University of Texas - College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Curriculum - Pharm.D. Pharmacy Electives

Pharmacy electives offered in the: Fall - Spring - Summer AND
Electives Outside the College of Pharmacy approved to satisfy Pharmacy elective credit (limit 3-hours).

Note: Please keep in mind that we attempt to offer these electives each semester as posted. However, there are semesters we are not able to do so. During our semesterly academic advising session, we will present the electives that will be actually offered during the upcoming semester(s).

For more details regarding some of these electives, please see syllabi

Professional Sequence Electives
Fall elective offerings

PHR 326C: Community Pharmacy Management - Dr. Marv Shepherd
Prereq: PHR 244C (Pharmacy Administration I).
Offered: fall
Advanced concepts in community pharmacy management for the student who wants to become a pharmacy owner or manager. Topics include operational, personnel and financial management, marketing, layout and design; and the delivery of pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy setting.

PHR 160K/260K/360K: Basic Study in Pharmaceutical Research- various faculty members
Prereq: First year standing. Forms available in the Student Affairs Office.
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
Original investigation in any area of the pharmaceutical sciences. NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS may be applied to satisfy professional pharmacy elective requirements. Students may register for these courses on a pass/fail basis. The student's commitment is three laboratory hours each week for one semester for each credit hour taken.

PHR 263K: Veterinary Pharmacy - Dr. Jerry Fineg
Prereq: Admission to the PharmD Program.
Offered: fall
Treatment of diseases of domestic animals; veterinary appliances and products, including proprietary pharmaceuticals and biologicals, with their therapeutic indications and uses.

PHR 270C: Communication Skills for Health Professionals - Dr. Carl Erickson
Prereq: none; designed for pharmacy, premed, predent and nursing students
Offered: fall
This course emphasizes oral communication skills for health professionals, including pharmacy, pre-medicine, pre-dental, and nursing. From small to large group presentations, development of better oral communication skills will be emphasized as a key to greater personal and professional confidence.

PHR 270D: Nutritional Aspects in Clinical Pharmacy- Dr. Laurajo Ryan
Prereq: completion of the 1st professional year in the PharmD program
Offered: fall
This course is designed to help the student integrate both the clinical & basic scientific knowledge of pharmacy practice with nutrition issues that will be faced in the clinical setting

PHR 372K: Hospital Pharmacy (not management) - Mr. Bob Salzman
Prereq: first-professional year standing in the PharmD program
Offered: fall and summer
Basic principles, standards and procedures involved in providing professional pharmaceutical services in hospitals.

PHR 177K, 277K, 377K: Advanced Study in Pharmaceutical Research
Prereq: second-professional-year standing in PharmD program and consent of instructor
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
Advanced original investigation in these areas of the pharmacy curriculum. NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS may be applied to satisfy pharmacy elective requirements. Students may register for these courses on a pass/fail basis. The student's commitment is three laboratory hours each week for one semester for each credit hour taken.

PHR 280W: Psychiatric PHR Practice and Drug Treatment of Mental Disorders - Dr. Lisa Mican
Prereq: PHR 375E (Pharmacotherapeutics IIa) or consent of instructor
Offered: fall
Advanced study in the pathophysiology of selected psychiatric disease states and the clinical presentation, phenomenology, diagnosis and treatment of these disease states.

PHR 282Q: Pediatric Pharmacotherapy- Dr. Melissa Johnson
Prereq: second-professional-year standing in the PharmD program
Offered: fall
Pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of selected pediatric diseases. Designed to expose students to pediatric pharmacy as a potential area of focus, and to prepare them for potential residency or practice in providing pharmaceutical care in a pediatric setting.

PHR 283U: Multidisciplinary Pain Management- Dr. Scott Strassels
Prereq: Admission to the PharmD program
Offered: fall
Problem-based instruction to help health profession students acquire knowledge and skills in the care of patients with acute and chronic pain. Taught by faculty members in medicine, pharmacy, and nursing.

PHR 384D: Antimicrobics: Mechanism of Action and Clinical Use - Drs. Davis and Martin
Prereq: PHR 385E/285F/185P (Pharmacotherapy IIIa/IIIb and lab)
Offered: fall
This course will examine bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal mechanisms of antimicrobial agents, bacterial mechanisms of resistance, and the critical evaluation of drug therapy in various clinical settings. The goal of this course is to give students additional insights into the development of antimicrobial agents and the interactions of these agents with each other, the pathogen, and the patient.

PHR 386G: Spanish For Pharmacy Professionals- Dr. Cristina Cabello de Martinez, Dr. Jeri Sais - El Paso, Dr. Amy Schwartz - Rio Grande Valley
Prereq: Admission to the PharmD program and completion of the pharmatherapeutics sequence; and one year of college-level Spanish or consent of instructor
Offered: fall
Intermediate communication skills in Spanish.

PHR 190C: Pharmacy-Based Immunization Practice Laboratory- Dr. Debbie Lopez
Prereq: second-professional-year in the Pharm.D. program
Offered: fall
The epidemiology, incidence, and prevalence of vaccine-preventable diseases; vaccines for international travel; developing vaccine services in a pharmacy setting; vaccine administration. Includes certification in CPR and vaccine administration. One prelaboratory lecture hour and one laboratory hour a week for one semester.

Professional Sequence Electives
SPRING elective offerings

PHR 322P: New Concepts, Topics and Issues in Pharmacy Practice - Dr. Marv Shepherd
Prereq: PHR 244C/144P (Pharmacy Administration I)
Offered: spring and summer
Topics in this course may vary from semester to semester. Examples of topics that might be considered include: 1) pharmacists prescribing, 2) physicians dispensing, 3) women in pharmacy, 4) changes in the Medicare laws, and 5) prospective reimbursement.

