The two entry-level programs administered by the department are the Doctor of Pharmacy Program and the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Program . Drug therapy may improve a patient's quality of life by curing the disease, arresting or slowing a disease process, eliminating or reducing the disease symptoms, or preventing the disease or its symptoms. Through their understanding of drug actions and disease state management and the professional standards of pharmacy practice, Doctor of Pharmacy graduates will be able to collaborate with other health care professionals to ensure optimal drug therapy for all patients. Based on their knowledge of the drug development and marketing process, graduates of the Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Program will be able to devise sound and ethical marketing strategies to bring the products of current technology to health care providers and their patients. The department is dedicated to continually improving drug therapy and pharmaceutical care through the discovery, application and dissemination of knowledge about drugs and drug use.
Faculty maintain a balance of teaching, research and service to the profession and to society.
The pharmacy practice and pharmacy administration curricula focus on enabling students to integrate knowledge of the biosciences, drugs and diseases with that of social and administrative sciences in order to develop the requisite skills for ethical and effective drug distribution and contemporary pharmacy practice, and to stimulate a commitment to lifelong learning and service. Please see the College of Graduate Studies for information on the master's program in pharmacy administration.