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Doctor of Pharmacy Program

Electives & Concentrations

Professional Electives Crs.

    Alternative/Complementary Medicine (3)
    Dental Therapeutics and Pharmaceutical Care (3
    Independent Study and Research (1-4)
    Pharmacy and Health Systems Informatics (3)
    Issues in Women’s Health (2)
    Drug-Induced Diseases (2)
    Selected Topics in Drug Development (2)
    Health Care and Religion (2)
    Drugs of Abuse (3)
    Palliative Care (2)
    Medication Errors: Recovery, Response,and Repair (2)
    Men’s Health Issues (2)
    Personal Financial Planning (2)
    Human Gene Therapy (3)
    Dermatological Therapeutics and Topical Delivery Systems (3
    Drug Abuse Prevention/Education (2)
    Clinical Preparation for Community Pharmacy Practice (2)
    Seminar in Current Practice Guidelines in Ambulatory Care (2)
    Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
    Critical Care Therapeutics (3)
    Optional Experiental Education (4)
    Leadership and Advocacy in Pharmacy (2)
    Branding of Clinical Community Practice (3)
    International Pharmacy Services (2)
    Manufacturing Pharmacy and Lab (4)
    Regulatory Aspects of Industrial Practice (2)
    Pharmaceutical Formulation and Development and Lab (4)
    Exploratory Data Analysis (3)
    Errors and Assumptions in Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (3)
    Spectral Methods (3)
    Chemometrics (3)
    Clinical Toxicology (3)
    Advanced Pharmacokinetics (3)

Elective Concentrations

    Elective concentrations are designed to give student pharmacists an opportunity to develop in areas of concentration. These faculty-approved concentrations require a minimum of 9 contact hours of coursework and other required activates. A certificate of completion is presented to students at graduation.

Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Concentration:

    6 credits required
    The geriatric concentration provides student pharmacists with additional education and training in the provision of pharmaceutical care to geriatric patients and encourage students to pursue careers in long-term care pharmacy, residencies in geriatrics and other areas within geriatric practice. The concentration culminates with a comprehensive exam similar in structure and content to the Geriatric Certification Exam.

    Selected Topics in Geriatrics-required (3)
    Pharmacy in Long Term Care-required (3)
    Two elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in Geriatrics (8)

Pharmacy Management Concentration:

    9 credits required
    The management concentration provides student pharmacists the opportunity to take a highly specialized sequence of courses in the administrative sciences to fulfill their elective requirements. All courses are taught at the graduate level and involve students in debates, case study analysis and presentation, review and analysis of peer-reviewed literature, and real-world projects. Students may apply credits from this specialty concentration toward the M.S. in Pharmacy Administration degree.

    Marketing and Customer Service-required (3)
    Health Care Financial Management-required (3)
    Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations-required (3)
    Managed Care Principles and Policies (2)
    Research Methods in Pharmacy Administration (3)
    Patient-Reported Health Outcomes (3)

Pharmaceutical Research Concentration:

    12 credits required
    The research concentration provides student pharmacists an opportunity to conduct original, mentored research in either the pharmaceutical sciences (pharmacology, medicinal chemistry or pharmaceutics) or pharmaceutical administration. By additionally presenting research findings at a regional or national conference, the student can qualify for the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The concentration provides exposure to the research world, and the credentials for graduate study if desired.

    Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Independent Study and Research (4)
    Seminar (2)
    Elective courses (approved by research mentor) (6)
    Pharmaceutical Administration
    Independent Study and Research (2)
    Seminar (1)
    Elective courses (approved by research mentor) (9)

Academic Concentration:

    9 credits required
    The academic concentration provides student pharmacists with an aptitude or interest in teaching and/or scholarship the opportunity to learn and develop the abilities that are a foundation for a career in academia. Students will be required to prepare an ACPE-accredited continuing education program, participate in a research project, and complete an academic experiential rotation to successfully complete the concentration.

    Survey of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods (1)
    Education Methods for Pharmacy Profession:
    Orientation to Teaching and Presentation (2)
    Preparing for Academic Career in Pharmacy (2)
    Technology for Pharmacy Practitioner (2)
    Independent Study: Development/Delivery of ACPE-accredited
    CE program and Poster Presentation (2)
    One elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) with emphasis on education or research (4)

Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Concentration:

    9 credits required
    The pediatric concentration provides student pharmacists with additional education and training in the provision of pharmaceutical care to pediatric patients.

    General Pediatrics and Neonatology Pharmacotherapy (3)
    Pediatric Pharmacotherapy: Ambulatory Care (3)
    Medication Use in Pregnancy and Lactation (3)
    One elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in Pediatrics (4)

Acute Care Concentration:

    9 credits required

    PHPR 493 01 - Advanced Acute Care Clinical Skills I (3)
    PHPR 494 01 - Advanced Acute Care Clinical Skills II (3)
    Two elective Advanced rotations in Acute Care/Research (8)

Entrepreneurial Pharmacy Concentration:

    9 credits required

    ENTR 375 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
    PHBA 431 - Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy (3)
    PHBA 432 - Pharmacy Entrepreneurship Business Competition (3)