Set Yourself Apart with a Dual Degree or Certificate
Current pharmacy students who have earned their bachelor's degree can choose to specialize as a part of their PharmD experience and expand their career opportunities with a dual master's degree or certificate. The College of Pharmacy collaborates with schools across our Duluth and Twin Cities campuses to offer admitted pharmacy students the ability to earn a Masters in Business Administration, Health Informatics, or Public Health, or a certificate in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices. This is done while simultaneously completing the PharmD Program.
Carlson School of Management
The 5-year Carlson program is structured full-time and in-person in Minneapolis for 1.5 years. Students complete 3 years of PharmD courses on their home campus, complete pharmacy rotations for one summer, then attend the MBA program full-time during fall and spring semesters of their 4th year. Students then finish pharmacy rotations during the summer and fall semesters of their 5th year (earning their PharmD), and then complete a final semester of business courses to earn their MBA in the spring of year five.
Program Information
- Study Plan, Info Session link, and Advising Materials
- CSOM MBA Website - application requirements, timing, MBA courses
Carlson School of Management Contact
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
This program is only available to PharmD students on the Duluth campus.
The 4-year Labovitz program offers evening and weekend classes during fall and spring semesters of the PD1-4 years. This program requires fewer credits of MBA-level coursework, but also requires some undergraduate-level prerequisite courses (which may be waived if students have prior business coursework or experience). Students also have the option to take courses from the Rochester campus, which meet for a couple weekends each month in a shortened format. Students typically complete the majority of MBA coursework during their PD1-3 years, finish remaining courses during their PD4 year, and then graduate with both degrees at the end of year four.
Program Information
- Study Plan, Info Session link, and Advising Materials
- LSBE MBA Website - application requirements, timing, MBA courses
Labovitz School of Business and Economics Contact
Dr. Ariuna Taivan, PhD
Director of MBA Programs and
Associate Professor of Economics
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Institute for Health Informatics
The MHI program is structured as a part-time program with courses offered online. Students can start taking MHI courses their first semester to get a feel for the content, then apply in the spring to be admitted to the dual degree in fall of their PD2 year. The remainder of the health informatics coursework is spread over the PD2-4 years, so students graduate with both degrees at the end of year four.
Program Information
- Study Plan, Info Session Link, and Advising Materials
- MHI Website - application requirements, timing, MHI courses
Institute for Health Informatics Contact
Dr. David Pieczkiewicz
Director of Graduate Studies
Clinical Associate Professor
piecz@umn.edu
School of Public Health
The MPH program is structured as part-time, with most courses offered online in fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students typically apply spring of PD1 year, take MPH courses over the summer after their PD1-2 years, complete remaining courses during fall/spring semesters as a PD2-3, and graduate with both degrees at the end of year four.
Program Information
- Study Plan, Info Session link, and Advising Materials
- MPH Website - application requirements, timing, MPH courses
School of Public Health Contacts
Public Health Practice Director
Jeff Bender, DVM, MS
Program Coordinators
Ned McCully - prospective student contact
Katie Keyser - admitted student contact
php@umn.edu
Faculty Contacts
These faculty work with students to select projects and rotation experiences for the MPH dual degree:
- Duluth: Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT
- Twin Cities: Raquel Rodriguez, BS Pharm, PhD
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
The Certificate program is structured as part-time, with most courses offered online in fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students apply during their PD1 or PD2 years, take 5 credits registered under their PharmD career, and then complete the remaining 7 credits registered under the Graduate career after being admitted to the Certificate. Regardless of which career you register under, the College of Pharmacy will still count all CSPH courses toward the 15 credits of electives required.
Program Information
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing Contact
Erin Fider, MA
Student Services and Academic Programs Coordinator
Center for Spirituality and Healing
fider002@umn.edu