Program Description

The program offers the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Pharm D). The number of credit hours required for graduation is 177 (cr. hr.) spreading over 10 academic semesters in addition to a training academic year (9 months). The program contains a sequence of courses that are designed according to the National Academic Reference Standards (NARS) for Pharmacy education. The duration of the study in this program is divided on 10 semesters (5 years) according to the credit hour system and a full year of training in different training sites (5+1). In addition to field training constituting 100 hours in community, governmental and hospital pharmacies during the summer vacations by the end of the third level, besides passing a graduation project in one of the specializations available for registration. The on-site training program has been designed to prepare a pharmacist capable of providing pharmaceutical services with a professional skill in hospitals, public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical factories and companies, drug control laboratories and food analysis, in addition to working in the field of media and drug packaging and participating effectively in scientific research through research centers and universities to serve the community. As well as taking into account the actual need of the labor market to allow the graduate to compete for job opportunities internally and externally and increase the opportunities available to work in the specialized pharmaceutical field.

Learning Outcomes

• The main goals of the program are to: Graduate a distinguished, well qualified pharmacist capable of working in public and private pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies, drug control laboratories, food analysis and in the field of media, marketing, research and universities. Focus on the role of the pharmacist in providing appropriate health care to the patient inside and outside hospitals through educating and providing advice to individuals and communities to improve treatment outcomes and reduce disease incidence, taking into account that the pharmacist practices the profession with responsibility, respecting laws, ethics, and patient rights. Graduate a pharmacist who works as a lifelong learner with the aim of sustainable professional development. He. She be able to demonstrate the ability to perform self-evaluation skills, uses evidence-based data to provide contemporary pharmaceutical preparations and pharmaceutical services, in addition to having effective communication skills, leadership, management and entrepreneurship Increase the competitiveness of program graduates at the regional level through study and training programs and achieve quality standards in pharmacy education through interactive education and self-learning. Participate in community service, environmental development and provide a tangible economic outcome through rationalizing the use of drugs in hospitals.