Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration
The addition of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) compliments the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree by expanding career opportunities including roles in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare management, and executive positions for pharmacists. Students will gain valuable business skills that complement clinical pharmacy knowledge, including management, marketing, and finance giving graduates a competitive advantage in the job market following graduation.
Any student that is accepted in the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program may apply for acceptance if they:
- Have a minimum GPA of >3.0
- Are at the first professional year (P1) level or higher
- Have completed their general education credits or have previously earned a Bachelor's degree
For students in the direct entry program who have not yet earned their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree:
- Students will be issued a conditional acceptance to the dual degree program until they apply for BS graduation
- Would only be permitted to take nine credits of MBA coursework prior to obtaining the BS degree at the end of the second professional year (P2)
Doctor of Pharmacy
The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program reflects PCP’s commitment to create and foster dedicated pharmacists who will have a moral commitment to improve the quality of life of individual patients and positively impact society by being an integral part of the healthcare team. Thus, our graduates will be compassionate, knowledgeable, skilled and innovative, job-ready pharmacy practitioners, who will become trusted and respected leaders of the pharmacy profession. They will be able to adapt to the dynamic nature of the healthcare system and changing technology and serve as positive role models in the community. The program will foster these ideals by providing a strong scientific education and the skills and attitudes needed in entry-level pharmacists roles now and in the future.
Master of Business Administration
Goal 1: Leadership
Outcome 1.1: Students will demonstrate an understanding of what leadership entails, that is, to foster the motivation, inspiration, and direction skills necessary for an organization to achieve its goals.
Goal 2: Stakeholder Value/Functional
Outcome 2.1: Students will demonstrate both breadth and depth of knowledge in the major functional areas of the organization, including the interpersonal skills needed for success within organizations; students will develop an understanding of the concept of value, the role of the different business functional areas in value creation, and how the value creation activities of the organization impact company stakeholders including owners, employees, customers, local communities, interest groups and society as a whole.
Goal 3: Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
Outcome 3.1: Students will develop critical thinking skills, that is, the process of conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information as the basis for solving problems and making decisions.
Goal 4: Ignatian Values
Outcome 4.1: Students will develop an appreciation for and ability to apply Ignatian values - an insistence upon ethical decision making and a desire for social justice – to business decisions.
Goal 5: Global/Diversity
Outcome 5.1: Global/Diversity: Students will develop a global business perspective; will understand major economic, political and cultural differences and influences in different regions of the world; and will develop an 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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA Courses | ||
