Biopharmaceutical Sciences
B.A.: Maryville College and Pharm. D.: University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy or East Tennessee State University Gatton College of Pharmacy - Senior Year in Absentia.
Associate Professor Jennifer Brigati, Chair, Division of Natural Sciences and Coordinator
The program of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Biopharmaceutical Sciences from Maryville College and the Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) College of Pharmacy or the East Tennessee State University Gatton College of Pharmacy consists of three academic years at Maryville followed by four academic years at UT College of Pharmacy or ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy. This is an alternate track for receiving a B.A. from Maryville College in which requirements for the senior year of study are completed at the UT- College of Pharmacy or at the ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy as part of the first year of Pharmacy school. All general education required of the Biopharmaceutical Sciences major and major-related courses totaling 104-105 credit hours must be completed by the end of the junior year at Maryville College. During the junior year, the student makes application to UT College of Pharmacy and/or ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy; admission is determined by the UT College of Pharmacy or ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy. Students in the program select a senior study topic in consultation with faculty members at both Maryville College and the UT College of Pharmacy or ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy, completing the second semester of the senior study at the UT or ETSU College of Pharmacy. Students admitted to one of these pharmacy programs can be awarded the BA in Biopharmaceutical Sciences upon completing enough hours at the UT College of Pharmacy or ETSU Gatton College of Pharmacy to bring the total in the program to 128, including UT-College of Pharmacy’s PHCY 115 (Introduction to Pharmacy Practice) and PHAC 840 (Special Topics Elective) or ETSU-College of Pharmacy’s PMPR 3140 (Contemporary Practice of Pharmacy I) and either PMSC 7204 (Pharmaceutical Sciences Research I) or PMPR 7113 (Pharmacy Practice Research/Scholarship I).
Any student interested in pursuing the dual-degree option in Biopharmaceutical Sciences is urged to consult the Dual-Degree Coordinator in the Division of Natural Sciences as early in the first year as possible. The program consists of 104-105 semester hours completed at Maryville College and includes a total of 55-56 hours of science (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics) classes, 8 hours of Mathematics, and 41 hours in general education credits. The program is highly structured, and most of the courses are part of a sequence. For that reason, one’s course of study must be carefully planned to ensure that all general education and major requirements are met during the three years spent at Maryville.
Because of required prerequisites and course placements, students entering the College with a math ACT score below 24 and those who satisfactorily complete CHM 121 and CHM 122 after the spring of their first year will require additional time to complete the degree and should work closely with their advisor or the program to coordinator to identify their best degree path for pharmacy graduate programs.
Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic terminology, concepts and graphical/quantitative analysis in biochemistry.
- Summarize and interpret the primary biochemical literature.
- Acquire and apply a set of basic laboratory data-acquisition, analysis, and presentation skills.
- Formulate scientifically significant questions and work toward their resolution using traditional biochemical laboratory and/or computational methodologies.
- Design and execute an in-depth research project, and successfully communicate the results verbal and written forms.
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
Either: