Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degrees

The MBA is earned through the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. Students that have completed the undergraduate-level course requirements may seek enrollment into the MBA program before starting the Pharm.D. program, concurrently with the Pharm.D. program, or after completing the Pharm.D. program.

This joint program is designed to prepare students for positions which require considerable breadth and depth of knowledge in pharmacy practice and business administration. The rapid evolution of health care systems requires not only an in-depth understanding of pharmacy, but also the principles and applications of business administration skills in pharmacy and health care and pharmaceutical industrial settings.

Students in the combined program may apply the pharmacy administration credits earned in the Pharmacy School towards the requirements of the MBA program. Also, students have the option to design, in collaboration with their business and pharmacy advisors, a directed research project in a health care administration area. This allows the student to apply pharmacy and business principles to an administrative health care problem. This option is not available to students pursuing separate Pharm.D. and MBA degrees.