MSc in Health-System Pharmacy Administration

The M.Sc. program in Health-System Pharmacy Administration is designed in academic partnership with the School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, USA to satisfy the local and regional requirements of pharmacists who want to pursue their careers in management and leadership positions in hospital and health-system pharmacy practices.

This program mainly aims at preparing graduates for leadership positions in healthcare and health systems pharmacy enterprise operations. Students will be prepared to be pharmacists’ leaders and to be equipped with a career of life-long learning and leadership.

This program will help the graduates to develop collaborative relationships across all practice settings, utilize innovations in technology, and to focus on the betterment of health care delivery and a safe medication use system. Students will also gain a deep and strong understanding of dealing with complexities and challenges associated with the pharmaceutical care setup in the healthcare delivery system. Graduated students will be prepared to occupy professional and leadership positions in the healthcare system and pharmaceutical enterprises.

The program is designed to have four semesters, in the first two semesters, the students are exposed to several courses to be familiar with theoretical knowledge, proficiency in handling the health pharmacy administration and research design projects in health system pharmacy.

• B. Pharm. and Pharm. D., Degree (or equivalent) from any university recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Sultanate of Oman
• Bridging courses for one year might be requested for some candidates based on the program committee evaluation.

English proficiency with a minimum of 550 in the international paper-based TOEFL or 6.0 points in the academic IELTS and a satisfactory personal interview.