Entrepreneuralship Pharmacy Pathway - Suggested Courses

What courses are approved for the entrepreneurial pharmacy pathway?

Because entrepreneurial pharmacy can involve a combination of community practice, clinical skills, business skills and managerial skills, any courses already approved for the Community Pharmacy Pathway, the Geriatrics Pathway or the Joint Degree Pathways are acceptable. Because the business/managerial areas are not heavy areas of emphasis in the required Pharm.D. curriculum, pathway electives should be chosen to strengthen these areas. Such courses include taking Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) courses during the PY4 year with practitioners who own independent pharmacies. Lists of such sites are revised continually and will be available in advance of registration for PY4 courses. Advice on identifying such sites for potential summer employment can also be obtained from the American Pharmacy Services Corporation.

Students should consider taking

ACC 201 - Financial Accounting I. (3)
This course is designed to provide an introduction to financial accounting from the users' perspective. Its primary purposes are to promote understanding of financial accounting information for decision making purposes and to focus on financial accounting's role in communicating business results. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

ACC 202 - Managerial Uses of Accounting Information. (3)
An introduction to the use of accounting data within an organization to analyze and solve problems and to make planning and control decisions. This course is designed for non-accounting majors.

ECO 202 - Principles of Ecnomics II. (3)
A study of how society's needs are satisfied with the limited resources available. Topics include contemporary issues such as inflation, unemployment, economic growth, international dependencies, and how public policy deals with them. Prerequisites: ECO 201 or equivalent.

ECO 391 - Economic and Business Statistics. (3)
A survey of statistical techniques relevant to modern economics and business, with major emphasis on correlation and regression, Bayesian decision theory, index numbers, time series analysis, and forecasting models. Prerequisites: STA 291 or equivalent.

FIN 300 - Corporation Finance. (3)
An introduction to the basic principles, concepts, and analytical tools in finance. Includes an examination of the sources and uses of funds, budgeting, present value concepts and their role in the investment financing and dividend decision of the corporate enterprise. Prerequisites: ECO 202, ACC 202, MA 123, STA 291.

FIN 350 - Personal Investing and Financial Planning. (3)
An overview of financial planning, decision making and investing activities. Emphasis is on financial assets such as stocks, bonds, options and futures and their use in meeting investment goals. Discusses IRA's, 401k's and other retirement programs. Also considers mutual funds, real estate, insurance and other alternatives. Includes a discussion of asset selection and allocation strategies, risk management methods, and alternative wealth maximization strategies. Requires a financial calculator. Prerequisites: An introductory course in statistics; not available for credit for Finance majors.

MGT 301 - Business Management. (3)
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of planning, organizing and controlling using actual decision-making cases. Prerequisites: STA 291, ECO 201, 202 and ACC 202, or consent of instructor.

MGT 320 - Survey of Personnel and Industrial Relations. (3)
Survey of the field of personnel and industrial relations. Introduction of the topics of manpower planning, selection, placement, training, compensation, administration, labor-management relationships, hours of work, and health and safety. Prerequisites: MGT 301 or consent of instructor.

MGT 340 - Ethical and Regulatory Enviroment. (3)
This course focuses on ethical principles, the nature of the capitalistcollectivist continuum, government influence on business, and the responsibility of business to society. Topics to be considered include major approaches to ethical reasoning, antitrust law, social regulation, and the economic and social theories that under gird the concept of the social responsibility of business. Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

MGT 341 - Business Law I. (3)
An introduction to the United States legal system and its application to the business community. Topics to be considered include: contracts, agency, commercial paper, and real property. Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.

MKT 300 - Marketing Managment. (3)
The literature and problems in the retail distribution of consumers' goods, wholesale distribution of consumers' goods, sales organizations, sales promotion and advertising, and price policies. Prerequisites: ECO 202 or consent of instructor

MKT 310 - Consumer Behavior. (3)
The application of psychology, sociology, and anthropology to marketing. Includes such topics as consumer decision process, communications, interpersonal behavior, innovation. Prerequisites: MKT 300

MKT 320 - Retail and Distribution Management. (3)
Analysis of the functions, structure, policies, and performance of distribution channels and institutions. The course objective is to provide students with an understanding of concepts and decision making tools useful in managing manufacturer-retailer relationships and distribution costs at both the channel and retail level. The course is also concerned with the legal and socioeconomic impact of distribution trends and practices. Prerequisites: MKT 300.

MKT 330 - Promotion Management. (3):
The objectives of the Promotion Management course are to develop awareness and understanding of the role and functions of promotion within firms and within society and to explicitly attempt to develop student thinking skills, i.e. problem identification, problem analysis, and problem solving, in the area of promotion. Prerequisites: MKT300 and MKT 310 or permission of instructor.