Curriculum Structure for Doctor of Philosophy Program in SEAP |
(Revised program 2020)
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Program objective |
After completion their study, students will have characteristics which comply with Thailand Quality Framework standard as follows:
- Have appropriate behavior and commit to upholding and leading the highest ethical and professional standard in academic and practice.
- Possess knowledge in implementing policy. Provide evidence-based information for policy formulation, management and administration, and be able to understand, describe, define, explain, and integrate relevant knowledge related to economic and drug policy leading to an improvement in the drug and health system.
- Be able to analyze, conceptualize, synthesize, and design complex research in social science, economic, epidemiology and management and develop innovative knowledge and concept, which lead to the development of drug and health systems.
- Have good human relation, social responsibility, and leadership skill, which can lead social responsible activities and the change management for drug and health systems.
- Have numerical analysis skills, and information technology skills, which can be applied for drug and health systems.
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Job option after graduation |
- Expert in the area of Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Drug and health system executives (both public and private sectors)
- High caliber researchers in the field of drug and health system development
- Academic experts in drug and health system
- Managers (both public and private sectors)
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Strength of the program |
Our distinguished faculties include internationally and nationally renowned researchers who are actively engaged in international and national drug and vaccine policy
Our programs also have strong research collaboration with many government organizations including
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP)
- International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
- Health System Research Institute (HSRI)
- National Health Security Office (NHSO)
- National Vaccine Institute (NVI)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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Program structure |
| Type 1; for master degree graduate students |
| Thesis |
48 credits |
| Total, at least |
48 credits
(Additional subject enrollment may be required based on individual student.) |
| Type 2.1; for master degree graduate students |
| Compulsory subject |
6 credits |
| Elective subject, at least |
6 credits |
| Thesis |
36 credits |
| Total, at least |
48 credits |
| Type 2.2; for bachelor degree graduate students |
| Compulsory subject |
21 credits |
| Elective subject, at least |
6 credits |
| Thesis |
48 credits |
| Total, at least |
75 credits |
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Study plan; Type 1 (by research) |
| Year |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| 1 |
Qualifying examination
PYSP 898 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
| Total 8 credits |
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| PYSP 898 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
| Total 8 credits |
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| 2 |
PYSP 898 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
Total 8 credits |
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PYSP 898 Dissertatio 8(0-24-0) |
Total 8 credits |
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| 3 |
PYSP 898 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
Total 8 credits |
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PYSP 898 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
Total 8 credits |
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Remark: Students have to enroll PYSP 684 Research Methodology in Social Science II as an audit course. |
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Study plan; Type 2.1 (Master degree graduated student) |
| Year |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| 1 |
PYSP 636 Pharmacy and Health Policy 2(2-0-4)
PYSP 681 Healthcare Organization and
Administration 2(2-0-4)
PYSP 684 Research Methodology in
Social Science II 2(2-0-4) |
Total 6 credits |
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Elective courses 6 credits |
Total 6 credits |
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| 2 |
Qualifying examination
PYSP 699 Dissertation 9(0-27-0) |
Total 9 credits |
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PYSP 699 Dissertation 9(0-27-0) |
Total 9 credits |
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| 3 |
PYSP 699 Dissertation 9(0-27-0) |
Total 9 credits |
