Elective courses provide you with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge, skills and professional attitude beyond that provided by the core curriculum.
Students may conduct independent research or collaborate on projects under a mentor’s guidance. There are four main routes to complete research:
- Dual/collaborative degree program
- Scholars program
- Clinical Research program
- Independent study*
*Search for independent study opportunities:
- View our faculty profiles or the School Reference List where you can search by interest and department. Contact faculty directly to ask if they have any opportunities. Note: Most faculty accept appointments through EAB.
- Ask your faculty advisor if they have suggestions based on your interests and career goals.
- Watch for announcements shared via the listserv.
- View current opportunities below.
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Course Number | Description | Credits |
| X | X | X | PHM 598 DAL | An opportunity for PharmD students to learn and research material they find interesting and that will help in their future careers that aligns with both the student and faculty member. Independent study track record has provided students with clinical, research, and teaching experience that will prepare them with a unique skillset to compete for future career opportunities.
| 1 - 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 598 DES | Patient drug utilization case reviews and learning or helping with potential research projects/presentations.
| 1 - 2 |
| X | X | X | PHM 598 KDF | Researching areas of pharmacy law such as government sites, reading articles and offering ideas for the website. Looking for a student who will be willing to participate each semester over two years. Weekly meetings to discuss issues.
| 1 |
| X | X | PHM 598 KRAJ | This is an opportunity for students to gain experience in the use of administrative data to examine medications and their role in oral health. There will also be opportunities to gain experience in Retrospective Drug Utilization Review. This course will include both clinical and research experiences depending on availability. Please contact Dr. Michael Krajewski for more details. The candidate must submit a CV. | 1-2 | |
| X | X | PHM 598 QING | Phase IV post marketing clinical trial on the potential impact of drug formulation change on quality of life and neurocognitive function. Activities include patient interactions, data collection and analyses.
| 1-2 |
Notes:
Credit hours vary. When registering, the default is one credit so be sure to adjust accordingly.
If you are seeking an independent study with an outside faculty member and wish for it to count toward your elective requirements, you must seek prior approval by emailing pharm-advise@buffalo.edu.
In order to be a teaching assistant (TA), students must apply. TA credits count as electives and students register for PHM 798 Supervised Teaching. There are about 85-90 TA openings each year. If you are taking PHM 599, please register for 2 credits if you are in the Scholars Program and 1 credit if you are not. There is no limit on the number of elective credits you can earn as a TA (you can TA multiple times if you choose).
A maximum of one course (up to 3 credits) of approved non-SPPS courses may count toward the professional electives requirement. Cross-listed courses taught by other departments are considered non-SPPS. PMY TA's are considered non-SPPS. See elective policies for more information.
Not all courses are offered each year. See UB Class Schedules for offerings.
Interest Areas:
CR=Community/Retail
DMS=Diabetes and Metabolic (Bariatric) Surgery
EPD=Epidemiology
GH=Global Health
IN=Industry
LD=Leadership
NEU=Neurology
NS=Nutrition Science
ON=Oncology
PCI=Pharmacoinformatics
PH=Public Health
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Course Number | Course Title | Area(s) of Interest | Credits |
| X | X | X | CHB 501 | Study of Health Behavior | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | CHB 601 | Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | EEH 501 | Epidemiology Principles Only 3 credits count toward elective requirement | PH | 4 |
| X | X | X | EEH 507 | Intro to Health Care Organization | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | LAI 648 | Graduate Research Ethics | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | MGB 630 | LD | 1.5 | |
| X | X | X | MHI 501 | Intro to Health Informatics I | PCI | |
| X | X | X | NGC 518 | Health Promotion and Epidemiologic Methods Instructor permission only | EPD | 3 |
| X | X | X | NMD 325 | Radiation Safety for NMT | NS | 2 |
| X | X | X | NMD 421 | Basic Radiation Science | NS | 4 |
| X | X | X | NTR 500 | Energy/Protein Nutrition | All | 3 |
| X | X | X | NTR 503 | Nutrition and Health | All | 3 |
| X | X | X | NTR 527/ ES 527 | Obesity | DMS | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 522/ CHB 522 | Health for Refugee Populations | GH | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 642/ MGH 642 | Innovators in Health Care | CR | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 692/ MGH 692 | Health Care Fraud and Abuse | CR | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 867/ LAW 867 | Law and Genetics | PCI | 3 |
| X | X | X | PMY 515 | Cancer Chemotherapy Principles | ON | 4 |
| X | X | PMY 599 | Supervised Teaching Instructor permission only | AD, RS | 2 | |
| X | X | X | PMY 605 | Introduction to Bioethics | All | 1 |
| X | X | PMY 626 | Toxicology Principles and Practices | All | 2 | |
| X | X | PMY 627 | Toxicology and Target Organs | All | 2 | |
| X | X | X | RPN 530 | Oncology for Scientists I | ON | 4 |
| X | X | X | STA 527 | Intro to Medical Statistics | All | 4 |
| X | X | X | SW 992 | Neuropsychology for Healthcare Professionals | NEU | 3 |
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Course Number | Course Title | Area(s) of Interest | Credits |
| X | X | X | CHB 502 | Health Behavior Change | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | EEH 502 | Advanced Methodology | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | EEH 521 | Global Health | GH | 3 |
| X | X | X | EEH 537 | Public Health Law: Legal and Ethical Perspectives | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | MGB 631 | Leadercorp Foundations II | LD | 1.5 |
| X | X | X | MGO 695 | Entrepreneurship Lab (eLab) | All | 3 |
| X | X | X | MHI 502 | Intro to Health Informatics II | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 605/ CHB 602 | Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 641/ MGH 641 | The Business of Health Care | IN, CR | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 650/ CHB 650 | Applied Regression for Public Health | PH | 3 |
| X | X | X | PHM 867/ LAW 867 | Law, Genetics and Society | PH | 3 |
| X | X | PMY 599 | Supervised Teaching Instructor permission only | AD, RS | 2 | |
| X | X | X | RPN 532 | Oncology for Scientists | ON | 4 |
| X | X | X | SPA 324 | Medical and Health-Related Spanish | All | 3 |
| X | X | X | SPA 522 | All | 3 | |
| X | X | X | SPA 540 | All | 3 | |
| X | X | X | SW 554 | Motivational Interviewing | All | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Title | Area(s) of Interest | Credits | |
| NGC 518 | Health Promotion and Epidemiologic Methods Instructor permission only | EPD | 3 | |
| UF Veterinary Pharmacy for Pharmacy Students Online course only | CR | 2 | ||
| SW 702 | Motivational Interviewing for Client Behavior Change | ALL | 1 | |
| UNC Innovations and Transformations in Pharmaceutical Sciences | DI, PG | 3 |
