MSc Course breakdown in Pharmacy

Admission criteria for MSc. in Pharmacology

  • In addition to the general Requirement laid down by the University postgraduate studies director, a candidate must have earned Bachelor of Pharmacy (B-Pharm), doctorate in medicine (MD), Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm-D), doctor of dental medicine (DDM), doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM), as well as BSc in pharmacology or toxicology from  recognized University.
  • Applicants must forward two letters of recommendation from their employers and academic supervisors. One of the references should be an academic referee. As the medium of instruction is English, applicants whose medium of instruction at secondary and/or higher education was not English would be required to produce a certificate of proficiency in English language. Candidates who pass the preliminary screening can be invited for an entrance examination.
  • A candidate who satisfies the above admission requirement will be required to take and pass written and/or oral examination (≥ 50%).
  • If many candidates pass the entrance exam to the extra of intake capacity of the department, first chance will be given for top achievers and individuals who are sponsored by the government.
  • Candidates, who have not taken undergraduate courses in pharmacology, toxicology, physiology and biochemistry with the scope of the curriculum in B-Pharm or MD, will be required to take course (auditing course) and pass examinations in these courses before being allowed to take specialty courses.

Year I Semester I
Course Code Course title Cr. hour Remark
Biol611 Molecular cell biology 4  
Phar601 Molecular Pharmacology 2  
Phar611 Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics 3  
PuHe611 Biostatstics 2  
PuHe621 Research methodology 1  
Phar621 Advanced endocrine Pharmacology 2  
Phar631 Instrumental techniques 1  
  Semester Total 15  

Year I Semester II
Course Code Course title Cr. hour
Phar642 Advanced Neuropharmacology 4
Phar652 Advanced Cardiovascular Pharmacology 3
Phar662 Advanced chemotherapy 3
Phar672 Advanced Clinical Toxicology 2
Phar682 Experimental Pharmacology 2
Phar692 Clinical trial and bioethics 2
Total Credits Semester Total 16

Admission criteria for MSc. in Clinical Pharmacy

  • Hold B. Pharm with GPA of ≥2.00 from a recognized College/ University.
  • Acceptable professional conduct proven by two academic or managerial references11
  • Pass entrance examination (score ≥ 50%).
  • If many candidates pass the entrance exam (> intake capacity of the department), first chance will be given for the top achievers

Course no. Year I semester I Credit
CTPD 7011 Pedagogy 2
Path 691 Pathology 2
Phar 667 Clinical Toxicology 1
Phar 651 Pharmacoepidemiology 2
Phar 653 Pharmacoeconomics 2
Phar 661 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics I 4
Phar 611 Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics 3
Phar 663 Drug information & literature evaluation 3

  Year I Semester II  
Pubh 672 Research method 2
Pubh 674 Basic Biostatistics 2
Phar 662 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics II 4
Phar 664 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics III 4
Phar 666 Advanced pharmaceutical care 2
InME 682 Physical diagnosis 2
     
Phar 769   Research Thesis 6
  Internship   31 weeks

Course no.

Internships

Duration (weeks* or credit hour)

Phar 761 

Hospital pharmacy

 

2

Phar 763 

Internal medicine

Inpatient

6

 

 

Ambulatory/chronic care

2

 

 

Total

 

8

Phar 765

Pediatrics ward

Inpatient

6

 

 

Ambulatory/chronic care

2

 

 

Total

 

8

Phar 768

Surgery

 

3

Phar 762

Oncology

 

3

Phar 764

Psychiatry

 

3

Phar 766

Gynecological/obstetrics

 

2

Phar 7610

Drug information center

 

2

* 1 week attachment = 40 hr

 

Admission criteria for MSc. in Pharmaceutical supply Chain Management (PSCM)

The specific admission criteria for MSc in PSCM are:

Education Background

  • Bachelor degree in Pharmacy or Veterinary Pharmacy from a recognized higher learning institution with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00.
  • Bachelor degree in Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Laboratory Technology, Public Health Officer, Health Informatics and Biomedical Engineering from a recognized higher learning institution with CGPA of at least 2.00. Candidates other than Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy will be provisionally admitted and shall take bridging courses.

Sponsorship

  • The regular MSc in PSCM program is open for two categories of candidates: public-sponsored and private-sponsored.
  • Public-sponsored applicants must provide evidence of sponsorship. Sponsorship may be from local public universities or other institutions.
  • Private-sponsored (self or organization-sponsored) applicants must provide letter of commitment to cover all tuition fees by themselves or by a sponsoring organization.

Letter of Recommendation

  • Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation from their previous institution or supervisors.

Entrance Examination

  • Joint Department Graduate Committee (JDGC) shall screen candidates based on the above preliminary screening criteria stated from 1 to 8.3. Candidates who pass the preliminary screening are allowed to take entrance examination and should score at least 50% for admission. However, a score above 50% does not automatically guarantee enrollment which could be based on intake capacity. Pharmacists will be given priority in case of limited enrollment capacity.
  • JDGC will set necessary requirements and lead entrance examination.
  • Entrance examination will be 100% written examination
  • Private-sponsored candidates are admitted in the regular program, if and only if public-sponsored candidates are below the intake capacity.

Bridging Courses

Candidates other than Bachelor degree in Pharmacy or Veterinary Pharmacy shall take the following bridging courses if they didn’t take at all or took in lower credit hour (ECTS) at undergraduate level. They are expected to take the bridging courses within 1 year of admission to the program.

  • Pharmacology I (7ECTS)
  • Pharmacology II (7 ECTS)
  • Medical Supplies, equipment and reagents (3 ECTS)
  • Drug supply management (Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management) (5 or 6 ECTS)

Course Code Course Name Cr.hrs ECTS
Year I, Semester I
CTPD 7011 Pedagogy 2 3
PuHe 7031 Basic Biostatistics and Data Management 2 3
PuHe 7051 Leadership, Management and Governance in Health 3 5
Phar 7041 Fundamentals of Pharmacoepidemiology 2 3
Phar 7061 Fundamentals of Pharmacoeconomics 2 3
LSCM 7071 Fundamentals of SCM 3 5

Year I, Semester II
  Course Code Course Name Cr.hrs ECTS
LSCM 7022 Supply Chain Analytics 2 3
Phar 7082 Pharmaceutical Financing and Project Management 3 5
Phar 7092 Pharmaceutical Selection and Advanced Quantification 3 5
Phar 7102 Pharmaceutical Procurement Management 4 7
Phar 7112 Pharmaceutical Transportation and Distribution Management 2 3

Year II, Semester I and II
Course Code Course Name Cr.hrs ECTS
Phar 8121 Pharmaceutical Warehouse and Inventory Management 3 5
LSCM 8131 Humanitarian and Emergency SCM 2 3
Phar 8141 IT Solutions in PSCM 2 3
Phar 8151 Research Methodology in PSCM 2 3
Phar 8161 PSCM Practical Attachment 2 3
Phar 8172 Thesis Work 6 10