The management emphasis prepares pharmacists for careers in managing pharmacy services and drug therapy benefits. Required courses include community or institutional management, drug use review and management, and pharmaceutical economics and public policy. Elective courses are available in areas such as business law, marketing, health economics, personnel management, and organizational behavior. Ten additional weeks of clerkships are required. The research emphasis provides students the opportunity to participate in pharmaceutical research and prepares them for graduate education.
Students plan individualized programs with faculty advisers.
Fifteen additional weeks of clerkships are required. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.