Pharmacy
Admission to Program
Admission to the program is explained in the HCT Admission Policy described in the Academic Policies section of this Catalog.
Program Mission
The mission of the Bachelor of Pharmacy program is to produce graduates, in response to the stakeholders’ demand, who are work-ready to operate as Pharmacists in various areas of the technology driven pharmaceutical care, research, education and pharmaceutical industries.
Program Description
The Bachelor of Pharmacy program is a four year post foundations program preparing graduates as Pharmacists for professional practice in different areas of Pharmacy. Graduates are educated to provide quality pharmaceutical care with a patient centered focus.
The program stresses knowledge of the biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, clinical and social sciences that underpins pharmacy, an understanding of the relevance of that knowledge to patient care and pharmaceutical problem solving and the skills to apply that knowledge to specific pharmaceutical care circumstances. The program provides students with a firm foundation for lifelong learning by promoting the development of analytical thinking, problem solving abilities, communication skills, technical skills, intellectual leadership potential and a commitment to professional ethics, social responsibility, professional citizenship and the ability to adapt to changes and respond to challenges in pharmaceutical healthcare delivery.
Graduates of this program will be competent to provide quality pharmaceutical care, current information and products in different areas of pharmacy with a patient centered focus.
Students are eligible for a one year Work Experiential Learning experience during their study.
Program Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Pharmacy
On successful completion of this program, the graduate will be able to:
- Apply knowledge, management and decision making aspects to provide quality pharmacy services to meet patients’ drug related needs with the objective of achieving optimal patient outcomes and patient safety in clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge of the major principles of physical-chemical, life, bio- medical, administrative and pharmaceutical sciences to successfully solve problems both in disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas of pharmacy.
- Demonstrate effective cognitive and technical skills within the framework of evidence-based practice and continuing quality assurance to develop, implement and enhance processes and actions that ensure the safety, accuracy and high standards of pharmaceutical services and supplied products.
- Demonstrate skills in using relevant advanced technologies, information systems, and communication devices that support quality professional practice routine as well as complex problems in a variety of pharmacy settings.
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as part of or lead a technical team and take responsibility in managing interactions with others in a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical settings.(Technical Leaders).
- Demonstrate professional attributes relevant to their role as pharmacist in their general as well as specialized field of practice by developing and maintaining professional competence and acquire new knowledge and skills with optimal incorporation of those into pharmacy practice.
- Apply entrepreneurship and innovation skills to identify and create innovative opportunities and solutions that will strategically navigate the complex demands stemming from pharmacy and the healthcare overall. (Graduating Companies ).
Completion Requirements
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 139 credits as follows:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Core Courses | 24 | |
| Pharmacy Core Courses | 64 | |
| Pharmacy Preceptorship Courses | 18 | |
| General Studies | 33 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 139 | |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Health Science Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 24 | ||
| HSC 1023 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 1033 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| HSC 1113 | Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Professional Practice | 3 |
| HSC 1123 | Work Health and Safety | 3 |
| HSC 1803 | Medical Terminology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 4003 | Research Methods for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 4006 | Capstone Research Project for Health Sciences | 6 |
| Pharmacy Core Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 64 | ||
| HPH 1503 | Introduction to Pharmacy | 3 |
| HPH 2003 | Biological Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| HPH 2016 | General Pharmacology | 6 |
| HPH 2023 | Pharmaceutics I | 3 |
| HPH 2113 | Systems Pharmacology | 3 |
| HPH 2123 | Microbiology and Immunology | 3 |
| HPH 2133 | Pharmaceutics II | 3 |
| HPH 2153 | Medicinal Chemistry I | 3 |
| HPH 3006 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I | 6 |
| HPH 3043 | Medicinal Chemistry II | 3 |
| HPH 3054 | Pharmaceutics III | 4 |
