Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D)

The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) programme is designed to provide students with the requisite skills and competencies to enable them to provide effective pharmaceutical care. Graduates of this programme will be able to practice in a variety of settings, including: Community Pharmacy, Hospital Practice, Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing, Industrial Pharmacy, Academia, Regulatory Institutions and a myriad of other health care related settings.

Students will have hands-on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing practice at the Entrance Pharmaceutical & Research Centre. They will also have the opportunity to have their clinicals at the Entrance University Hospital.

Admission into the School of Pharmacy for the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) programme is as follows:

Admission to Level 100

Admission to Level 100 will be from the Senior High School with SSSCE or WASSCE results. Students must have credit passes (at least C6) in three core subjects namely English Mathematics & Integrated Science, and in three elective subjects namely: Biology, Chemistry & either Physics or Elective Mathematics.

OR

With other qualifications including International Baccalaureate (IB), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), General Certificate of Secondary Education Advances Level (GCE A-Level) or their equivalent qualifications.

 

Admission to Level 200

Admission to Level 200 shall be open to applicants who hold bachelor’s degree from relevant disciplines such as Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biological Sciences from a recognized institution.

Admission into Level 200 shall be subject to:

  1. Quality of the academic transcripts of the applicant
  2. Outcome of an interview and/or entrance examination
  3. Auditing some courses in the Level 100

First Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 151 Physical and Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
SPC 181 Human Anatomy and Physiology (I)
SPC 161 Orientation to Pharmacy and Dispensing
MATH 111 Mathematics for Pharmacy (I)
URC 141 English Communication skills (I)
URC 143 Information Technology for Pharmacists

 

First Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 152 Physical and Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
SPC 182 Human Anatomy and Physiology (I)
SPC 172 Principles of Pharmacognosy
SPC 162 General Pharmaceutics
URC 142 English Communication skills (II)
MATH 112 Mathematics for Pharmacy

 

Second Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 251 Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry (II)
SPC 265 Pharmaceutical Microbiology (I)
SPC 285 Biochemistry (I)
SPC 281 Principles of Pharmacology
SPC 271 Photochemistry

 

Second Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 252 Physical Chemistry
SPC 262 Physical Pharmacy
SPC 282 Immunology
SPC 284 Biochemistry (II)
SPC 266 Pharmaceutical Microbiology (II)

 

Third Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 351 Medicinal Chemistry(I)
SPC 381 Systems Pharmacology(I)
SPC 371 Natural Drug Production and Evaluation
SPC 361 Pharmacy Technology (I)
URC 345 French Communication Skills (I)
SPC 391 Biostatistics and Research Methods

 

Third Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 352 Medicinal Chemistry (II)
SPC 362 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
SPC 366 Pharmacy Technology (II)
SPC 354 Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry
SPC 382 Systems Pharmacology (II)
URC 346 French Communication Skills

 

Fouth Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 461 Bio- Pharmaceutics
SPC 481 Chemotherapy
SPC 483 Chemical Pathology
SPC 491 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (1)
SPC 471 Complementary and Alternative Medicines
SPC 473 Veterinary Pharmacy, Plant poisons and Agrochemicals

 

Fouth Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 492 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (II)
SPC 482 Chemical Pathology (II)
SPC 492 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
SPC 494 Pharmacy Jurisprudence
SPC 496 Pharmacoeconomics
SPC 498 Sociology for Pharmacists
SPC 490 Research Project

 

Fifth Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 591 Public Health (I)
SPC 593 Pharmaco-epidemiology
SPC 595 Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
SPC 597 Clinical Toxicology
SPC 599 Pharmacy Practice (I)
MGT 571 Principles of Management
SPC 590 Elective (I)

 

Fifth Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 592 Public Health (II)
SPC 594 Pharmacy Practice (II)
SPC 596 Entrepreneurship
SPC 598 Seminars
SPC 590 Elective (II)

 

Sixth Year – 1st Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 691 Experiential Practice: Internal Medicine
SPC 693 Experiential Practice: Emergency Medicine
SPC 695 Experiential Practice: Surgery

 

Sixth Year – 2nd Semester Modules

Code Module Title
SPC 692 Experiential Practice: Maternal Health
SPC 694 Experiential Practice in Child Health
SPC 696 Experiential Practice: Elective

Application Voucher: GHC 200.00

Tuition Fees: 

  • Ghanaian Students – GHC 6,260.00
  • Foreign Students – $ 3,700.00

Hostel Fees: From GHC 1,650.00

Career Prospects

  • Community Pharmacy
  • Hospital Practice
  • Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing
  • Industrial Pharmacy
  • Academia (Lecturer/Research Fellow)
  • Regulatory Institutions

Facilities available for students

  • Spacious and comfortable lecture halls.
  • Well-furbished Computer Laboratory
  • A well-stocked up-to-date Library
  • Hostel facility located a few meters from the Campus
  • Shuttle Service available for conveying students to and from lecture
  • Laboratories well equipped for every practical need of our students

Apply to study Pharm. D at Entrance