research project as a substitute for one of the seminars.