Curriculum
Pharm.D. Professional Program
The College's courses are offered by five departments: Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, and Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duluth).
Medicinal chemistry courses (biochemistry of medicinals, medicinal agents, biotechnology, immunology) and pharmacology courses focus on understanding the actions and therapeutic uses of various types of medications that affect organ systems, immune functions, and infectious disease-related problems. Pharmaceutics courses (drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics) concentrate on principles involved in drug dosage formulations, dosage form design, and how drugs are absorbed, distributed, and eliminated from the body. Pharmaceutical care and health systems courses encompass a pharmaceutical care sequence that examines the various roles of the pharmacist, current and future pharmacy practice, and a pharmacy management and public policy sequence. Experimental and clinical pharmacology courses include the pharmacotherapy sequence that applies basic and clinical sciences principles to the patient by focusing on the nature and cause of various disease states and the treatment of these disorders.
The following is a listing of the 2009-2010 semester curriculum.
First Professional Year
Fall Semester (18 credits)
- Phar 6111: Practice of Pharmaceutical Care I (3)
- Duluth Phar 6111: Practice of Pharmaceutical Care I (3)
- Phar 6141: Medical Microbiology and Immunizations (1)
- Phar 6151: Biochemistry of Medicinals I (3)
- Phar 6151: lecture schedule
- Phar 6161: Drug Delivery I (3)
- Phar 6171: Pharmaceutical Care Skills I (2)
- Duluth Phar 6171: Pharmaceutical Care Skills I (2)
- Duluth Phar 6171: Lecture Schedule
- Phar 7001: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience I (1)
- Phar 6061: Physiology and Neurophysiology Systems (5)
Spring Semester (19.5 credits)
- Phar 6112: Practice of Pharmaceutical Care II (3)
- Phar 6152: Biochemistry of Medicinals II (3)
- Phar 6152 Lecture Schedule
- Duluth Phar 6152: Biochemistry of Medicinals II
- Phar 6159: Pharmaceutical Immunology and Biotechnology (3)
- Phar 6162: Drug Delivery II (3)
- Phar 6165: Pharmaceutical Calculations (1)
- Phar 6172: Pharmaceutical Care Skills II (2)
- Duluth Phar 6172: Pharmaceutical Care Skills II
- Phar 6177: Patient Assessment (1)
- Duluth Phar 6177: Patient Assessment
- Phar 7002: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience II (1)
7002 Mentor Program - Duluth Phar 7002: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience (II)
- Phar 7005: Community IPPE (2.5)
Second Professional Year
Fall Semester (18.5 credits)
- Phar 6121: Pharmacotherapy I: Patient-Centered Pathophysiology (5)
- Phar 6121: Lecture Schedule
- Phar 6132: Biostatistics and Drug Literature Evaluation (2)
- Phar 6154: Medicinal Agents I (3)
- Phar 6163: Pharmacokinetics (3)
- Phar 6173: Pharmaceutical Care Skills III
- Duluth Phar 6173: Pharmaceutical Care Skills III (2)
- Phar 7003: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience III (0.5)
- Phcl 5101: Pharmacology I (3)
Spring Semester (17 credits)
- Phar 6122: Pharmacotherapy II: Patient-Centered Pathophysiology (5)
- Phar 6131: Pharmacy and the Health Care System (3)
- Phar 6155: Medicinal Agents II (2)
- Phar 6174: Pharmaceutical Care Skills IV (2)
- Duluth Phar 6174: Pharmaceutical Care Skills IV
- Phar 7004: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience IV (0.5)
- Duluth Phar 7004: Early Pharmacy Practice Experience IV
- Phcl 5102: Pharmacology II (2)
- Phar 7006: Institutional IPPE (2.5)
- Elective Courses
Third Professional Year
Fall Semester (15 credits)
- Phar 6123: Pharmacotherapy III: Patient-Centered Pathophysiology (5)
- Phar 6156: Medicinal Agents III (4)
- Phar 6164: Biopharmaceutics (3)
- Phar 6175: Pharmaceutical Care Skills V (2)
- Phar 6181: PharmD Paper & Seminar (1)
- Elective Courses
Spring Semester (15 credits)
- Phar 6124: Pharmacotherapy IV: Patient-Centered Pathophysiology (5)
- Phar 6133: Pharmacy Practice Management (3)
- Phar 6134: Law and Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (2)
- Phar 6134: Ethics in Pharmacy Practice
- Phar 6135: Professional Outcomes (2)
- Phar 6157: Human Nutrition and Drug Therapy (3)
- Elective Courses
Fourth Professional Year
Summer Session (12 credits)
- Advanced Practice Experiences (12)
Fall Semester (14 credits)
- Phar 6183: PharmD IV Paper (2)
- Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (12)
Spring Semester (13 credits)
- Phar 6182: PharmD IV Seminar (1)
- Advanced Practice Experiences (12)
Note: Additional research emphasis area information is available.