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PYSP 699 Dissertation 9(0-27-0) |
Total 9 credits |
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Remark: Students have to pay for the field-trip study fee as part of PYSP 681 Healthcare Organization and Administration. |
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Study plan; Type 2 (Bachelor degree graduated student) |
| Year |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| 1 |
| GRID 603 Biostatistics |
3(3-0-6) |
| PYSP 671 Research Methodology in Social Science I |
2(2-0-4) |
| PYSP 674 Drug and Health System Management |
2(2-0-4) |
| PYSP 688 Seminar in Current Research on Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy |
1(1-0-2) |
| PYSP 675 Health Economic Evaluation |
2(2-0-4) |
| Elective courses |
3 credits |
| Total 13 credits |
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| PYSP 676 Pharmacoepidemiology in Public Health |
2(2-0-4) |
| PYSP 710 Strategic Management in Health System |
2(2-0-4) |
| PYSP 690 Seminar in Research Methods on Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy |
1(1-0-2) |
| Elective courses |
3 credits |
| Total 8 credits |
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| 2 |
PYSP 636 Pharmacy and Health Policy 2(2-0-4)
PYSP 681 Healthcare Organization and
Administration 2(2-0-4)
PYSP 684 Research Methodology in
Social Science II 2(2-0-4) |
| Total 6 credits |
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Qualifying examination
PYSP 799 Dissertation 8(0-24-0) |
| Total 8 credits |
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| 3 |
| PYSP 799 Dissertation 10(0-30-0) |
| Total 10 credits |
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| PYSP 799 Dissertation 10(0-30-0) |
| Total 10 credits |
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| 4 |
| PYSP 799 Dissertation 10(0-30-0) |
| Total 10 credits |
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| PYSP 799 Dissertation 10(0-30-0) |
| Total 10 credits |
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Area of thesis research |
- Research in social sciences and humanities related to drug and health systems
- Pharmacoepidemiological studies
- Health outcomes research
- Cost analysis in health care
- Health economics and health technology assessment
- Drug and health system management at international, national, and hospital levels
- Drug and health policy analysis
- Analyzing, planning, and managing of health care personnel
- Strategic planning and organization management
- Development of tools and methodology for drug and health systems
- Health science study and research in subject areas include, but are not restricted to the following fields: heath related quality of life, hospital drug system, medication and patient safety, healthcare program evaluation, medicine use in community, priority setting in healthcare, medicine pricing, willingness-to-pay, hospital quality system, hospital accreditation and quality improvement, pharmacy education.
- Research on consumer protection and laws at national and international levels
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Tuition fees |
PhD from master degree (with course work)
| Item |
Unit |
Cost/unit |
Quantity |
Cost (baht) |
US$ |
| Check-in fee |
student |
3,000 |
1 |
3,000 |
100 |
| Education service fee |
year |
10,000 |
3 |
30,000 |
1,000 |
| Student activity fee |
semester |
250 |
6 |
1,500 |
50 |
| Graduate study fee |
semester |
750 |
6 |
4,500 |
150 |
| Internet fee |
semester |
300 |
6 |
1,800 |
60 |
| Health insurance |
year |
3,500 |
3 |
10,500 |
350 |
| Graduate tuition fee* |
credit |
9,000 |
12 |
108,000 |
3,600 |
| Thesis registration fee |
thesis |
90,000 |
1 |
90,000 |
3,000 |
| Research supply fee |
thesis |
300,000 |
1 |
300,000 |
10,000 |
| Work-site study fee |
subject |
20,000 |
1 |
20,000 |
667 |
| Qualification examination fee |
exam |
4,200 |
1 |
4,200 |
140 |
| Total |
573,500 |
19,117 |
PhD from bachelor degree (with course work)
| Item |
Unit |
Cost/unit |
Quantity |
Cost (baht) |
US$ |
| Check-in fee |
student |
3,000 |
1 |
3,000 |
100 |
| Education service fee |
year |
10,000 |
4 |
40,000 |
1,334 |
| Student activity fee |
semester |
250 |
8 |
2,000 |
67 |
| Graduate study fee |
semester |
750 |
8 |
6,000 |
200 |
| Internet fee |
semester |
300 |
8 |
2,400 |
80 |
| Health insurance |
year |
3,500 |
4 |
14,000 |
467 |
| Graduate tuition fee* |
credit |
9,000 |
27 |
243,000 |
8,100 |
| Thesis registration fee |
thesis |
120,000 |
1 |
120,000 |
4,000 |
| Research supply fee |
thesis |
300,000 |
1 |
300,000 |
10,000 |
| Work-site study fee |
subject |
20,000 |
1 |
20,000 |
667 |
| Qualification examination fee |
exam |
4,200 |
1 |
4,200 |
140 |
| Total |
754,600 |
25,155 |
PhD from master degree (by research)
| Item |
Unit |
Cost/unit |
Quantity |
Cost (baht) |
US$ |
| Check-in fee |
student |
