M.B.A./Pharm.D. Course of Study
The Existing MBA and Pharm.D. Programs
The Master of Business Administration degree requires 33 hours of core courses plus a 3- hour elective course.
The College of Pharmacy offers a 4-year curriculum leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.). The Doctor of Pharmacy degree is awarded upon completion of a minimum of 158 semester credit hours of specified coursework, with a GPA of at least 2.0 out of a possible 4.0, and approval of the faculty. Pharmacy practice clerkships constitute 44 credit hours of the specified coursework and 8 credit hours are elective.
Dual Pharm.D./MBA Program
The integrated sequenced program of study consists of the Pharmacy School track and the Business School track. The Business School track furthermore consists of foundation courses followed by MBA courses. The foundation courses may be taken at any accredited business school as an undergraduate student or at the University of Kentucky, during the first year of study in the pharmacy program or on an independent study basis during that year. The courses should be finished no later than the summer following the second semester of the first year of the Pharm.D. School program. Required foundation or prerequisite courses for the MBA program must be completed prior to formal admittance to the MBA program.
Pharm.D./MBA students in good standing will begin their formal MBA education during the second year of the Pharm.D. program by taking one MBA course each semester. The courses that should be completed during the second year are: ACC 628 (Financial/Managerial Accounting) and ECO 611 (Managerial Economics). DIS 651 (Quantitative Analysis for Decisions) should be taken during the summer between the second and third year. DIS 620 (Management Information Systems in Decision Making) or HA 624 (Quality Methods and Information Systems in Healthcare) and FIN 600 (Corporate Financial Policy) should be taken during the third year of study.
Students in the dual degree program will complete the majority of their MBA studies during the fourth year of the program by taking the following courses: MKT 600 (Marketing/Management); MGT 611 (Organizational Behavior); DIS 600 (Production Management); HA 601(Overview of the Healthcare Delivery System); MGT 697 (Leadership in the Contemporary Business Environment) or BA 610 (Global Business Management); MGT 699 (Business Policy and Strategy) or HA 602 (Strategic Planning and Management of Healthcare Organizations); and MGT 695. Under the dual degree program, three hours of the MBA elective will be satisfied by a pharmacy course as approved by the Associate Dean of the College of Business and Economics.
In turn, the College of Pharmacy grants up to 8 credit hours of elective credits toward the Pharm.D. based upon MBA coursework.
The dual degree program is suitable for full-time students only. Students independently pursuing either the Pharm.D. or the MBA who wish to enter the dual program must be accepted before the end of their second year of study in the Pharm.D. program, and before the end of their first year of study in the MBA program.
An example program of study for dual degree students is:
- Year 1 = 38 credit hours of required Pharmacy courses
4 credit hours of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Clerkship
Total = 42 credit hours - Year 2 = 34 credit hours of required Pharmacy courses
6 hours required MBA courses (satisfies 4 credit hours of required pharmacy electives)
Total = 40 credit hours - Year 3 = 34 credit hours of required Pharmacy courses
6 hours of required MBA courses (satisfies 4 credit hours of required pharmacy electives)
Total = 40 credit hours - Summer 3 = 12 credit hours of Pharmacy Practice Clerkship
- Year 4 = 21 hours of required MBA courses
16 credit hours of Pharmacy Practice clerkship
Total = 34 credit hours - Summer 4 = 12 credit hours of Pharmacy Practice clerkship