Pharmacy Curriculum
The outstanding pharmacy education you will receive at University of the Sciences will allow you to take the lead in this competitive arena.
- Coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, social sciences, and the liberal arts is combined with professional courses and pharmacy practice experiences.
- During the pharmacy practice experiences, you will be introduced to a variety of practice settings to allow application of your knowledge and skills as well as introducing you to the variety of career options available following graduation. The pharmacy practice experiences begin early in the professional program and extend through your final year. The final year consists of 40 weeks of rotations in various settings.
- The professional coursework explores physiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemisry, pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, human diseases and other areas.
The following is a typical curriculum for PharmD students entering University of the Sciences in Fall 2012; current students should refer to their academic advisor for their curricula.
First Year
Pharmacy Orientation
Writing and Rhetoric I, II
Introduction to Sociology
General Biology I, II
General Chemistry I, II
General Chemistry Lab I, II
Mathematical Analysis I, II
Physical Education I, II
Second Year
Introduction to Pharmacy and the Healthcare System
Functional Human Anatomy and Histology
Intellectual Heritage I, II
Microbiology
Organic Chemistry I, II
Organic Chemistry Laboratory I, II
Elements of Physics
Social Sciences and Humanities Disciplinary Requirements
Third Year
Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy Skills
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Community Practice
Orientation to Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Biochemistry
Introduction to Biostatistics
Introduction to Communication
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Physiology I, II
Principles and Applications of Immunology
General Education Requirement or Unrestricted Elective
Summer
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Institutional Pharmacy Practice
Fourth Year
Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics I, II
Pharmacy Management
Practice Lab and Case Studies I, II
Principles of Pharmacotherapeutics and Human Disease
Human Disease and Application of Therapeutics I
Principles of Medical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Pharmacology I
Pharmaceutics Lab
Nonprescription Therapeutics
Research Design and Drug Information
General Education Requirement/Elective or Professional Elective
Fifth Year
Applied Pharmacoeconomics
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Individual Drug Dosing
Law and Ethics
Practice Lab and Case Studies III, IV
Drug Information Literature Evaluation
Pharmacology II
Human Disease and Application of Therapeutics II, III
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Patient Care in Community Pharmacy Practice
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience: Patient Care in Institutional Pharmacy Practice
Seminar in Professional Practice
Professional Electives
Sixth Year
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (8 rotations/5 weeks in length: 40 weeks)
Additional general education courses are required as part of the program.
For detailed course descriptions and other information about the PharmD curriculum, see the University Catalog.