Pharmacy, PharmD (Boston)
Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogHealth SciencesBoston148 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source
Official catalog page for this program
YEAR 1
- HLTH 1000 — College: An Introduction
YEAR 2
- All of:
- All of:
- PHSC 2320 — Biochemistry
YEAR 3
From the catalog
Co-op/Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
- PHMD 5115 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 2
- PHMD 5120 — Principles of Pharmacy Practice
- PHMD 5140 — Integrated Social and Administrative Sciences 1
- PHMD 5182 — Integrated Learning Lab 2
- PHMD 5191 — Concepts in Practice 1
- PHMD 5192 — Concepts in Practice 2
- PHSC 5110 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 1
- PHSC 5130 — Foundations of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
- PHSC 5181 — Integrated Learning Lab 1
YEAR 4
From the catalog
Co-op/Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
- PHMD 5210 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 4
- PHMD 5215 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 5
- PHMD 5220 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 6
- PHMD 5240 — Integrated Social and Administrative Sciences 2
- PHMD 5245 — Integrated Social and Administrative Sciences 3
- PHMD 5283 — Integrated Learning Lab 3
- PHMD 5284 — Integrated Learning Lab 4
- PHMD 5285 — Integrated Learning Lab 5
- PHMD 5293 — Concepts in Practice 3
- PHMD 5294 — Concepts in Practice 4
- PHMD 5295 — Concepts in Practice 5
- PHSC 5205 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 3
- PHSC 5230 — Foundations of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
YEAR 5
From the catalog
Co-op/Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
- PHMD 5320 — Practice Readiness
- PHMD 5335 — Integrated Science and Therapeutics 7
- PHMD 5345 — Integrated Social and Administrative Sciences 4
- PHMD 5386 — Integrated Learning Lab 6
- PHMD 5396 — Concepts in Practice 6
YEAR 1 (2)
- All of:
- All of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
The university requires a minimum grade of C for First-Year Writing (ENGW 1111). The university’s minimum passing grade for the course will be accepted for all other courses.
- All of:
- All of:
- One of:
YEAR 2 (2)
- All of:
- ENGW 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
Professional Electives
6 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete at least 6 semester hours during the professional phase of the program from the Professional Electives list below. Professional elective credits in excess of 6 semester hours will be applied to the General Elective requirement below.
Professional Electives (2)
- One of:
- CAEP 3480 — Counseling Theories and Practice
- HINF 5101 — Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
- HINF 5102 — Data Management in Healthcare
- HINF 5300 — Personal Health Interface Design and Development
- HINF 5407 — Business Application of Decision Support in Healthcare
- HLTH 1205 — Wellness
- HLTH 2100 — Interprofessional Ethics for Individual and Population Health
- HLTH 2302 — Alternative Medicine
- HLTH 5002 — Mindfulness: Theory and Practice
- HLTH 5200 — Illusions, the Brain, and Healthcare
- HLTH 5280 — The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
- HLTH 5310 — Introduction to Transgender Perspectives in Healthcare
- HLTH 5600 — Introduction to Patient Safety
- HLTH 5700 — Social Determinants of Health
- HLTH 5800 — AI Across the Health Sciences
- HSCI 1105 — Human Nutrition
- HSCI 2350 — Advanced Nutrition in Health and Disease
- HSCI 2500 — Public Health Nutrition in the Community
- HSCI 5130 — Introduction to Real-World Evidence
- HSCI 5140 — Foundations of Data Models
- HSCI 5150 — Methods for Observational Research 1
- HSCI 5151 — Methods for Observational Research 2
- HSCI 5160 — Standardization of Real-World Data
- HSCI 5170 — Data Model Transformation
- HSCI 5180 — Phenotyping
- HSCI 5190 — Cohort Building
- MSCI 5001 — Human Factors and Situational Awareness
- MSCI 5002 — Crisis Resource Management and Case Studies
- MSCI 5003 — Humanitarian Aid Practice and Principles
- MSCI 5004 — Humanitarian and Disaster Response Ethics
- PHMD 4350 — Exploring Academic Careers
- PHMD 4585 — Research Methods in Health Systems
- PHMD 4890 — Contemporary Issues in Geriatric Pharmacy
- PHMD 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- PHMD 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- PHMD 5223 — Evidence-Based Medicine
- PHMD 5410 — Pharmacotherapy in the Adult Population
- PHMD 5575 — Pharmaceutical Industry
- PHMD 5880 — Special Topics
- PHMD 5976 — Directed Study
- PHMD 5984 — Research
- PHSC 5100 — Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
- PHSC 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
- PHSC 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- PHSC 5400 — Principles of Drug Design
- PHSC 5500 — Repurposing Drugs for Cancer Immunotherapies
- PHSC 5555 — Pharmaceutical Toxicology
- PHSC 5900 — AI in Drug Discovery and Development
- PHSC 5976 — Directed Study
- PHSC 5984 — Research
- PHSC 6222 — The Chemistry and Biology of Drugs of Abuse
- PHSC 6224 — Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug Discovery
- PHTH 1270 — Introduction to Global Health
- PHTH 5222 — Health Advocacy
- PHTH 5226 — Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
- PHTH 5230 — Global Health
- PHTH 5232 — Evaluating Healthcare Quality
- PHTH 5234 — Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
- PHTH 5300 — Project Management in Public Health
- PHTH 5310 — Budget Principles in Public Health
- PHTH 5320 — Grant Writing in Public Health
- PMST 6250 — Advanced Physical Pharmacy
- PMST 6252 — Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
- PMST 6254 — Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
- SLPA 1101 — Bridging Minds: Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- SLPA 1555 — Communication Disorders in Movies
Core Requirements
- PHMD 6500 — Licensure Preparation
From the catalog
Complete 36 semester hours in the following range:
PHMD 6440 to PHMD 6474
- Choose 36 semester hours from:
- Any PHMD course numbered 6440–6474
Concentrations (choose 1)
Pharmaceutical Industry
From the catalog
Complete remaining concentration hours from the following elective options:
- PHMD 5415 — Drug and Device Development, Regulation, and Commercialization
- PHMD 5420 — Medical Writing in Healthcare
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
- One of:
- PHMD 4585 — Research Methods in Health Systems
- PHMD 5223 — Evidence-Based Medicine
- PHMD 5405 — Hematology and Oncology Pharmacotherapy
- PHMD 5560 — Applied Drug Information
- PHSC 5400 — Principles of Drug Design
- PHSC 5900 — AI in Drug Discovery and Development
- PHSC 6224 — Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug Discovery
- PHSC 6290 — Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery
- One of:
GPA requirements
- 36 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Substitutions
Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:
- For pharmacy students, an unsatisfactory grade (U) in a co-op will be counted as a professional course deficiency.
Possible equivalents for this program beyond the above — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
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