PharmD/MBA Program

MBA Course Descriptions

* Please see the School of Pharmacy program catalogue for PharmD course descriptions.

ACCT 5301. Financial and Managerial Accounting (3:?:0,F)

Examines the objectives, structure, and substance of financial reports and the use of accounting in the management of an organization.

FIN 5320. Financial Management Concepts (3:?:0,F)

Essential financial management concepts with applications to financial decision making in organizations. Special emphasis on cases and computer financial models.

ISQS 5345. Statistical Concepts for Business and Management (3:?:0,F)

Statistical applications using the personal computer with emphasis on proper presentation and interpretation of statistics in managerial settings. Topics include descriptive statistics, graphical methods, estimation, testing, regression, forecasting, and quality control.

HOM 5307. Managing Healthcare Operations (3:?:0,F)

Examines fundamental and contemporary issues in management of costs and payments in the healthcare industry. (Requires a grade of B or better)

HOM 5308. Healthcare Operations and Quality (3:?:0,F)

A systems-based view of healthcare organizations emphasizing evaluation, measurement, and quality issues. (Requires a grade of B or better)

ISQS 5330. Decision Theory and Business Analytics (3:?:0,H)

Provides an overview of business analytics and examines normative and behavioral theories that drive decision-making.

MKT 5360. Marketing Concepts and Strategies (3:?:0, H)

Examines marketing functions, the institutions which perform them and the study of marketing planning, strategy, and tactics. Includes the organization, execution, and control of the marketing effort.

HOM 5309. HOM IV: Integrated Healthcare Operations (3:?:0,H)

Analyzes and examines core healthcare operational and management issues from a legal perspective through the use of targeted cases and projects. (Requires a grade of B or better)

BECO 5310. Domestic/Global Business Conditions in Health Care (3:2:0,O)

Studies markets in which firms compete within the context of a global supply chain, including markets for goods and services, financial markets, and labor. Emphasizes how the interactions of these markets affect the formulation and implementation of business strategies.

MGT 5371. Managing Organizational Behavior & Organizational Design (3:2:0,O)

Examines management of individual, interpersonal, group and intergroup relations, organizational design, and the organization's role in a rapidly changing environmental and global context.

PHAR 5372. Advanced Leadership & Ethics (3:2:0,O)

Prerequisites: P-2 student status, enrollment in the PharmD/MBA program or with permission of the teaching team. Students will explore a number of current theories of leadership in this course. Instructional methods such as lectures, group and individual exercises, and case studies will be used to illustrate how specific principles of leadership are applied in the administration of healthcare institutions, including how these are impacted by gender, culture, and ethical behavior.