Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum (subject to change)

To access the Graduate Catalog and course descriptions, click HERE.

First Year Courses

PHAR 500        Colloquia - Introduction to the Pharmacy Profession
PHAR 501        Cultural Competence and Bioethics
PHAR 510        Biochemistry I
PHAR 511        Biochemistry II
PHAR 512        Clinical Microbiology and Immunology
PHAR 513        Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
PHAR 514        Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology I
PHAR 515        Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology II
PHAR 519        Pharmaceutics I: Calculations
PHAR 520        Pharmaceutics I: Drug Delivery
PHAR 521        Pharmaceutics II: Drug Delivery
PHAR 522        Pharmaceutics III: Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics
PHAR 523        Pharmaceutical Care I
PHAR 524        Pharmaceutical Care II
PHAR 530        Integrated Sequence I: Principles of Drug Actions and Autonomic Nervous Systems
PHAR 531        Integrated Sequence II: Infectious Diseases
PHAR 532        Integrated Sequence III: Endocrine and Pulmonary Systems
PHAR 540        Nutrition, Healthy Life Strategies, and Wellness
PHAR 550        Health Care Systems and Medication Safety
PHAR 551        Pharmacy Law
PHAR 552        Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology
PHAR 553        Medication Use Safety and Health Care Informatics
PHAR 570        Professional Practice I and IPPE
PHAR 571        Professional Practice II and IPPE
PHAR 572        Professional Practice III and IPPE
PHAR 560        Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research
PHAR 561        Research in Drug Design and Syhthesis
PHAR 562        Research in Pharmacology
PHAR 563        Drug Delivery and Technology
PHAR 564        Independent Clinical Research
PHAR 668        Off-Campus Experience Program*

Second Year Courses

PHAR 554        Intravenous Fluid Therapy*
PHAR 555        Membrane Transporter in Drug Efficacy and Toxicity*
PHAR 556        Dispersed Systems*
PHAR 557        Drug Development Process*
PHAR 560        Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research I*
PHAR 561        Research in Drug Design and Syhthesis I*
PHAR 562        Research in Pharmacology I*
PHAR 563        Drug Delivery and Technology I*
PHAR 564        Independent Clinical Research I*
PHAR 565        Research in Social and Behavioral Pharmacy I*
PHAR 566        Differential Diagnostics*
PHAR 567        Pharmaceutical Biotechnology*
PHAR 568        The Green Pharmacist and the Environment*
PHAR 569        Advanced Infectious Diseases*
PHAR 573        Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research II*
PHAR 574        Research in Drug Design and Synthesis II*
PHAR 575        Research in Pharmacology II*
PHAR 576        Drug Delivery and Technology II*
PHAR 577        Independent Clinical Research II*
PHAR 578        Research in Social and Behavioral Pharmacy II*
PHAR 601        Pharmaceutical Care III
PHAR 602        Pharmaceutical Care IV
PHAR 603        Pharmaceutical Care V
PHAR 604        Pharmaceutical Care VI: Objective Structured Clinical Exams
PHAR 605        Colloquia in Leadership and Advocacy
PHAR 630        Integrated Sequence IV: Renal and Genitourinary Systems
PHAR 631        Integrated Sequence V: Cardiovascular Systems
PHAR 632        Integrated Sequence VI: Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Systems
PHAR 633        Integrated Sequence VII: Musculoskeletal and Immune System Diseases
PHAR 634        Integrated Sequence VIII: Neurological Disorders
PHAR 635        Integrated Sequence IX: Psychiatric and Behavior Conditions
PHAR 636        Integrated Sequence X: Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders
PHAR 637        Integrated Sequence XI: Special Patient Populations/Conditions
PHAR 640        Pharmacogenomics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
PHAR 641        Substances of Abuse and Toxicology
PHAR 650        Practice Management and Medication Therapy Management
PHAR 652        Health Economics and Outcomes Assessment
PHAR 657        Public Health and Health Policy
PHAR 660        Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
PHAR 661        Great Science and the Modern Pharmacy*
PHAR 662        Regulatory Science*
PHAR 663        Introduction to Global Health*
PHAR 664        Advanced Diabetes Pharmacotherapy*
PHAR 665        Health Behavior Models to Promote Community Wellness*
PHAR 667        Effective Communication Among Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams*
PHAR 669        Health Communication and Mass Media*
PHAR 670        Professional Practice IV and IPPE
PHAR 671        Professional Practice V and IPE
PHAR 672        Professional Practice VI and IPE
PHAR 673        Biopharmaceutical Drug Discovery Research III*
PHAR 674        Research in Drug Design and Synthesis III*
PHAR 675        Research in Pharmacology III*
PHAR 676        Drug Delivery and Technology III*
PHAR 677        Independent Clinical Research III*
PHAR 678        Research in Social and Behavioral Pharmacy III*
PHAR 761        Leadership and Advocacy for Future Pharmacists*
PHAR 762        Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Medicine*

Third Year Courses

PHAR 700        NAPLEX Board Review
PHAR 770        Advanced Patient Care - Community
PHAR 771        Advanced Patient Care - Institutional
PHAR 772        Advanced Patient Care - Primary/Ambulatory
PHAR 773        Advanced Patient Care - Medicine
PHAR 774        APPE Elective Rotation I
PHAR 775        APPE Elective Rotation II

Integrated Sequence courses include the following disciplines: medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapy.

*Elective course

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) provide for up to 440 hours of pharmacy practice experiences in community, institutional/hospital, and other pharmacy practice settings. This includes two, month-long experiences during the summer term of the second year.

Interdisciplinary Practice Experiences (IPEs) provide for up to 120 hours of pharmacy practice experiences with medicine, nursing, psychology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and social work case management to expose pharmacy students to the diverse members of a health care team who support patient care and the opportunities to enhance medication therapy outcomes.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) includes four required experiences and two elective experiences. Each rotation lasts approximately six weeks and provides for 1,440 pharmacy practice hours.

A copy of the three-year curriculum, broken down by term, can be downloaded HERE.