This program is a unique and excellent Pharmacy program in which the graduate obtains the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) These graduates are distinguished by their knowledge, theoretical and practical skills, and their abilities to work effectively among the health care team.
Graduates are involved in understanding the medical diagnosis, selection of the right drug and right dose, and finding therapeutic alternatives if there is a need to these graduates are able to communicate effectively with the health care team and the patient alike. These roles will reflect in the provision of a better pharmaceutical care and service, and limits the misuse of medicines, and reduce the overall cost of therapy.
These graduates are qualified to practice all fields of the pharmacy profession, such as working in community and hospital pharmacies, governmental and private hospitals, drug manufacturing and development, and pharmaceutical scientific research.
To provide pharmaceutical education in all aspects of pharmacy practice using principles of comprehensive pharmacy care, problem-based learning, and critical thinking. These techniques allow the students to master the expertise in pharmaceutical science and administration to produce practitioners and researchers in all aspects of pharmacy.
To serve the local community through the participation in various scientific activities that aim to emprove pharmacy care and the outcomes of pharmaceutical education.
- To produce pharmacists capable of working in hospitals and capable of provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care, community pharmacies, and to provide the drug industry with qualified skills in performing research.
- Improve the health and wellness of patients through the provision of safe and effective medicines.
- Emphasize the role of pharmacists in improving the public health and disease prevention through education and training.
- Provision of continued pharmaceutical education and the organization of conferences and meetings in various aspects of pharmacy.
- Participation in the field of scientific publications.
- Stage I : In the first five years, the student must successfully complete 178 credit hours (CH). These courses include: university compulsory requirements (18 CH), specialty compulsory requirements (151 CH), and specialty elective requirements (9 CH). The specialty courses include courses from general and biomedical sciences, and applied medical and pharmaceuticals sciences related to the pharmacy profession and clinical pharmacy. In addition, the student should finish his 1440 hours as training in community and hospital pharmacies.
- Stage II : In the sixth year of study, the student must successfully complete 32 credit hours as clinical clerkships in hospitals. Internship training including postings in specialty units. Student should independently provide the clinical pharmacy services to the allotted wards. In addition, the student should perform and present his graduation project in pharmaceutical and clinical fields.
- To earn a Bachelor degree in Pharm.D , a student must complete 211 credit hours. Theseinclude completion of University, College, Department compulsory and elective courses.
- spend a minimum of 6 years in the program.
First Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
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General Chemistry for Health Sciences |
3 |
10231114 |
General Chemistry for Health Sciences (lab) |
1 |
10231115 |
General Biology for Health Sciences |
3 |
7104101 |
Medical Physics |
3 |
7108101 |
Islamic Culture |
3 |
11000101 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
10216235 |
Total Credit Hours |
16 |
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First Year / Second Semester |
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English language 1(UR) |
3 |
11000103 |
Analytical Chemistry for Health Sciences |
4 |
7004004 |
Analytical Chemistry for Health Sciences (lab.) |
0 |
7004014 |
Introduction to Anatomy |
2 |
7101101 |
Principles of General & Metabolic Biochemistry |
3 |
7104210 |
Clinical Nutrition |
2 |
7106301 |
Pharmacy Ethics and Professionalism |
1 |
7227206 |
Total |
15 |
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First Year/ Summer Semester |
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English language 2 (UR) |
3 |
11000324 |
Introduction to Computer Science and Skills |
2 |
11000127 |
Arabic Language |
3 |
11000102 |
Total |
8 |
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Second Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
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Anatomy (thorax, abdomen, pelvis) |
3 |
7101102 |
Anatomy (thorax, abdomen, pelvis) Lab |
0 |
7101104 |
First aid |
1 |
7227102 |
General Microbiology |
3 |
7105403 |
General Microbiology (lab) |
1 |
7105404 |
Medical Physiology I |
4 |
7102201 |
Organic Chemistry I for Health Sciences |
3 |
10231236 |
Organic Chemistry I for Health Sciences (lab) |
1 |
10231239 |
Total |
16 |
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Second Year / Second Semester |
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Organic Chemistry II for Health sciences |
3 |
10231330 |
Pharmacology I |
4 |
7301301 |
Clinical Psychology |
3 |
7227301 |