3,000 |
1 |
3,000 |
100 |
| Education service fee |
year |
10,000 |
3 |
30,000 |
1,000 |
| Student activity fee |
semester |
250 |
6 |
1,500 |
50 |
| Graduate study fee |
semester |
750 |
6 |
4,500 |
150 |
| Internet fee |
semester |
300 |
6 |
1,800 |
60 |
| Health insurance |
year |
3,500 |
3 |
10,500 |
350 |
| Graduate tuition fee*# |
credit |
9,000 |
8 |
72,000 |
2,400 |
| Thesis registration fee |
thesis |
120,000 |
1 |
120,000 |
4,000 |
| Research supply fee |
thesis |
300,000 |
1 |
300,000 |
10,000 |
| Qualification examination fee |
exam |
4,200 |
1 |
4,200 |
140 |
| Total |
547,500 |
18,250 |
#Assumed 8 credits of subject enrollment
Exchange rate: 1 US$ = 30 Baht
Thai students can apply for partial financial support (scholarship) on graduate tuition fee and research supply fee.
Remark: Fees may be subject to change. |
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Subject description |
Compulsory subject |
PYSP 636 |
Pharmacy and Health Policy
Concept of health and pharmaceutical policy; multiple types of evidence; economic and epidemiologic evidence to develop health policy; policy analysis; and policy process; policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation |
PYSP 681 |
Healthcare Organization and Administration
A system approach in the management of health care organization as a component of health care delivery system and the dynamic change of management techniques to increase organization efficiency at national and international level |
PYSP 684 |
Research Methodology in Social Science II
Research design methods in social sciences; quantitative and qualitative research; design and validation of instruments for data collection; data analysis; project management and research publication |
GRID 603 |
Biostatistics
Statistical Methods for data collection, an analysis and interpretation of biomedical and public health data; probability distributions; sampling distributions; and estimation of parameters; significance tests by using parametric and nonparametric methods; an analysis of variance; correlation and regression analyses |
PYSP 671 |
Research Methodology in Social Science I
Knowledge and experiences in research methodology in social sciences which can be applied to pharmacy practice and system management; knowing various databases; performing systematic review and literature evaluation; research planning and design; sample size calculation; data collection; statistics for data analysis; research proposal writing; and ethics in reference citation and conducting the research |
PYSP 674 |
Drug and Health System Management
Characteristics of drug and health system; concepts in drug system management; drug management cycle; drug system monitoring indicators; achievement and outcomes of drug system management at national and international levels |
PYSP 675 |
Health Economic Evaluation
Principle health economics; cost analysis; principle and methods of health technology assessment and health economic evaluation; cost-effectiveness analysis; cost-utility analysis; cost-benefit analysis; budget impact analysis; quality assessment of studies on health economic evaluation; application of economic evaluation results in health care practice |
PYSP 676 |
Pharmacoepidemiology in Public Health
Pattern of drug use; effects and safety of drugs in the large population; strengths and limitations of epidemiological methods; the strategies to prevent confounding and biases in pharmacoepidemiology studies; appropriate data analysis; sample size required for each study design; roles of pharmacoepidemiology in drug system as well as health care system |
PYSP 688 |
Seminar in Current Research on Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy
Systematic review of current research on social, economic and administrative pharmacy; searching, collecting, analyzing, presenting the reviewed results |
PYSP 690 |
Seminar in Research Methods on Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy
Method on systematic review in research methods on social, economic and administrative pharmacy; searching; collecting, analyzing, presenting the reviewed results |
PYSP 710 |
Strategic Management in Health System
Strategic management in health system; definition of strategy; components of strategic plan; internal and external environment analysis; strategy implementation; controlling; monitoring; evaluating of strategic plan; tools in strategic management in health system to take strategic advantage, cost effectiveness and sustainability of health organizations |
PYSP 699
PYSP 799 |
Dissertation
Identifying research proposal; conducting research with concern of research ethics; data collection; analysis; interpretation of the result and report the result in terms of Dissertation; presenting and publishing research in international peer-reviewed journal |
PYSP 898 |
