Master in Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) at Kathmandu University, Master in Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) Colleges in Nepal

Master In Pharmacy (M. Pharm.)

Affiliated to: Kathmandu University

About Course

Course Title : Master In Pharmacy (M. Pharm.)
Category/Level : Masters
Course Duration (months) : 24 months
Cost Range (NPR) : NA
Affiliated to : Kathmandu University

Course Description:

Department of Pharmacy at Kathmandu University was established in 1994, first of its kind in Nepal, in response to acute shortage of graduate pharmacists in the national health care systems in the country with a mission to cater and supply steady stream of highly competent pharmacy graduates required for the country and to contribute knowledge in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. In order to achieve the mission the programs and activities of the Department of Pharmacy are designed to achieve the following objectives:

Provide educational facilities to students for careers in pharmacy profession.
Study and strengthen the existing pharmacy practices in the private and public sector organizations through continuing education and training programs.
Assist pharmaceutical and related organizations in solving their problems by providing consultancy services.
Contribute to pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences literature relevant to Nepal through research and publications.

Subsequently Department of Pharmacy also commenced its postgraduate education in Pharmacy (MPharm) in two specializations, Pharmaceutical Care and Industrial Pharmacy in 2000 to cater more specialized human resource in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in Nepal . From 2004, it started Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). At present this is the only department that has post graduation and PhD education in Pharmacy in Nepal.

Career Opportunities:

After MPharm degree, the graduates will be eligible for rewarding employment in the following situations:

Pharmaceutical Industry
Hospitals
Drug Dispensing Establishment
Governmental Drug Administrations
Academia
Drug Research Laboratory
Health Research Council

Admission info

To be eligible for applying to the program, the candidate shall possess BPharm degree of Kathmandu University with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 or equivalent BPharm degree of any other university, recognized by Kathmandu University.

Admission Procedure
Notification for admission to graduate programs offered by the school under the Pharmacy department is published in major dailies and is in the website: www.ku.edu.np/pharmacy in the month of July seeking applications from eligible candidates. Collection of applications is followed by an interview/test. The interview/test is aimed at testing individual's aptitude academic status and diligence in the field in which one is seeking admission and is taken by the relevant department.

Application Checklist
Applicants are required to submit the following documents with the application.

1. Attested copy of Mark sheets of Secondary, Higher Secondary education and undergraduate level.

2. Character certificates issued by the school last attended.

3. Attested copy of citizenship.

Syllabus

General Scheme of Course Schedule

Courses	Sem-I; Cr	Sem-II; Cr	Sem-III; Cr	Sem-IV; Cr
Common course (1)	04	04	-	-
Branch courses (3)	09	09	-	-
Elective course (1)	03	03	-	-
Practice school (1)	-	-	06	-
Additional subject (1)	-	-	03	-
Feasibility studies (1)	-	-	03	-
Seminars	-	-	-	02
Viva-voce	-	-	-	02
Dissertation work	-	-	-	08
CREDITS IN EACH SEMESTER	16	16	12	12

NOTE:
All courses shall be offered as integrated courses of theory and practice

Common courses

Course number [PHAR]	Courses	Sem-I	Sem-II
500	Quality Assurance	04	-
550	Drug Regulations and Statistical Applications & Research Methods	-	04

Branch courses

Pharmaceutical care

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
501	Pharmaceutical Care -I	03	-
502	Pharmaceutical Practice	03	-
503	Pharmacotherapeutics-I	03	-
551	Pharmaceutical Care -II	-	03
552	Clinical Pharmacy	-	03
553	Pharmacotherapeutics-II	-	03

Industrial pharmacy

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
504	Industrial Pharmacy-I	03	-
505	Drug Delivery System-I	03	-
506	Unit Operations	03	-
554	Industrial pharmacy-II	-	03
555	Drug Delivery System-II	-	03
556	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	-	03

Pharmacology

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
503	Pharmacotherapeutics-I	03	-
507	Adanced. Pharmacology-I	03	-
508	Molecular Biology	03	-
553	Pharmacotherpeutics-II	-	03
557	Advanced Pharmacology-II	-	03
558	Drug Toxic Kinetics & Bioactivity Screening	-	03

Medicinal chemistry

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
509	Advanced Medicinal Chemistry	03	-
510	Advanced.Pharm.Chemistry. ( Natural Products)	03	-
511	Drug Design-1 (Metabolic Aspects)	03	-
558	Drug Toxic Kinetics & Bioactivity Screening	-	03
559	Structural Elucidation, Molecular Modeling & SAR of new drug molecules	-	03
510	Drug Design-I I (Drug discovery, Design & QSAR)	-	03

Pharmacognosy

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
510	Advanced.Pharm.Chemistry. ( Natural Products)	03	-
512	Advanced Pharmacognosy-I	03	-
513	Plant Biotechnology-I	003	-
558	Drug Toxic Kinetics & Bioactivity Screening	-	03
561	Advanced. Pharmacognosy-II	-	03
562	Plant Biotechnology-II	-	03

Pharmaceutical analysis & Quality Assurance

Course number (PHAR)	Courses (Total credits)	Sem-I (Cr 16)	Sem-II (Cr 16)
504	Industrial Pharmacy-I	03	-
510	Advanced Pharmaceutical. Chemistry ( Natural Products)	03	-
514	Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-I	03	-
554	Industrial Pharmacy-II	-	03
559	Structural Elucidation, Molecular Modeling & SAR of new drug molecules	-	03
563	Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-II	-	03

Elective courses

Course number (PHAR)	Courses	Credit
575	Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	03
576	Pharmaceutical Microbiology	03
577	Pharmaceutical Adjuncts	03
578	Advanced Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	03
579	Tablet Technology	03
580	Biological and Clinical Evaluation of Drugs	03
581	Chemistry of Polymers	03
582	Industrial Pharmacognosy	03
583	Parenteral Technology	03
584	Disinfectants and Antiseptics	03
585	Drug Survellance	03
586	Clinical Pharmacokinetics	03
587	Medicinal chemistry & Natural Products	03