Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science, Global Medicine (PharmD/MS)

Year I (P1) Curriculum

• Fall

• PHRD 501 Pharmaceutics I Units: 3
• PHRD 502 Pharmaceutics II Units: 2
• PHRD 503 Biological Systems I Units: 4
• PHRD 511 Pharmacy Practice and Professionalism 1 Units: 5
• PHRD 515 Metabolism and Cell Biology Units: 2
• PHRD 521 Medicinal Chemistry Units: 2

• Spring

• PHRD 504 Biological Systems II Units: 4
• PHRD 512 Pharmacy Practice and Professionalism 2 Units: 2
• PHRD 514 Calculations and Compounding Units: 2
• PHRD 516 Non-Prescription Therapies Units: 3
• PHRD 520 Introduction to Therapeutics Units: 2
• PHRD 552 Pharmaceutics III Units: 3
• Pharmacy Practice IPPE (2 unit; CR/NC or IP)

Year II (P2) Curriculum

• Fall

• PHRD 508 Pharmacy Literature Analysis and Drug Information Units: 3
• PHRD 559 Therapeutics: Pharmacokinetics Units: 3
• PHRD 563 Case Conference 1 Units: 2
• PHRD 572 Therapeutics: General Medicine Units: 5
• PHRD 625 Hospital Pharmacy Practice Units: 1
• Pharmacy Practice IPPE (2 unit; CR/NC or IP)
• Electives: 1-3 units*

• Spring

• PHRD 517 Pharmacogenetics Units: 2
• PHRD 564 Case Conference 2 Units: 2
• PHRD 570 Therapeutics: Central Nervous System Units: 5
• PHRD 603 Therapeutics: Endocrine System Units: 5
• PHRD 624 Community Pharmacy Practice Units: 2
• PHRD 634 Scholarly Project 1 Units: 1
• Pharmacy Practice IPPE (2 unit; CR/NC or IP)
• Electives: 1-3 units*

Year III (P3) Curriculum

• Fall

• PHRD 611 Therapeutics: Infectious Diseases Units: 5
• PHRD 619 Therapeutics: Cardiovascular System Units: 5
• PHRD 622 Case Conference 3 Units: 2
• PHRD 633 Pharmacy Management and Economics Units: 2
• PHRD 635 Scholarly Project 2 Units: 1
• Pharmacy Practice IPPE (0 unit; CR/NC or IP)
• Electives: 1-3 units*

• Spring

• PHRD 567 Pharmacy Law Units: 2
• PHRD 608 Therapeutics: Oncology and Immune Disorders Units: 5
• PHRD 623 Case Conference 4 Units: 1
• PHRD 636 Scholarly Project 3 Units: 1
• PHRD 650 APPE Gateway Units: 2
• Pharmacy Practice IPPE (0 unit; CR/NC or IP)
• Electives:  1-3 units*
• APPE Course (Optional): 6 units

Required Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) Courses

Students will be required to register for the following IPPE course sequences as indicated in the schedule above. Students will need to register for the second course of each sequence until they have completed the 80 hours of IPPE associated with the first course of each sequence. Students will be given a grade of Credit (CR) in the first course of each sequence once the 80 IPPE hours have been successfully completed.

• PHRD 627a Longitudinal Elective Pharmacy Practice Units: 2
• PHRD 627b Longitudinal Elective Pharmacy Practice Units: 0
• PHRD 629a Longitudinal Community Pharmacy Practice Units: 2
• PHRD 629b Longitudinal Community Pharmacy Practice Units: 0
• PHRD 631a Longitudinal Institutional Pharmacy Practice Units: 1, 2, 3
• PHRD 631b Longitudinal Institutional Pharmacy Practice Units: 0

Note:

*Elective courses: Students MUST complete a minimum of 3 units of elective courses for the PharmD degree. Students will be provided a list of courses approved each year. 

**APPE courses are described below. Students may begin their APPEs in late March or early April of their P3 year and may be assigned to any of APPEs listed below.

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE)

Students must enroll in a minimum of six 6-unit six-week APPEs for a total of 36 units. Some students will take their APPEs entirely in their P4 year. Some will take one 6-unit APPE starting in the spring of their P3 year (late March/early April). Students will return to campus the last six weeks of their P4 year.