Dissertation
Design and identify research project; proposal presentation; investigation with ethics; data collection and analysis; synthesis and discussion; presentation and publication in international journals |
Elective Subject |
PYSP 672 |
Social and Cultural Aspects relating to Health
Basic concepts and theories regarding culture and cultural anthropology; meaning and significance of health; symptoms; illness and healing; concepts concerning medical pluralism; strategies of biomedical culture in achieving mainstream medicine; political economy concepts focusing on unequal power relations among various groups; unequal accessibility to health and health services |
PYSP 677 |
Health Outcome Assessment
Theory and concept about outcome evaluation; types of health outcome; development of instrument for health outcome evaluation; psychometric properties of the instrument; evaluation of instrument used in health outcome measure; method used in health outcome assessment |
PYSP 678 |
Pharmaceutical Anthropology
Basic concepts and theories relating medical anthropology emphasizing on health; illness; medicine and medical technology utilization; meaning and significance of self-medication; herbal medicine and modern medicine; hidden ideology of pharmaceutical and medical technology industries; unequal accessibility to medicine and medical technology; repercussions of medicine and medical technology; patient adherence; patient self-surveillance and re-definition of life |
PYSP 679 |
Cost Analysis in Health Care
Principle and methods of costing; theory, practice; study design, data collection and management, use of computer software, statistical analysis, result presentation of illness, health and medical services, health care program, health risk factors |
PYSP 680 |
Hospital Pharmacy Administration and Practice
Theories and analyses relating to the hospital pharmacy administration; human resource management planning; quality assurance; drug distribution system; pharmaceutical epidemiology; financial and budgeting system; purchasing and inventory control; manufacturing management; management of information system; practicum in the hospital |
PYSP 683 |
Cost-effectiveness Modelling in Health
Cost and effectiveness measurement in cost-effectiveness modeling; meta-analysis; medical statistics related to survival analysis; decision tree model and Markov model development; use of discounting rate and uncertainty analysis; probabilistic modeling; result presentation from probabilistic model; budget impact analysis; issues of ethics; equity; or feasibility |
PYSP 687 |
Computer Applications in Health and Social Science Research
Introduction to the use of computer for data management and data analysis; data coding; data editing; data cleaning; data transforming; data sorting and merging; statistical data analysis using computer program for health and social science research; data presentation appropriate interpretation |
PYSP 691 |
Seminar in Integrated Research in Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy
Method on systematic review in integrated research methods on social, economic and administrative pharmacy searching; collecting, analyzing, presenting the reviewed results for development of policy recommendation |
PYSP 693 |
Special Problems in Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy
Review an interesting social, economics, and administrative pharmacy topic from literatures; conduct a preliminary research for further research |
PYSP 694 |
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Using Clinical Trial and Observational Study
Study design of clinical trial; design and cost data collection; merging of cost data and clinical data; cost-effectiveness analysis from clinical trial data and additional cost data; data management from patient database; manipulating outcome variables; healthcare cost calculation; differentiating magnitude of outcomes from parameters of intervention and confounders by various methods; cost-effectiveness analysis from cost and outcome after adjusting effect of confounders |
PYSP 695 |
Evaluation of Pharmacy and Health Care Program
Purposes and concepts of evaluation; understanding pharmacy and health care program; roles for the evaluator; basic issues of evaluation design, data collection, interpretation, and communication of results; ethics of an evaluation studies |
PYSP 711 |
Applied Statistics in Health and Social Science Research
Application of basic and advance statistics for data analysis in health and social sciences research; analysis of variance; analysis of association and correlation; regression analysis; multivariate analysis of variance; appropriate selection of statistical tests according to research problems, objectives, hypotheses, and research designs |
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