Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business Degree

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You’ll graduate with the unique ability to bridge two worlds – ready to help physicians, hospitals, biotech firms, pharmaceutical companies and more operate effectively.

With this major, you’ll split your time between health science courses in the Getty College of Arts & Sciences, courses delivered by the Raabe College of Pharmacy, and business courses in the Dicke College of Business Administration. You’ll choose from five areas of concentration: accounting, business analytics, management, public relations and marketing.

With our small class sizes, you’ll get to know your professors, and they will get to know you. In fact, you’ll be assigned a faculty advisor who will mentor you from day one until graduation. You’ll also interact with and learn from business leaders, entrepreneurs and 91ֱ��alumni who’ve forged amazing careers in the biotechnology, health care and pharmaceutical fields. All of these people will open doors for you.

After graduation, you’ll possess a rare blend of skills – expertise in the health sciences and business – that are sure to get you noticed by companies in fast-growing health care industries.

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There's a whole science behind the business of health care

Your pharmaceutical and healthcare business education will blend rigorous coursework with real-world learning. You’ll work with actual companies to solve problems and devise strategies. You’ll hone skills in leadership, teamwork, creativity and entrepreneurship.

PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE BUSINESS COURSES, CURRICULUM & PROGRAM RESOURCES

You’ll need 120 credit hours to earn a BSBA with a major in pharmaceutical and healthcare business.

Here are some courses you'll take as a pharmaceutical and healthcare business major: Principles and Concepts in Human Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry for the Health Sciences, Introduction to the Health Care System 1 and 2, Intro to Health Sciences for Business Professionals, Healthcare Economics and Finance and Healthcare Policy and Regulation.
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Health Care Business Association

Health Care Business Association (HBA) is open to any student on campus who wants a better understanding of the health care industry (with an emphasis on the pharmaceutical industry) and its impact on our society. The group’s main purpose is to provide networking and learning opportunities for students interested in working in the health care field. Although not affiliated with a national organization, HBA members create signature activities on ONU’s campus. In the spring, the club hosts Polar RX, a prescription drug-abuse awareness event.

Internships

Your internship gives you a chance to work in the field and build your résumé. We connect you with an internship that matches your interests and career aspirations. While many students intern in Ohio, others choose to complete an internship in another state or even internationally. Most internships are paid, and many result in offers of full-time employment upon graduation.

Student participating in the annual career fair

Student Organizations

In the College of Business, we have a variety of active and award-winning student organizations. Through participation in one or more of these groups, you’ll have the opportunity to network, be a leader, make lifelong friends, gain knowledge about your chosen profession, volunteer, travel to regional and national conferences, and more. Click on the headlines below to learn more.

Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for financial information students and professionals. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social and public responsibility.
The mission of the International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business, to foster personal and professional excellence, to advance the values of the Society and to serve its lifelong members.
This association is a collegiate chapter of NEO. Over the last decade, NEO has helped thousands of student entrepreneurs gain the opportunities and resources to inform, support and inspire them in their entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Dean’s Advisory Council is a group of student representatives who strive to improve the Dicke College of Business Administration through proactive leadership, organized teamwork, and dynamic communication with students and faculty in a manner that reflects the integrity of the college and Ohio Northern University. The council consists of four DCBA students from each undergraduate class.
Dean of the DCBA: Dr. John C. Navin
Selection of new members. All freshmen are encouraged to apply for four open spots through an application and interview process. Candidates are elected by the Dicke College of Business Administration majors. Once selected, members remain on the board for their four years at ONU.
The Healthcare Business Association serves to help members explore all aspects of business in the healthcare sector with an emphasis on the pharmaceutical industry. Students of any major are welcome to be a member of the organization. We seek to provide members with knowledge of various aspects and career opportunities in healthcare as well as to maintain working relationships with professionals in the industry.
Polar Merchandise is Ohio Northern's first and only entirely student run business. Polar has resided in the Dicke College providing promotional products and custom merchandise to both Ohio Northern Organizations and businesses in the Midwest since 2010.
Recently Polar has totally renovated its business model significantly reducing price and improving customer service. As of April 2014 Polar Merchandise became an authorized dealer of Kaeser and Blair which has allowed us to reduce pricing to at or below industry standard.
The mission of SAM is to provide an opportunity for the members to increase management skills and expertise through participation in programs and services designed to improve the professional quality of their knowledge, performance and leadership ability. SAM is open to all 91ֱ��students.
The Society for Human Resources Management is the largest organization in the world completely dedicated to Human Resources Management. SHRM was founded in 1948 and has over 275,000 members in 160 countries. SHRM is responsible for providing resources to HR professionals and developing their skills throughout their careers.
The Student Investment Group was created in 1989 to help students learn how to invest by managing a portfolio. The primary mission is to meet our benchmark, the Standard & Poor's 500. We attempt to achieve this goal by meeting two objectives: learning about stock investment through research/analysis/discussion and maintaining a diverse portfolio.

Selection of New Members – The Student Investment Group consists of nine to eleven members, all senior and junior business students. Each fall invitations to apply are sent to all juniors holding a 3.25 or above GPA. Members are then selected based on their application and an interview.

End Game: A Fulfilling Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business Career

Our graduates are making a difference all over the world. Check out where our graduates have ended up.

Careers in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business:
- Corporate benefits manager at a small business or Fortune 500 company
- Sales analyst at a global pharmaceutical/medical device company
- Supply chains or material coordinator
- Industry leader or consultant on pharmacy or health care issues for the government or investment banks

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