Elective Courses
Students in the Pharm.D. program are required to complete 10 credits of elective courses before advancing to rotations. Below is a listing of suggested elective courses for specific interests in pharmacy practice.
Community Pharmacy
Phar 5270: Therapeutics of Herbal & Other Natural Medicinals
Phar 6211: Non-Prescription Drug Therapy
Phar 6231: Community Pharmacy Management
Pharmaceutical Care
Phar 6219: How to Build a Pharmaceutical Care Practice
Phar 6217/6230: Advanced Pharmaceutical Care Clinic
Hospital Pharmacy
Phar 6215: Applied Pharmacokinetics
Phar 6220: Pediatric Drug Therapy
Phar 6221: Geriatric Pharmacotherapy
Management
Phar 6231: Community Pharmacy Management
Phar 6232: Institutional Pharmacy Management
Phar 6233: Drug Use Review & Management
Phar 6234: Pharmaceutical Economics & Public Policy
Research
Students with interest in research should begin the research track. Students in the research track must have a faculty adviser. The 10 credits of electives are chosen in consultation with the adviser, some of which are expected to be Directed Research. The student continues this research with guidance from the adviser in the first 3 Advanced Practice Experiences (a total of 15 weeks). The research can contribute to the student's PharmD IV Paper and PharmD IV Seminar. Please contact the Office of Student Services for more information on the research track.
Registering for electives outside the college? Please click on this Request for Registration of a Non-departmental Course Form, and submit it to OSS for approval.
Course: Designator, Number, Title, & Director | Cred. | F/S | TC/UMD | Criteria |
| Phar 5201: Health Sciences Applied Terminology (Pittenger) | 2 | F/S | Both | |
| Phar 5210: Diminishing Health Disparities through Cultural Competency (Scott & Ranelli) | 2 | F | Both | Cap – 10 TC & 10 UMD, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 5270: Therapeutics of Herbal & Other Natural Medicinals (Kingston) | 2 | S | Both | 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6150H: HONORS: Medicinal Chemistry Seminar (Abul-Hajj) | 1 | F/S | Both | Consent of Course Director, Cap of 5 students |
| Phar 6160H: HONORS: Exper & Clinical Phar Seminar (Johnson L) | 2 | F/S | Both | Consent of Course Director |
| Phar 6200: Drug-related Controversies in the U.S. Health Care System (Pittenger) | 2 | F/S | Both | Prereq: 6131, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6205: Interprofessional Teamwork for Health Professionals (Uden) | 1 | F | TC | 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6208: Community-Based Immunization Delivery(Bumgardner & Traynor) | 1 | F | UMD | Cap of 22 UMD students, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6209: Operation Immunization (Sorensen) | 1 | F | TC | 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6210: Immunization Tour (Uden) | 1 | F | TC | Cap of 24 students, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6211: Non-Prescription Drug Therapy: Focus on Patient Self-Care (Larson) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 54 UMD, Prereq: Phar 6112, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6212: Dermatology (Larson) | 1 | F | Both | 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6215: Applied Pharmacokinetics (Brundage) | 2 | S | Both | Cap of 54 UMD, Prereq: Phar 6163, 2nd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6217: Adv Pharmaceutical Care Clinic (Isetts & Bastianelli) | 1 | S | Both (non-ITV) | Prereq: Phar 6214, 6230 or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6219: How to Build a Pharmaceutical Care Practice (Brummel) | 2 | S | TC | Prereq: Phar 6111, Cap of 50 students, 1st, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6220: Pediatric Drug Therapy (Jensen) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 12 UMD, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6221: Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (Lackner) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 36 UMD, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6222: Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding (G Carlson) Phar 6222: Readings | 2 | F/S | TC (non-ITV) | Cap - 18 TC & 12 UMD, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6222: Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding (A George) | 2 | S | UMD (non-ITV) | Cap 12 UMD, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6223: Pharmacokinetics Research Seminar (Elmquist) | 1 | F/S | TC | Prereq: Phar 6163 with A or B grade, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6224: Pharmacogenomics: Genetic Basis for Variability in Drug Response (Elmquist) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 36 UMD, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6225: Diabetes Experience (Westberg & Bumgardner) | 1 | S | Both | Cap - 60 TC & 54 UMD, 2nd or 3rd Year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6227: Leading Change Project (Sorensen & A Traynor) | 2 | S | Both |
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Phar 6228: Leading Change Portfolio (Sorensen & A Traynor) | 2 | S | Both | |
Phar 6230: Ambulatory PC Clinic (Isetts) Duluth Phar 6230: Ambulatory PC Clinic (Bastianelli) | 2 | S | Both (non-ITV) | Cap - 50 TC & 16 UMD, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6231: Community Pharmacy Management (Schommer) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 26 UMD, Prereq: Phar 6133, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6232: Institutional Pharmacy Management (Knoer) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 20 TC & 10 UMD students, 2nd or 3rd Year Pharmacy student |
