Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business – Minor

The pharmaceutical and healthcare business (PHB) minor is designed to provide non-business majors with specific, in-depth industry knowledge and practical skill development related to the broad pharmaceutical and healthcare business industry (e.g., pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals/biotechs, device and diagnostics, patient advocacy groups, and supplier organizations). This minor is a pathway to develop an in-depth appreciation and understanding of how the industry, science, and business converge, as well as to provide core foundational business skills.

Interested students should apply to the minor program early in their academic career, usually by the fifth semester of college work, but no later than the end of the drop/add period of the first semester of their last year of didactic work.

To satisfactorily complete a minor in pharmaceutical and healthcare business, students must complete a minimum of 20 credits including the prerequisite course (2 credits), required courses (8 credits), and elective courses (10 credits).

For more information on applying for and completing a minor, please see Minors in the Academics section of this catalog.

Prerequisite Course:

PB 120 - Introduction to Business Seminar Credits: 2

Required Courses:

EC 101 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 3
PB 242 - Health Care Systems Credits: 2
PB 316 - Accounting Theory Credits: 3

Suggested Elective Courses Include*:

PB 243 - Advanced Healthcare Systems Credits: 3
PB 318 - Financial Management Credits: 3
PB 319 - Introduction to Marketing Management Credits: 3
PB 323 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
PB 383 - Special Topics in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business II Credits: 2
PB 452 - Legal Aspects of Drug Development, Production, and Marketing Credits: 2
WR 303 - Professional Writing Credits: 1

*Note:

Elective courses should be made in consultation with the student’s assigned minor advisor. Other elective courses that have a common intellectual bond can be approved by the minor advisor, program director, or department chair.

Total Credits: 20

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