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Fall Electives

Below you’ll find a list of approved electives. For general registration information on electives, please visit the main Electives and Elective Policies pages. Questions? Email pharm-advise@buffalo.edu.

Fall SPPS Elective Course Listing

Course Descriptions

Refer to the UB Course Catalog or view course information in HUB when registering.

Elective Availability

Some electives may conflict with required courses and may not fit within your program schedule. Course availability, delivery methods and schedules may vary by year.

Delivery method key (far right column):

Delivery method key (far right column):
P = In-Person
VT-A = Remote, asynchronous
VT-S = Remote, synchronous
H = Hybrid (remote + in-person)

Approved SPPS Courses

 
P1 P2 P3 Course Number Course Title Credits Delivery Method
  X X PHC 506 Biometry in Phc Sci 3 VT-A
  X X PHC 508 Drug Delivery: Principles and Applications 3 VT-A
  X X PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software 1 VT-A
  X X PHC 539 Biologics - Specialty Pharma 1 VT-A
  X X PHC 600 Ethics of Scientific Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online available in the fall for 2 credits.
In-person available in the spring for 1 credit.		 2 VT-A
    X PHC 607  Intermediate Pharmacokinetics
 3 VT-A
    X PHC 609 Quantitative Systems Pharmacology 3 P or VT-A
X X X PHC 613 Pharmaceutics Seminar
 1 P or VT-A
X X X PHC 615 Research 1 - 6 P
  X X PHC 630 Drug Metabolism and Transport 3 VT-A
  X   PHM 520 Medication Error Prevention
 2 P
  X X PHM 525 Positron Emission Tomography 2 P
    X PHM 536 Diabetes Management
 1 P
    X PHM 550 Pharmacy Leadership
Scholars Program students only		 2 P
  X X PHM 561 Global Health Outreach 1 P
X X X PHM 598 Professional Problems/Independent Study*
Instructor permission only. See Independent Study Opportunities or contact faculty directly to discuss available opportunities.		 1 - 6 P
    X PHM 608 Selected Topics in Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases 2 P
  X X PHM 611 Practical Oncology 2 P
  X X PHM 612 Specialty Pharmacy
 1 VT-S
    X PHM 753 Pharmacy Journal Club
Required for Scholars program students. If seats available, open to P3’s		 1 P
  X X PHM 798 Supervised Teaching*
Instructor permission only. See Teaching Assistant Opportunities below or contact faculty directly to discuss available opportunities.		 1 - 3 Varies

*Students wishing to pursue an independent study or teaching assistantship must first obtain approval from the faculty member. Once approved, email pharm-advise@buffalo.edu to request force registration. 

Independent Studies and Teaching Assistant Opportunities

Students may conduct independent research or collaborate on projects under a mentor’s guidance. Students involved in research projects will gain hands-on experience through activities such as data collection and review, report writing,  publications, presentations, and developing actionable recommendations.

See: Independent Study Opportunities

Students wishing to pursue an independent study or teaching assistantship must first obtain approval from the faculty member. Once approved, email pharm-advise@buffalo.edu to request force registration. Registration is under PHM 798.

See: Teaching Assistant Opportunities

Fall Interprofessional Elective Course Listing

Approved UB Courses

Up to one approved non-SPPS course (maximum 3 credits) may be applied toward the elective requirement. See Elective Policies. 

Registration: Students who are unable to add outside courses on their own during registration must submit a registration request form. See Register for Credit Outside Primary Career.

 
P1 P2 P3 Course Number Course Title Credits Delivery Method
X X X CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior
Limited availability. Email the instructor for permission.
 3 VT-A
X X X CHB 522 Health for Refugee Populations 3 P
X X X CHB 601 Principles of Community Health and Health Behavior 3 P
X X X EEH 501 Epidemiology Principles
Only 3 credits count toward elective requirement		 4 P
X X X EEH 530 Intro to Health Care Organization 3 P
X X X ES 527 Obesity 3 P
X X X MGG 605 Social Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership in Africa 3 VT-S
X X X MGH 642* Innovators in Health Care 3 VT-A
X X X NGC 518 Health Promotion and Epidemiologic Methods
Instructor permission only		 3 VT-A
X X X NMD 325 Radiation Safety for NMT 2 P
X X X NMD 421 Basic Radiation Science 4 P
X X X NTR 500 Energy/Protein Nutrition 3 P
  X X PMY 626 Toxicology Principles and Practices 3 P
X X X SPA 522*

Introductory Spanish for the Healthcare Professions

 3 P
X X X STA 527 Intro to Medical Statistics 4 P

*Popular outside electives.

Approved Non-UB Courses

 
P1 P2 P3 Course Number Course Title Credits Delivery Method
X X X WUSOP - contact Wingate University Sports Pharmacy
(Asynchronous, Remote)  		 2 VT-A