| HPH 3133 | Clinical Biochemistry and Toxicology | 3 |
| HPH 3143 | Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 |
| HPH 3163 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics II | 3 |
| HPH 4003 | Bio-Technology | 3 |
| HPH 4013 | Complementary Medicine | 3 |
| HPH 4033 | Pharmaceutical Care Practice Skills | 3 |
| HPH 4073 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics III | 3 |
| HPH 4103 | Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Pharmacoeconomics | 3 |
| Pharmacy Preceptorship Courses | ||
| Required Credits: 18 | ||
| HPH 2034 | Community Pharmacy Preceptorship | 4 |
| HPH 2144 | Clinical Pharmacy Preceptorship I | 4 |
| HPH 3154 | Clinical Pharmacy Preceptorship II | 4 |
| HPH 4042 | Industrial Pharmacy Preceptorship | 2 |
| HPH 4114 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice | 4 |
| General Studies | ||
| Required Credits: 33 | ||
| English, Arabic or other Languages | ||
| Required Credits: 12 | ||
| Humanities or Art | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| Information Technology or Mathematics | ||
| Required Credits: 6 | ||
| The Natural Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 3 | ||
| The Social or Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Required Credits: 9 | ||
| Description | Data |
|---|---|
| Total Required Credits | 139 |
| Maximum Duration of Study | 6 years |
| Minimum Duration of Study | 4 years |
| Cost Recovery Program | No |
| Program Code | BHPRU |
| Major Code | HPH |
Recommended Sequence of Study
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | |
| HSC 1013 | Human Biology | 3 |
| HSC 1113 | Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Professional Practice | 3 |
| HSC 1803 | Medical Terminology for Health Sciences | 3 |
| LSC 1103 | Professional Communication and Reporting | 3 |
| LSS 1003 | Life and Future Skills | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AES 1013 | Arabic Communications | 3 |
| HSC 1023 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 3 |
| HSC 1033 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| HSC 1123 | Work Health and Safety | 3 |
| LSS 1123 | Basic Research Methods | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HPH 1503 | Introduction to Pharmacy | 3 |
| AES 1003 | Emirati Studies | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 3 | ||
| HPH 2003 | Biological Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| HPH 2016 | General Pharmacology | 6 |
| HPH 2023 | Pharmaceutics I | 3 |
| HPH 2034 | Community Pharmacy Preceptorship | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| AES 1033 | Islamic Culture | 3 |
| HPH 2113 | Systems Pharmacology | 3 |
| HPH 2123 | Microbiology and Immunology | 3 |
| HPH 2133 | Pharmaceutics II | 3 |
| HPH 2153 | Medicinal Chemistry I | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HPH 2144 | Clinical Pharmacy Preceptorship I | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 5 | ||
| HPH 3006 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I | 6 |
| HPH 3043 | Medicinal Chemistry II | 3 |
| HPH 3054 | Pharmaceutics III | 4 |
| LSM 1113 | Statistical Mathematics | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| BUS 2403 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| HPH 3133 | Clinical Biochemistry and Toxicology | 3 |
| HPH 3143 | Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 |
| HPH 3163 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics II | 3 |
| LSC 2223 | Future Skills Capstone | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| HPH 3154 | Clinical Pharmacy Preceptorship II | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 7 | ||
| HPH 4013 | Complementary Medicine | 3 |
| HPH 4033 | Pharmaceutical Care Practice Skills | 3 |
| HPH 4073 | Pathophysiology and Therapeutics III | 3 |
| HSC 4003 | Research Methods for Health Sciences | 3 |
| ICT 2013 | Computational Thinking and Coding | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| HPH 4003 | Bio-Technology | 3 |
| HPH 4103 | Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Pharmacoeconomics | 3 |
| HSC 4006 | Capstone Research Project for Health Sciences | 6 |
| HPH 4042 | Industrial Pharmacy Preceptorship | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| HPH 4114 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 139 | |
Additional courses may be offered in each Summer Semester at the discretion of the Academic Faculty.
Amged Mustafa, Assistant Professor, PhD Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Sweden, 1995
Christianne Rizkalla, Assistant Professor, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt, 2010
Lamia AlHajri, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), United Arab Emirates University, UAE, 2014
Sima Jabbari, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), Purdue University, USA, 2004
Rajaa Mirgani, Assistant Professor, PhD Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 2002
Heba Mohamed, Assistant Professor, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt, 2011
Nortan Hashad, Lecturer, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) , Alexanderia University, Egypt, 2009