| ACC 550 | Creat & Meas Shareholder Value | 3 |
| DSS 610 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 550 | Shareholder Value Management | 3 |
| MGT 550 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| MKT 550 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGT 789 | Business Strategy & Purpose | 3 |
| or MGT 795 | Global Business Strategy | |
| Specialty Certificate Electives | 9 | |
| Specialty Certificate Electives | 9 | |
| PharmD Courses | ||
| PRX 302 | Found of Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PRX 316 | Practice Skills/Prof Behavior | 4 |
| PRX 330 | Foundations of Biomedical Sci | 4 |
| PRX 340 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 1 | 3 |
| PRX 350 | iPSDT 1:DiseasePrev & SelfCare | 3 |
| PRX 380 | IPPE 1: Community Pharmacy 1 | 1 |
| PRX 301 | Extrinsic Summative AR I | 1 |
| PRX 305 | Foundations of Clinical Immuno | 3 |
| PRX 325 | Medication Use Systems 1 | 3 |
| PRX 345 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 2 | 3 |
| PRX 355 | iPSDT 2: Cardiovascular 1 | 3 |
| PRX 365 | iPSDT 3: Pulmonary | 3 |
| PRX 390 | IPPE 2: Community Pharmacy 2 | 1 |
| PRX 410 | Health Eq and Pt Care in Pharm | 3 |
| PRX 418 | Pharmacy-Based Immu Delivery | 1 |
| PRX 425 | Medication Use Systems 2 | 3 |
| PRX 430 | Health Info Retrieval & Eval | 3 |
| PRX 455 | iPSDT 4: Endocrine/Reproductiv | 3 |
| PRX 452 | iPSDT 5: Cardiovascular 2 | 3 |
| PRX 480 | IPPE 3: Adv Comm/Ambul Care | 1 |
| PRX 401 | Extrinsic Summative AR 2 | 1 |
| PRX 435 | Lit Eval & Evidence-Based Med | 3 |
| PRX 443 | iPSDT 6: GI/Nutrition | 3 |
| PRX 454 | iPSDT 7: Renal/Hepatic | 3 |
| PRX 440 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 3 | 3 |
| PRX 457 | iPSDT 8: Infectious Disease 1 | 3 |
| PRX 490 | IPPE 4: Institutional Pharmacy | 1 |
| PRX 415 | Fndtns Healthcare Policy/Law | 3 |
| PRX 520 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| PRX 530 | iPSDT 9: Infectious Disease 2 | 3 |
| PRX 534 | iPSDT 10: Central Nervous Sys | 3 |
| PRX 570 | Integrated Practice 1 | 3 |
| PRX 580 | IPPE 5:Adv Institutional Pharm | 1 |
| PRX 501 | Extrinsic Summative AR 3 | 1 |
| PRX 538 | iPSDT 11: Central Nervous Sys | 3 |
| PRX 545 | iPSDT 12: Imm/Musskel/Skin/Eye | 3 |
| PRX 555 | iPSDT 13: Infectious Disease 3 | 3 |
| PRX 553 | iPSDT 14: Hematology/Oncology | 3 |
| PRX 575 | Integrated Practice 2 | 4 |
| PRX 590 | IPPE 6: Patient Care Elective | 1 |
| or PRX 595 | IPPE Patient Care Elective 2 | |
| PRX 618 | Pharm Prof Dev & Enrichment | 1 |
| PRX 610 | APPE: Community Pharmacy | 5 |
| PRX 620 | APPE: Ambulatory Care Pharm | 5 |
| PRX 630 | APPE: Institutional Pharmacy | 5 |
| PRX 640 | APPE: Acute Patient Care | 5 |
| PRX 660 | APPE: Patient Care Elective | 5 |
| Two rotations from the following options | 10 | |
| APPE: Indir Patient Care Elec | ||
| APPE: Patient Care Elective | ||
| APPE: Academic Elective | ||
| APPE Research Elective | ||
| Total Hours | 173 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| PRX 301 | Extrinsic Summative AR I | 0 |
| PRX 302 | Found of Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PRX 316 | Practice Skills/Prof Behavior | 4 |
| PRX 330 | Foundations of Biomedical Sci | 4 |
| PRX 340 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 1 | 3 |
| PRX 350 | iPSDT 1:DiseasePrev & SelfCare | 3 |
| PRX 380 | IPPE 1: Community Pharmacy 1 | 1 |
| Core MBA/Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Spring | ||
| PRX 301 | Extrinsic Summative AR I | 1 |
| PRX 305 | Foundations of Clinical Immuno | 3 |
| PRX 325 | Medication Use Systems 1 | 3 |
| PRX 345 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 2 | 3 |
| PRX 355 | iPSDT 2: Cardiovascular 1 | 3 |