Pathophysiology |
3 |
7103201 |
Physical Pharmacy 1 |
3 |
7304201 |
Total |
16 |
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First Year/ Summer Semester |
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Community Service |
1 |
11000108 |
Leadership and Communication Skills |
1 |
11000117 |
Palestinian Studies |
3 |
11000105 |
Total |
5 |
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Third Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
|
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Medicinal Chemistry I |
4 |
7303301 |
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Pharmacology II |
4 |
7301302 |
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Phytotherapy |
2 |
7303406 |
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Instrumental Analysis |
4 |
7303303 |
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Instrumental Analysis lab. |
0 |
7303313 |
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Communication Skills |
1 |
7302301 |
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Pharmaceutical Calculations |
2 |
7304504 |
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Total |
17 |
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Third Year / Second Semester |
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Pharmacotherapy I |
3 |
7301401 |
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Medicinal Chemistry II |
4 |
7303302 |
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Naturaceutical |
3 |
7303401 |
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Pharmaceutics I |
4 |
7304301 |
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Drug Information |
2 |
7301504 |
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Patient Education and Counseling |
1 |
7302302 |
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Total |
17 |
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Third Year / Summer Semester |
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Community Pharmacy Clerkship |
3 |
7302505 |
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Fourth Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
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Hospital Pharmacy |
3 |
7302506 |
Pharmacotherapy II |
3 |
7301402 |
Pharmaceutics II |
4 |
7304302 |
Pharmaceutical Care I |
3 |
7301403 |
Research Methods in Clinical Sciences |
2 |
7000401 |
Total |
15 |
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Fourth Year / Second Semester |
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Industrial Pharmacy |
3 |
7304401 |
Pharmacotherapy III |
3 |
7301501 |
Pharmacokinetics |
3 |
7304501 |
Pharmaceutical Care II |
2 |
7301404 |
Clinical Use of Antibiotics |
3 |
7301407 |
Total |
14 |
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Fourth Year / Summer Semester |
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Pharmacy D Research Project |
6 |
7000601 |
Total |
6 |
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Fifth Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
|
Pharmacy law and legalization |
1 |
7302501 |
Pharmacotherapy IV |
3 |
7301502 |
Clinical pharmacokinetics |
2 |
7304503 |
Clinical chemistry case study |
2 |
7103406 |
Pharmaceutical marketing and drug promotion |
1 |
7302502 |
Over the counter medications |
2 |
7302507 |
Elective course |
2 |
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Elective course |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Fifth Year / Second Semester |
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Pharmacotherapy V |
2 |
7301518 |
Compounding and dispensing Lab. |
1 |
7304406 |
Clinical toxicology cases |
3 |
7301408 |
Clinical pharmacotherapy and biochemistry cases |
2 |
7301519 |
Biotechnology product |
3 |
7304505 |
Elective course |
3 |
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Elective course |
1 |
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Total |
16 |
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Sixth Year / First Semester |
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Course Name
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CH
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Course No.
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Clerkship I |
8 |
7302508 |
Clerkship II |
8 |
7302509 |
Total |
16 |
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Sixth Year / Second Semester |
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Clerkship III |
8 |
7302601 |
Clerkship IV |
8 |
7302602 |
Total |
16 |
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Grading Scale for Pharm.D Courses
Grade in Letter |
Grade in % |
Grade in number |
Evaluation |
A |
90-100 |
4 |
Pass |
A- |
88-89.99 |
3.75 |
Pass |
B+ |
85-87.99 |
3.5 |
Pass |
B |
80-84.99 |
3.0 |
Pass |
B- |
76-79.99 |
2.75 |
Pass |
C+ |
72-75.99 |
2.5 |
Pass |
C |
70-71.99 |
2.0 |
Pass |
C- |
65-69.99 |
1.75 |
Pass |
D+ |
63-64.99 |
1.5 |
Pass |
D |
60-62.99 |
1.0 |
Pass |
D- |
45.99-59.99 |
0.75 |
Fail |
E |
0-44.99 |
0.0 |
Fail |
- The minimum passing mark for each course is 60%.
- A student who does not pass a course (achieved D- or below) is allowed to repeat the failed course up to two times.
- Students are allowed to retake a course (if they achieved a grade below C) to raise their grade point average (GPA).