Profile
The department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offers higher degree Programmes by research, on a part-time and full-time basis.
Our main objective is to produce research scientists, who have a deep and wide knowledge in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences and to become a competent researcher who can conduct independent research in his or her chosen area.
What You'll Learn
Students are required to take six graduate level courses. This provides a graduate level foundation and prepares the student for research work. The courses offered vary year to year, please refer to the programme website for information on the courses.
Students has to take a Ph.D. qualifying examination to ensure that they are making headway in the right direction.
The research works which forms the largest single component culminate to a thesis will be examined. Students also undergo and pass an oral examination of their research work before a panel.
Student will work under the supervision of an academic staff member whose research interests are in the area proposed by the student.
The research areas in the department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are as follows;
- Novel Drug Design and Discovery, Biomarkers and Disease Targets
- Innovative Pharmaceutical Product Design, Development and Manufacture
- Quality Assurance, Compliance, Regulatory Science and Pharmacovigilance of Health Products
- Preclinical and Clinical pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenomics / Genetics
- Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice, Medication Management, Patient Compliance and Outcomes
Minimum Entry Requirement
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