| PRX 365 | iPSDT 3: Pulmonary | 3 |
| PRX 390 | IPPE 2: Community Pharmacy 2 | 1 |
| Core MBA/Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Summer | ||
| Core MBA | 6-12 | |
| Students should take 6-9 credits summer between Professional Year 2 and 3 | ||
| Hours | 6-12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PRX 401 | Extrinsic Summative AR 2 | 0 |
| PRX 410 | Health Eq and Pt Care in Pharm | 3 |
| PRX 418 | Pharmacy-Based Immu Delivery | 1 |
| PRX 425 | Medication Use Systems 2 | 3 |
| PRX 430 | Health Info Retrieval & Eval | 3 |
| PRX 455 | iPSDT 4: Endocrine/Reproductiv | 3 |
| PRX 452 | iPSDT 5: Cardiovascular 2 | 3 |
| PRX 480 or PRX 490 | IPPE 3: Adv Comm/Ambul Care or IPPE 4: Institutional Pharmacy | 1 |
| Core or Elective MBA/Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Spring | ||
| PRX 401 | Extrinsic Summative AR 2 | 1 |
| PRX 435 | Lit Eval & Evidence-Based Med | 3 |
| PRX 443 | iPSDT 6: GI/Nutrition | 3 |
| PRX 454 | iPSDT 7: Renal/Hepatic | 3 |
| PRX 440 | Foundations of Pharm Sci 3 | 3 |
| PRX 457 | iPSDT 8: Infectious Disease 1 | 3 |
| PRX 480 or PRX 490 | IPPE 3: Adv Comm/Ambul Care or IPPE 4: Institutional Pharmacy | 1 |
| Core or Elective MBA/Professional Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Summer | ||
| Core or Elective MBA | 6-12 | |
| Students should take at least 9 credits summer between Professional Year 2 and 3 | ||
| Hours | 6-12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PRX 501 | Extrinsic Summative AR 3 | 0 |
| PRX 415 | Fndtns Healthcare Policy/Law | 3 |
| PRX 520 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| PRX 530 | iPSDT 9: Infectious Disease 2 | 3 |
| PRX 534 | iPSDT 10: Central Nervous Sys | 3 |
| PRX 570 | Integrated Practice 1 | 3 |
| PRX 580 | IPPE 5:Adv Institutional Pharm or IPPE 6: Patient Care Elective or IPPE Patient Care Elective 2 | 1 |
| Core or Elective MBA/Professional Elective: Students should take at least 6-9 credits in P3 year | 3-6 | |
| Hours | 18-21 | |
| Spring | ||
| PRX 501 | Extrinsic Summative AR 3 | 1 |
| PRX 538 | iPSDT 11: Central Nervous Sys | 3 |
| PRX 545 | iPSDT 12: Imm/Musskel/Skin/Eye | 3 |
| PRX 555 | iPSDT 13: Infectious Disease 3 | 3 |
| PRX 553 | iPSDT 14: Hematology/Oncology | 3 |
| PRX 575 | Integrated Practice 2 | 4 |
| PRX 580 | IPPE 5:Adv Institutional Pharm or IPPE 6: Patient Care Elective or IPPE Patient Care Elective 2 | 1 |
| Core or Elective MBA/Professional Elective: Students should take at least 6-9 credits in P3 year | 3-6 | |
| Hours | 21-24 | |
| Summer | ||
| Elective MBA or Capstone MBA | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PRX 610 | APPE: Community Pharmacy | 5 |
| PRX 620 | APPE: Ambulatory Care Pharm | 5 |
| PRX 630 | APPE: Institutional Pharmacy | 5 |
| PRX 640 | APPE: Acute Patient Care | 5 |
| Core or Elective MBA | 0-3 | |
| Students should take no more that 6 credits in P4 year of MBA coursework (requires permission from PCP) | ||
| Hours | 20-23 | |
| Spring | ||
| PRX 618 | Pharm Prof Dev & Enrichment | 1 |
| PRX 660 | APPE: Patient Care Elective | 5 |
| PRX 650 | APPE: Indir Patient Care Elec Students complete two rotations of any of the following: PRX 650, PRX 660, PRX 670, PRX 680 or APPE: Patient Care Elective or APPE: Academic Elective or APPE Research Elective | 5 |
| PRX 670 | APPE: Academic Elective Students complete two rotations of any of the following: PRX 650, PRX 660, PRX 670, PRX 680 or APPE: Indir Patient Care Elec or APPE: Patient Care Elective or APPE Research Elective | 5 |
| Core or Elective MBA | 0-3 | |
| Students should take no more that 6 credits in P4 year of MBA coursework (requires permission from PCP) | ||
| Hours | 16-19 | |
| Total Hours | 170-194 | |