Phar 6233: Drug Use Review & Management (A Carlson) | 2 | F | Both | Cap - 18 TC & 8 UMD students, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6234: Pharmaceutical Economics & Public Policy (Schondelmeyer & Hadsall) | 2 | F | Both | Prereq: Phar 6131, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6235: Pharmaceutical Industry: Business & Policy (Cline & Connor) [Mili 6235] | 2 | S | TC | Cap of 20 students, Consent of Course Director |
| Phar 6236: Survey of Pharmacy Laws & Managed Markets (Shim) | 2 | F/S | Both | |
| Phar 6237: Leading Change in Pharmacy I (Sorensen & Traynor) | 2 | F | Both | Cap of 15 UMD, 2nd & 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6238: Leading Change in Pharmacy II (Sorensen & Traynor) | 2 | S | Both | Cap - 12 UMD, 2nd & 3rd Year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6247H: HONORS: Advanced Concepts in Drug Design (Wagner) | 2 | S | TC | Every OTHER year (odd years) |
| Phar 6249: Addiction Medicine, Substance Abuse, and Chemical Dependency (Sioris & Berkner) | 2 | F | Both | 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6250H: HONORS: SAPH Seminar (Schommer) | 2 | F/S | Both | Consent of Course Director,Cap of 10 students |
| Phar 6255: Medicating the Soul: Advances in Psychopharmacology (Einat) | 2 | F | Both | Prereq: Phcl 5101 & 5102, Cap – 10 TC & 15 UMD, 3rd year Pharmacy student |
| Phar 6260H: HONORS: Pharmaceutics Seminar | 1 | F/S | TC | Consent of Course Director, Cap of 10 students |
| Phar 6270H: HONORS: Critical Care Seminar (Skaar) | 2 | F | Both | Consent of Course Director, Cap of 20 students, 3rd yr students only |
| Phar 6293, 6393, 6493: Directed Research I, II, III Phar 6394: Duluth College of Pharmacy Community Outreach (DuCoPCO) (Stratton) | 1-5 | All F | Both Duluth | Permission from faculty |
| Phar 6294, 6394, 6494: Directed Study I, II, III | 1-5 | All | Both | Permission from faculty |
Phar 6501: Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (Stratton) | 2 | F | Both | Cap of 10 TC & 15 UMD students, 3rd Yr Pharmacy student, Consent of Course Director |
| Phar 7211: Elective Practice Experience I | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7212: Elective Practice Experience II | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7213: Elective Practice Experience III | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7216: Elective Practice Experience IV | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7217: Elective Practice Experience V | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7231: Research Elective Practice Experience I | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7232: Research Elective Practice Experience II | 4 | All | Both | |
| Phar 7233: Research Elective Practice Experience III | 4 | All | Both |
*Note: All = Fall, Spring, & Summer
May = May Session
Departmental Electives
| ECP 5620: Drug Metabolism & Disposition (Tracy) | 3 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| MedC 5245: Introduction to Drug Design (Wagner) | 3 | F-Odd | Consent of Course Director |
| MedC 5494: Advanced Methods in Quantitative Drug Analysis (Remmel) | 3 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| MedC 5495: Vistas in Medicinal Chemistry Research (Abul-Hajj) | 1 | F | Consent of Course Director |
MedC 5700: General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry I (Tretyakova) | 2 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| MedC 5710: General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry II (Amin) | 2 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| PHM 5200: The New Drug Development Process | 1 | S | Consent of Course Director |
Sample of Non-Departmental Electives
| CSpH 5000: Culture, Drugs & Society | 3 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| CSpH 5101: Introduction to Complementary Healing Practices (Culliton) | 3 | F/S | Enrollment limit of 40 students, Consent of Course Director |
| CSpH 5111: Ways of Thinking about Health (Hassel) | 2 | F | Enrollment limit of 20 students |
| CSpH 5301: Cultures, Faith Traditions & Health Care (Berg) | 2 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| CSpH 5401: People, Plants and Drugs – Introduction to Ethnopharmacology (McKenna) | 3 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| CSpH 5405: Plants in Human Affairs (McKenna) | 4 | J-Term | Consent of Course Director |
| CSpH 5431: Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Optimal Health (Denton) | 2 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| HCM 4595: Special Topics in Healthcare Management: Medical Tourism in Thailand | 3 | Special | DULUTH ONLY - Consent of Course Director |
| PubH 6066: Build Community, Increase Health: Prep Commun Health Work (Axtell) | 2 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| PubH 6131: Working in Global Health (Greaves) | 2 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| PubH 6801: Health and Human Rights (Allison) | 2 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| PubH 6862: Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health Care (Nyman) | 3 | S | Consent of Course Director |
| PubH 6863: Understanding Health Care Quality (Kane) | 2 | F | Consent of Course Director |
| Span 0144: Intermediate Medical Spanish | 0 | S | S/N Grade |
| Span 0344: Advanced Medical Spanish | 0 | S | S/N Grade |
| Span 1023: Spanish for Health Professionals I | F | Duluth ONLY - From Lake Superior College | |
| Span 1025: Spanish for Health Professionals II | Sp | Duluth ONLY - From Lake Superior College |