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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 5280: Principles of Health Care Counseling
Phar 6219: How to Build a Pharmaceutical Care Practice
Phar 6213: Pharmacy Practice in Ambulatory Setting

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.

 Course: Designator, Number, Title, & Director

Credits

F/S

    TC/UMD

Criteria

Phar 5201: Health Sciences Applied Terminology (Janke)

2

All

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

Sp

Both

Cap - 54 UMD,

3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 5280: Principles of Health Care Counseling (Isetts)

1

Sp Both 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student
Phar 6150H: HONORS: Medicinal Chemistry Seminar 1 F/S TC

Consent of Course Director,

Cap of 5 students

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

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

Sp

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

Sp

Both

Prereq:  Phar 6163,

2nd or 3rd  year Pharmacy student

Phar 6216:  Pharmacokinetic Data Analysis & Simulation with SAAM II  (Sawchuk)

2

Su

TC

Prereq:  Phar 6163 with A or B grade,

2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6217:  Adv Pharmaceutical Care Clinic (Isetts & Bastianelli)

1

Sp

Both (non-ITV)

Prereq:  Phar 6214, 6230 or

3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6219:  How to Build a Pharmaceutical Care Practice  (Brummel)

2

Sp

Both

Prereq:  Phar 6111,

Cap of 50 students,

1st, 2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6220: Pediatric Drug Therapy  (Jensen)

2

Sp

Both

Cap - 12 UMD

3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6221: Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (Lackner)

2

Sp

Both

Cap - 36 UMD

3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6222: Advanced Pharmaceutical Compounding   (G Carlson & A George)

2

F/S

Both (non-ITV)

Cap - 18 TC & 12 UMD

2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6223:  Pharmacokinetics Research Seminar (Sawchuk & Zimmerman)

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

Sp

Both

Cap - 36 UMD

2nd or 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6225:  Diabetes Experience  (Westberg & Bumgardner)

1

Sp

Both

Cap - 60 TC & 54 UMD

2nd or 3rd Year Pharmacy student

Phar 6227: Leading Change Project (Sorensen & A Traynor)

2

Sp

Both

Phar 6228: Leading Change Portfolio (Sorensen & A Traynor)

2

Sp Both  

Phar 6230:  Ambulatory PC Clinic (Isetts & Bastianelli)

2

Sp

Both (non-ITV)

Cap - 50 TC & 16 UMD

1st, 2nd, or 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6231: Community Pharmacy Management

(Schommer)

2

Sp

Both

Cap - 26 UMD

Prereq:  Phar 6133,

3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6232: Institutional Pharmacy Management (Knoer)

2

Sp

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

Sp

TC

Cap of 20 students,

Consent of Course Director

Phar 6236:  Survey of Pharmacy Laws & Managed Markets  (Shim)

2

F/S

Both

Cap - 20 TC &10 UMD

Phar 6237:  Leading Change in Pharmacy I  (Sorensen & Traynor)

2

F

Both

2nd & 3rd year Pharmacy student

Phar 6238:  Leading Change in Pharmacy II  (Sorensen & Traynor)

2

Sp

Both

Cap - 12 UMD

2nd & 3rd Year Pharmacy student

Phar 6246H: HONORS: Chemical Aspects Of Drug Metabolism & Bioactivation   (Hanna)

2

F TC

Every OTHER year (even years),

Cap of 5 students

Phar 6247H: HONORS: Advanced Concepts in Drug Design  (Wagner)

2

Sp TC Every OTHER year (odd years)
Phar 6248:  Drugs of Abuse  (Ferguson)

2

Sp Both 1st, 2nd or 3rd Year Pharmacy student
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

2

F/S TC

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

Phar 6293, 6393, 6493: Directed Research I, II, III

1-5

All

Both

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 o- 15 TC & 10 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

1

Sp

Consent of Course Director

MedC 5245: Introduction to Drug Design

3

 F

Consent of Course Director

MedC 5494: Advanced Methods in Quantitative Drug Analysis

3

Sp

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  (Xingj)

2

F

Consent of Course Director

MedC 5710: General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry II (Johnson)

2

Sp

Consent of Course Director

PHM 5200: The New Drug Development Process

1

Sp Consent of Course Director

Sample of Non-Departmental Electives 

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 40 students

CSpH 5301: Cultures, Faith Traditions & Health Care (Berg)

2

Sp

Consent of Course Director

CSpH 5411:  Dietary Supplements – Regulatory, Scientific & Cultural Perspectives  (Anderson)

3

F

Consent of Course Director

CSpH 5431:  Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Optimal Health  (Denton)

2

Sp

Consent of Course Director

PubH 5040: Death & Dying in Contemporary Society (Rothenberger)

2

Sp

Consent of Course Director

PubH 6131:  Working in Global Health  (Greaves)

2

F

Consent of Course Director

PubH 6863:  Understanding Health Care Quality  (Kane)

2

F

Consent of Course Director

 

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