Curriculum

View the PharmD/MBA curriculum. Through careful planning, most students add only an additional 10 courses (28 hours) to their overall curriculum. In addition to the courses required for the PharmD degree, students must complete the curriculum below for the MBA portion of the degree.

Courses Credit Hours
MBA 700 – Orientation to Innovation, Design Thinking & the CU MBA 1
MBA 710 – Accounting for Decision Making 3
MBA 720 – Applied Economics for Business Leaders 3
MBA 730 – Finance and Capital Management 3
MBA 740 – Comm & Critical Thinking for Ethical Decision Making 3
MBA 750 – Organizational Culture in a Changing Environment 3
MBA 760 – Business Analytics 3
MBA 770 – Digital and Contemporary Marketing Strategies 3
MBA 780 – Global Supply Chain Management 3
MBA 790 – Strategic Management “Live Case” Seminar
(21 hour prerequisite)
3
MBA Elective Courses Credit Hours
MBA 708 – Special Topics Financial Services Focus Area 3
MBA 731 – Healthcare Finance 3
MBA 732 – Management of Financial Institutions 3
MBA 741 – Legal Environment of Business 3
MBA 742 – Advance Negotiation and Analysis 3
MBA 743 – Health Law and Policy 3
MBA 751 – Project Management 3
MBA 752 – Human Resource Management 3
MBA 753 – Healthcare Organization and Delivery 3
MBA 754 – Healthcare Management  3
MBA 755 – Study Abroad 3
MBA 771 – Healthcare Strategy and Marketing 3
MBA 772 – Marketing Research 3
TRUST 620 – Investment Analysis  3
TRUST 633 – Advanced Income Taxation 3
TRUST 740 – Risk Management Applications 3

Transfer of Courses

Students may substitute up to nine hours of the following CPHS courses as Elective Courses

Courses Credit Hours
PHRD 521 – US Health Care 1.5
PHRD 635 – Law & Ethics I 2
PHRD 645 – Law & Ethics II 2
PHRD 715 – Operations I 2
PHRD 725 – Operations II 1
PHRD 735 – Operations III 1
Research Project: TBD 1 – 3