Pharmacy administration focuses on healthcare landscape and the business of healthcare. In addition to earning a minor in business administration, students in this major may also earn a minor in e-business and information technology, marketing, or professional sales.  With one year of additional graduate study, students can receive a master of business administration degree.

BSPS Internship Description

A 400-hour internship experience is required to be completed for all five majors within the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program: 1) Cosmetic Science & Formulation Design, 2) Medicinal & Biological Chemistry, 3) Pharmaceutics, 4) Pharmacology & Toxicology, and 5) Pharmacy Administration.  Internships must be related to the pharmaceutical sciences industry and may take place within a variety of local, regional, national, and international sites.  Students are not guaranteed or placed into internship experiences; however, robust career development resources are provided to help ensure students’ success (i.e., job search assistance, networking contacts, resume writing assistance, interview preparation, etc.).  Internships typically occur during the summer after P1 year.  The internship experience typically occurs during the summer after P1 year, and the course grade is determined through a combination of supervisor evaluations and course assignments.

BSPS PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION MAJOR CURRICULUM (FOR P1 STUDENTS ENTERING IN FALL 2018 AND AFTER)

PREPROFESSIONAL (Effective Fall 2016)

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
PHPR 1000	Orientation 1	1
MATH 1850	Single Variable Calculus I *	4
CHEM 1230	General Chemistry I *	4
CHEM 1280	General Chemistry Lab I	1
BIOL 2170	Fundamentals of Life Science: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance	4
BIOL 2180	Fundamentals of Life Science Laboratory: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance	1
	Hours	15
Second Term
PHCL 2610	Introductory Physiology	3
MATH 2640	Statistics for Applied Science * 2	3
CHEM 1240	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 1290	General Chemistry Lab II	1
ENGL 1110	College Composition I	3
Diversity of US 3		3
	Hours	17
Third Term
CHEM 2410	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 2460	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Non-Majors	1
PHYS 1750	Introduction To Physics 1	4
ENGL 1130	College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse	3
Social Sciences Core 3		3
	Hours	14
Fourth Term
CHEM 2420	Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 2470	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Non-Majors	1
Social Sciences Core 3		3
Arts/Humanities Core 3		3
Arts/Humanities Core 3		3
Non‐US Diversity 3		3
	Hours	16
	Total Hours	62

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 Only offered during fall semesters

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 Not required prior to P1 for BSPS-only applicants 

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 If double-dip, PREP courseload reduced by 3 hours.  Only one double dip is allowed for the UT Core requirements.

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 Students accepted into the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences should be academically prepared to be placed into MATH 1850 and CHEM 1230.  Students placing into a lower math level - MATH 1200, MATH1320 or MATH1750 and/or placing into a lower level chemistry  - CHEM 1090 (based on students' testing scores) will require additional hours for graduation.   

Students should consult their Degree Audit for coursework that fullfills elective course requirements in the General Education/Core area.

professional (P1 classes entering Fall 2018 and after)

Plan of Study Grid

Fifth Term		Hours
MBC 3310	Medicinal Chemistry I: Drug Action And Design	2
MBC 3550	Physiological Chemistry I: Structure And Function Of Biological Macromolecules	3
PHCL 3700	Pharmacology I: Principles of Pharmacology, Autonomic Pharmacology and Related Pharmacology	3
ECON 1150	Principles Of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD 1020	Micro-Computer Applications In Business	3
	Hours	14
Sixth Term
MBC 3320	Medicinal Chemistry II: Drug Design and Drug Action	3
PHCL 3730	BSPS Pharmacology II: Endocrine and CNS Pharmacology	3
PHPR 4550	Analysis Of The Phrmaceutical Environment	3
PHPR 3260	PHCAD-1	2
Major/Minor Elective 1		5
	Hours	16
Seventh Term
PHPR 4780	Internship In Pharmacy Administration 2	3-6
	Hours	3-6
Eighth Term
PHCL 4810	BSPS Pharmacology III: CNS and Cardiovascular Pharmacology	3
PHPR 4600	Seminar in Pharmacy Adminstration	1
BUAD 3010	Principles Of Marketing	3
BUAD 2020	Information Technology Management	3
BUAD 2040	Financial Accounting Information	3
	Hours	13
Ninth Term
BUAD 2070	Business Analytics	3
BUAD 2050	Accounting For Business Decision-Making	3
EBUS 3090	Doing Business Digitally	3
BUAD 3040	Principles Of Financial Management	3
PSLS 3440	Professional Sales	3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	61-64

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Need 5 credit hours major electives. 

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3 credit hours are required, an additional 1-3 credit hours can be taken. The additional credit hours cannot be used as  major/minor elective hours.

Pharmacy Administration Elective List

Pharmacy Administration major students will qualify for a business administration minor.  For additional minor in e-business and information technology, marketing, professional sales, or other business minors and the courses that apply to the MBA curriculum, please refer to the College of Business and Innovation (COBI) catalog for a complete listing of courses toward each of the minors and the MBA program.  

1. PHPR 4590  Readings in Access and cultural competence

2. PHPR 4610 Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

3. PHPR 4630 Research Methods Pharmacy administration 

4. Any course used to complete a minor degree in the College of Business and Innovation

All requirements listed above must be fulfilled with a minimum of 120 semester hours required for graduation.

Pharmacy Administration major students will qualify for a business administration minor.   For additional minor in international business, marketing, or professional sales please refer to the College of Business and Innovation  (COBI) catalog for a complete listing of courses toward each of the minors.

• PLO 1. Apply principles of physical, biological, and administrative sciences to successfully solve problems in the pharmaceutical sciences. (a) Interpret the results of studies as presented in reviews and in the primary literature. (b) Apply the concepts of controlled experimentation and evidence-based practice. (c) Be able to use primary literature and reference materials to acquire and evaluate relevant information and frame questions requiring further research. (d) Be able to begin a process of a critical evaluation of technical issues related to the pharmaceutical sciences.
• PLO 2. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with other professionals and the public; write an interpretable technical report and/or business plans.\\n
• PLO 3. Work cooperatively as part of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams.\\n
• PLO 4. Apply the basic principles of chemistry, life science, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry as they apply to the activity of drugs, biological, and toxins.\\n
• PLO 5. Apply computer technology to the collection, processing, and analysis of data appropriate to a student s specialty.\\n
• PLO 6. Discuss the organization of the scientific community and the roles of academia, government, and private industry as well as how this organization affects research, drug development, health care, and technical decision making.\\n
• PLO 7. Develop skills to carry out duties in accordance with accepted legal, ethical, social, economic, and professional practices and interact in a professional manner with managers, colleagues, and subordinates.\\n
• PLO 8. Develop the skills necessary to maintain professional competence and incorporate new developments and technologies into practice.\\n
• PLO 9. Recognize key contemporary problems in a discipline, and understand how these are being addressed through research.