Dual-Degree Program

M.B.A./Pharm.D. With the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

In conjunction with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, the dual M.B.A./Pharm.D. program provides Doctor of Pharmacy students with management skills and teaches them how to develop entrepreneurial capabilities for a pharmacy career in a diverse range of health care areas. Enrollment in the dual-degree program allows for the transfer of seven pharmacy courses toward the M.B.A.

Degree Requirements

The M.B.A. program requires completion of business fundamentals (18 credits), integrated core courses (21 credits), and 12 credits of electives.

Fundamental Courses [17 credits]

• ECON 504 Economics (3)
• FIN 504 Financial Management (3)
• MGMT 506 Operations Management (3)
• PHAR 517 Study Design and Analysis (2)
• PHMY 521 Financial Reporting (3)
• PHMY 524 Marketing (3)

Integrated Core Courses [21 Credits]

• MGMT 600 Leading with Integrity
• ACCT 640 Accounting for Managerial Decisions (3)
• ECON 640 Global and Domestic Business Environment (3)
• FIN 640 Financial Analysis & Strategy (3)
• INSS 640 Information Systems in Business (3)
• MKTG 640 Strategic Marketing (3)
• MGMT 700 Strategic Management (3)

M.B.A. Electives [12 credits]

Select one 3-credit elective in the MBA program and 9 credits from the following:

• PHAR 520 Organizational Behavior (3)
• PHAR 522 Context of Health Care (3)
• PHAR 523 Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (1)
• PHAR 580 Pharmacy Law (2)
• PHMY 522 Business Plan Development (2)
• PHMY 577 Pharmacoeconomics (3)
• PHMY 583 Management of Health Systems (3)

Admission Pharm.D. students must have a bachelor’s degree or four years of college to be eligible for admission to the M.B.A. program. Applicants must file an application with the University of Baltimore and request that the UMB School of Pharmacy Student Affairs Office send copies of their pre-pharmacy transcripts to UB. If the applicant has not taken the GMAT, the PCAT will be substituted.