Dual MBA-PharmD Program, Business Administration - Pharmacy

Option Available

Business Administration (Course Only without Comprehensive Exams)

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• Application Process
  • Applicants for the dual Pharm.D. – MBA program must make separate applications to and be accepted by the UTHSC College of Pharmacy and UT Office of Graduate Admissions for the Master of Business Administration.
    • The admissions requirements for both programs must be satisfied in order to participate in the dual-degree program.
  • The applicant must be accepted by the UTHSC College of Pharmacy in the Pharm.D. program and complete at least two semesters of the curriculum.
    • At least one semester before the student intends to begin MBA courses, the student pharmacist should declare his or her interest in applying to the dual degree program, fulfill the admission requirements for the UT MBA program, and submit an application for admission.
  • After the MBA application deadline of February 1, applications by United States citizens and permanent residents will be considered only as space allows.
  • Candidates for the dual degree program who are enrolled in the UTHSC Pharm.D. program must
    • possess an undergraduate degree, complete their second through fourth years of the Pharm.D. program at the College’s Knoxville campus, and
    • take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) to be considered for admission.
• Student Advising
  • Students accepted for both the Pharm.D. and MBA programs will be assigned to an advisor from the Pharm.D. program and another from the MBA program to guide decisions on elective courses in both curricula.
  • These advisors will be responsible for course approval and supervision of the student’s progress through the dual program.

Academic Standards

• The dual degree candidate must satisfy the academic standards required by both individual programs: the UT Haslam College of Business Full-Time MBA program  and the UTHSC College of Pharmacy PharmD program.

Credit Hours Required

172 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• Haslam College of Business Courses (30 credit hours)

• ACCT 505 - Financial Accounting I
• ACCT 506 - Managerial Accounting I
• BZAN 505 - Operations Management
• BZAN 506 - Prescriptive Modeling
• ECON 505 - Economics of Strategy
• ECON 506 - Market Forces in Global Environment
• FINC 505 - Financial Management I
• FINC 506 - Financial Management II
• MGT 505 - Leading Complex Organizations
• MGT 506 - Competitive Strategy
• MARK 505 - Marketing Strategy I
• MARK 506 - Marketing Strategy II
• SCM 505 - Supply Chain Management Strategy, Customer Value, and Innovation
• SCM 506 - Supply Chain Management Operating Elements, Enablers, and Execution
• STAT 505 - Quantitative Methods
• BUAD 515 - Business Skills Development
• BUAD 516 - Business Skills Development II
• BUAD 517 - Business Skills Development III

• Pharmacy Degree* (142 credit hours)

  • Credit hours specified by the UTHSC PharmD program

Additional Course Requirements

• The dual degree program can be accomplished within five years with the PharmD degree awarded first followed by the MBA degree.
• *Of the 142 credit hours required for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree, a minimum of 9 credit hours must be from approved electives dealing with healthcare management and policy offered by either the UTHSC College of Pharmacy or the UT Haslam College of Business.

Non-Course Requirements

• Graduation Requirements
  • The dual degree candidate must satisfy the curricular and graduation requirements of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy and the UT Haslam College of Business.
  • Since the dual degree program is a two-step program, students who withdraw from the dual degree program before completing both degrees can still graduate with the Pharm.D. degree provided that the graduation requirements are satisfied.
  • Credit toward graduation for courses taken in the MBA program would qualify for credit toward the MBA degree; however, additional MBA coursework is required for the MBA degree if the student does not complete the Pharm.D. – MBA program.
• Career Placement
  • Graduates of the Pharm.D. – MBA program will be counseled on career opportunities by the collaboration of advisors, faculty and program directors of both programs to make students aware of job opportunities, strategies for successful employment and career development.