Eberhardt School of Business
PharmD/MBA Joint Program
The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a joint program administered by the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Eberhardt School of Business.
This program and the two degrees will prepare you for leadership positions that demand knowledge of health sciences and management concepts. The PharmD/MBA Program can be completed in four years. In the first year, you will primarily study foundation business courses. The remainder of the program is a blending of pharmacy, health science, and management.
The ultimate goal of the PharmD/MBA program is to provide graduates with skills, knowledge, and practical experience needed for a career that may lead to an executive position in the pharmaceutical industry, with a health care organizations, or retail pharmaceutical corporations.
Such positions include:
- Department head in a pharmaceutical manufacturing corporation
- Leadership position in a pharmaceutical distribution organization
- Administrator in a research or managed care department
- Departmental director in a state or federal health care agency
- Director of hospital pharmacy operations
- Operating an independent pharmacy.
Admission Requirements
Students interested in the PharmD/MBA Program must apply and be accepted to both the MBA Program at Eberhardt School of Business and the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences separately.
Acceptance by one program does not guarantee admission to the other.
Please note that the MBA Program has the following prerequisite course requirements:
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Statistics
- Calculus
Please contact the MBA Program Office if you have any questions about MBA admission requirements.
