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 2006-2007 semester curriculum.
First Professional Year
Fall Semester (18 credits)
Spring Semester (17 credits)
Second Professional Year
Fall Semester (18.5 credits)
Spring Semester (14.5 credits)
Third Professional Year
Fall Semester (15 credits)
Spring Semester (15 credits)
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.
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