Executive MBA in Pharma & Healthcare Business
Mission Statement
The mission of Saint Joseph’s Executive MBA in Pharma & Healthcare Business is to provide industry programs for all segments of the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, diagnostics, allied partners and healthcare industries, delivering these programs to the life-long student in a flexible and convenient format within state-of-the-art environments.
Location and Time of Courses for the On-ground Program
The two-day course format accommodates the personal and professional demands of individual students. Courses are offered nearly every Friday/Saturday year round. Students may attend as often as their schedule permits, completing the degree requirements within six years. Students in this program are also permitted to take online courses as desired.
Courses are offered on the Saint Joseph’s University campus. Each course is completed in a Friday/Saturday classroom session, along with a pre- and post-assignments. The Capstone course, MPE 795, is a three-day course offered on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday either on campus or at an offsite conference center.
Location and Time of Courses for the Online Program
The online course format accommodates the personal and professional demands of individual students. Courses are delivered over one calendar month, with weekly meetings held via web conferencing. Students may attend as often as their schedule permits, completing the degree requirements within six years. The Capstone residency course, MPE 795, is a three-day course offered on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday either on campus or at an offsite conference center. Students in this online program are also permitted to take courses in the two-day format as desired.
In-person courses are offered on the Saint Joseph’s University campus. Each course is completed in a Friday/Saturday classroom session, along with a pre- and post-assignments.
Objective 1: Leadership — Students will demonstrate the ability to lead in team situations, that is, to motivate, inspire and direct a team to achieving its goals.
Objective 2: Knowledge of functional area — Students will know core concepts within each business discipline of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and information technology.
Objective 3: Critical thinking and problem solving — Students will be able to analyze business scenarios in an integrative way and make constructive and actionable recommendations for problem solving.
Objective 4: Interpersonal/communication skills — Students will demonstrate competency in written and verbal communication aimed at facilitating, and reporting the results of, collaborative problem solving and decision making processes.
Objective 5: Ignatian Values — Students will be able to generate scholarship that embodies free, open inquiry, and provokes imaginative thinking and reflection on values. An appreciation for and ability to apply the Ignatian values of: a commitment to rigorous education and lifelong learning; an insistence upon ethical decision making; a desire for social justice; and a care and concern for others.
Objective 6: Global/Diversity — Students will understand the challenges businesses face in a global economy, and the cultural issues firms must address to succeed in this environment. A fuller understanding of and respect for diversity in the population and in organizations related to differences across cultures, ethnic groups, socio-economic groups, gender and sexual orientation.
Program Specific I Objective: Strategic Thinking: Students will exhibit strategic approaches to the complex business related problems in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries and provide alternative strategies evaluating the pros and cons of those approaches.
The Executive MBA in Pharma & Healthcare Business requires the completion of 24 courses. All courses are 2.0 credits each for a total of 48 credits. The core business courses are designed to ensure that all students in the program have that common body of knowledge necessary for advanced study in business. The following courses are required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| MGT 520 | ||
| ACC 510 | ||
| FIN 501 | ||
| MPE 530 | Marketing Foundation | 2 |
| Core Courses | ||
| FIN 551 | Managerial Finance | 2 |
| ACC 560 | ||
| MGT 581 | ||
| BUS 582 | Business Ethics | 2 |
| DSS 592 | Business Statistics | 2 |
| DSS 593 | Forecasting | 2 |
| DSS 594 | Data Analytics | 2 |
| Specialized Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing Courses | ||
| MPE 610 | Drug, Device Regulations | 2 |
| MPE 620 | Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| MPE 630 | Marketing Research | 2 |
| MPE 640 | Pharmacoeconomics | 2 |
| MPE 650 | Competitive Analysis | 2 |
| MPE 660 | Sales Management | 2 |
| MPE 670 | Pricing | 2 |
| MPE 700 | Strategies for Managed Markets | 2 |
| MPE 710 | Product Management | 2 |
| MPE 720 | Global Corporate Strategy | 2 |
| MPE 795 | Capstone 1 | 2 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Creating Effective R & D | ||
| Pharmaceutical Strategy | ||
| New Product Launch | ||
| New Product Launch | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Future Issues | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |