Pharmacy

Pharm.D./MBA Dual Degree

Prepare yourself for the business of pharmacy.

Indiana Tech and Manchester University have partnered to create a dual degree that pairs a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Professional Studies. A Pharm.D./MBA dual degree will distinguish you in an increasingly competitive job market and equip you with knowledge, skills and credentials that will give you flexibility throughout your career. You'll be well-prepared for leadership positions in managed care, hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry and independent pharmacies.

Why a dual degree?

Complete your dual degree in the same four years it takes to earn the Pharm.D., reducing the time and cost of pursuing them separately and putting you into the job market as soon as possible.
Business-related credits earned in Manchester's Pharm.D. Program transfer toward the 30 credits needed for Indiana Tech's MBA Program in Professional Studies, and other Pharm.D. credits can be applied toward MBA elective requirements.
Indiana Tech is well known for offering quality MBA coursework in a seamless format that is convenient, flexible and delivered fully online.
Manchester University delivers outstanding education in pharmacy, while Indiana Tech’s MBA in Professional Studies gives students a chance to create a customized MBA experience that best fits their personal and professional goals.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of a dual degree?
Combining the Pharm.D. and an MBA through Indiana Tech has the purpose of creating a unique and specially trained set of practitioners. This will be the second dual-degree opportunity for MU Pharm.D. students (MS in PGx), but the first offered in partnership with another institution.

What is the timeline for the dual degree?
This program will allow students to complete the Pharm.D. degree as well as their MBA degree within the same four-year timeframe as traditional Pharm.D. students.

How will students be able to complete both degrees within four years?
Ideally, dual-degree students will take online MBA courses through Indiana Tech in the summers between their P1 and P2 years and between their P2 and P3 years. In their P2 spring, P3 fall and spring, and P4 year, dual-degree students will take one MBA course per semester. A preferred plan of study is outlined below:

Session 8: Early June through mid July annually
Session 1: Late July through early September annually

Year	Session	Course /Credit Hours
1	8	MBA 5050 Executive Leadership (3 credit hours)
1	1	MBA 5125 Economic Decision Making for Managers (3 credit hours)
2	8	MBA 5140 Accounting and Finance Decision Making for Managers (3 credit hours)
2	1	MBA 5225 Marketing and Innovation (3 credit hours)
3	8	MBA 5400 Statistical Learning and Analytics (3 credit hours)
3	1	MBA 5410 Operations and Technology Management (3 credit hours)
4	8	MBA 7000 Business Policy and Strategy (3 credit hours)
4	1	21 credit hours from core

Any courses from the list below can be transferred in as the M.B.A concentration of Professional Studies. These concentration courses must meet a minimum of 9 credit hours. A letter grade of C or higher is required for transfer into the Indiana Tech MBA program.

Credit Hours	Course
2	PHRM 440 Patient Safety and Informatics
3	PHRM 540 Practice and Personnel Management
2	PHRM 541 Pharmacy Law
4	APPE
2	PHRM 596 Leadership for Pharmacists
2	PHRM 597 Leadership: People and Change

How much will the dual degree cost?
The dual-degree cost will equate to the total of the Pharm.D. and MBA degree program costs combined. However, nine of the 30 required credit hours can be transferred from the Pharm.D. program into the MBA, providing a cost savings to students completing both degrees concurrently.

It is possible for a student who is concurrently enrolled and eligible at more than one school to receive Federal Direct Loans at each school. In addition to Federal Direct Loans, students may borrow loans through other federal programs (i.e. GradPLUS or private loans) up to the cost of attendance for a single academic program. Manchester University and Indiana Tech have determined a cost of attendance that includes tuition and fees for both programs, plus living and personal expenses. This cost of attendance is calculated as the maximum amount of loan eligibility a student has while dually enrolled at both institutions.

What will the application process look like?
First-year pharmacy students in the spring semester who are in good academic standing and have not remediated a course will be encouraged to apply. The application process is outlined here. There is no limit to the number of students that may be accepted into the dual-degree program. Part of the application process will be a review of applicants’ undergraduate and pharmacy GPA. The minimum cumulative GPA for consideration in the MBA program is 2.5. Applicants below this GPA can apply but must gain approval by the dean of pharmacy and graduate life sciences to be considered.

Learn more about Indiana Tech's MBA in Professional Studies here.

May 2018 ITS Newsletter

May 15, 2018, 15:37 PM by Michael Case

Release: May 15, 2018

The ITS team wishes all our students the very best as they complete the academic year with finals week. We also congratulate those graduating this weekend. Please know, too, we want everyone to have safe travels and an enjoyable, relaxing summer.

Need Help? Contact Help Desk
Email: helpdesk@manchester.edu
Phone: 260-470-2727 (Fort Wayne), 260-982-5454 (North Manchester)
Web: https://service.manchester.edu
Location: Fort Wayne 121 & North Manchester Clark 109

Upcoming Internet Outages

While we negotiated to avoid it, Canvas must reboot between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. on Friday morning.

Graduation

Congratulations to all who graduate this weekend. The weather for Friday’s baccalaureate and Saturday’s graduation ceremonies looks promising. As usual, the ITS team will stream these events on the MU website (https://www.manchester.edu/graduation/video) as well as through Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterUniv/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/ManchesterUniv/). Additionally, you can watch graduation in one of several overflow rooms.

If these options aren’t appropriate for you, we’ll also broadcast the events on Channel 3 on the MU cable TV system.

New SpartanPrint

During the next two weeks, we’ll review the three vendors’ proposals. As a reminder, the vendors are Allen Business Machines & Sharp equipment, Cannon IV & HP equipment, and Perry ProTECH & Konica-Minolta equipment. From these proposals, the selection committee will recommend one for the Cabinet to approve. Soon after that, we’ll negotiate an agreement and plan for the equipment’s installation during the summer months. We will hope to have the equipment installed in July.

The selection committee will develop training (one-on-one through video and group), and the ITS Help Desk remains available for your support needs. We’ll still use PaperCut to manage the equipment, so you can still visit https://webprint.manchester.edu to submit print jobs.

We’ll announce more in future newsletters.

Improved Residence Hall Wireless

The ITS team has ordered the wireless equipment and mounting components to improve the wireless system in East, Garver, and Schwalm. It’s a busy summer in these halls, but we’ll work around the rooms’ availability to complete the work before residents return.

Password Reset Reminder

We discussed this in last month’s newsletter, but it bears repeating now. As many leave campus for the summer, it’s wise to reset your password (https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com) before you depart so that it doesn’t expire while you’re gone. You should also establish your self-service password reset criteria at http://aka.ms/ssprsetup. Once set up, you can reset your own MU network password without assistance from the ITS Help Desk.

NEVER provide your MU password to any website unless you’re sure of its authenticity. When in doubt, please contact the ITS Help Desk (you can find contact information above). You can see a sample, legitimate password reset reminder email below.

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