PHR 326M: Applied Pharmacy Management- Mr. Bob Salzman
Prereq: PHR 244C/144P (Pharmacy Administration I)
Offered: Spring
Organizational structure of the hospital pharmacy; principles of financial systems and personnel management.

PHR 160K/260K/360K: Basic Study in Pharmaceutical Research
Prereq: First year standing. Forms available in the Student Affairs Office.
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
Original investigation in any area of the pharmaceutical sciences. NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS may be applied to satisfy professional pharmacy elective requirements. Students may register for these courses on a pass/fail basis. The student's commitment is three laboratory hours each week for one semester for each credit hour taken.

PHR 362L: Clinical Toxicology - Dr. Alan Combs
Prereq: Credit or registration for PHR 452C/152P (Pharmaceutical Sciences II and lab)
Offered: spring and summer
The didactic material of this course is divided into thirds. The first part, General Principles of Toxicological Evaluation is a consideration of the basic scientific principles of toxicology. Clinical Toxicology or how the pharmacist can respond to human poisoning is the second part. The third part of the course concerns items of current toxicological interest. The topics in this part vary from time to time, but generally will include inhalation toxicology, carcinogenesis, heavy metal poisoning, and other topics of current interest.

PHR 177K, 277K, 377K: Advanced Study in Pharmaceutical Research
Prereq: second- professional-year standing and consent of instructor
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
Advanced original investigation in these areas of the pharmacy curriculum. NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS may be applied to satisfy pharmacy elective requirements. Students may register for these courses on a pass/fail basis. The student's commitment is three laboratory hours each week for one semester for each credit hour taken.

PHR 280U: Case Studies in Emerging Infections - Dr. Pat Davis
Prereq: Pharmacotherapy I series
Offered: spring
Case study approach toward the analysis and management of emerging, resurgent and cycling infectious diseases.

Professional Sequence Electives
SUMMER elective offerings

PHR 629D Pharmacy Association Management- Dr. Marv Shepherd
Prereq: PHR 364D (Pharmacy & the Health Care System)
Offered: summer
Experience working in a pharmacy association, including active involvement in some managerial aspect of the association

PHR 362L: Clinical Toxicology - Dr. Alan Combs
Prereq: PHR 452C/152P (Pharmaceutical Sciences II and lab)
Offered: spring and summer
The didactic material of this course is divided into thirds. The first part, General Principles of Toxicological Evaluation is a consideration of the basic scientific principles of toxicology. Clinical Toxicology or how the pharmacist can respond to human poisoning is the second part. The third part of the course concerns items of current toxicological interest. The topics in this part vary from time to time, but generally will include inhalation toxicology, carcinogenesis, heavy metal poisoning, and other topics of current interest.

PHR 372K: Hospital Pharmacy (not management) - Mr. Bob Salzman
Prereq: first-professional-year standing in the Pharm.D. program
Offered: summer and fall
Basic principles, standards and procedures involved in providing professional pharmaceutical services in hospitals.

PHR 177K, 277K, 377K: Advanced Study in Pharmaceutical Research
Prereq: third professional year standing
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
Advanced original investigation in these areas of the pharmacy curriculum. NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS may be applied to satisfy pharmacy elective requirements. Students may register for these courses on a pass/fail basis. The student's commitment is three laboratory hours each week for one semester for each credit hour taken.

PHR 281U: Case Studies in Diabetes Management - Dr. Debbie Lopez
Prereq: PHR 375G (Pharmacotheraphy IIc)
Offered: summer
The focus of the course is to provide students with skills and knowledge to serve as a primary care provider in the area of diabetes management. Using a case approach, selected topics related to the management of the patient with diabetes mellitus will be discussed. Students will learn specific treatment modalities and management issues for the child, adolescent, and adult and elderly diabetic patients.

Professional Sequence Electives
OUTSIDE of the College of Pharmacy
These must be taken while in the PharmD program to satisfy pharmacy elective credit.
Only one (3-hour) course from the following list will be applied to the pharmacy elective requirement. You will still need to take a pharmacy elective WITHIN the College of Pharmacy.

ACC 310F- Foundations of ACC or Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Prereq: at least a 2.000 GPA and upper division standing
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
The objectives of the course are to learn the nature and purpose of accounting for business, the use and interpretation of financial reports, the concepts and standards underlying the measurements used in accounting, accounting methods and their use as an orderly means of recording data, and the basic language of business and accounting terminology.

MAN 320F- Foundations of Organizational Behavior and Administration
Prereq: at least a 2.000 GPA and upper division standing
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
The purpose of this course is to help students learn about the role of management in organizations. It deals with the management process and the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling and considers decision-making in general. Additionally, the course considers the behavioral dimensions of organizations by examining the manager's concerns about individual, group, societal and environmental interactions.

MIS 311F- Foundations of or Introduction to Electronic Data Processing
Prereq: at least a 2.000 GPA and upper division standing
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
The course is designed as an introductory course to computers. Upon completion of the course, the students will know the components of the personal computer and computer systems, will know the basic computer jargon, and will be able to use the basic software programs such as Word processing, Spreadsheet, and Data base. The student will also understand how the computer is or can be used in today's world.

MKT 320F- Foundations or Principles of Marketing
Prereq: at least a 2.000 GPA and upper division standing
Offered: fall, spring, and summer
The course's concepts are its reasons-for-being. They are versatile, valuable, and durable: versatile because they apply to marketing management situations in every shade of the administrative spectrum; valuable because they encourage efficiency, productivity and anticipation of the future; and durable because once learned, they will serve you over the entire length of a prosperous career in any professional area.

Last Reviewed: March 30, 2009