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Pharmacy
College/Institution: CHS

Department/School/Center: School of Pharmacy

Program title: Bachelor of Pharmacy

Program duration (in years): Five (5) for regular

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS: ECTS – 310

Mode of delivery: Regular

Program Objectives:

General Objectives: the general objective of the B.Pharm

Program is to train highly qualified pharmacists who fulfill the
essential, minimum common expectations of health care
systems worldwide while fulfilling local needs.

Graduates would be expected to have the required

knowledge, skill, attitude and behavior to support the health
care system and respond to patient needs, work in hospital
and community pharmacies, drug manufacturing, import and
wholesale companies, public health services, academic
institutions, pharmaceutical research, drug regulatory body
and quality control organizations.

Specific Objectives

To train manpower that is more patient-oriented

while still having a broad pharmaceutical
knowledge that can easily adapt to working in any
of the pharmaceutical services of the country;
To provide practice-based training so that future
pharmacists acquire problem-solving skills;
To facilitate and assist in the transfer and
adaptation of pharmaceutical knowledge.

Admission requirements

Regular Program

Students who complete Ethiopian high school

education and fulfill the entrance qualification
assessments.
Applicants with foreign high school education of
equivalent level to the Ethiopian high school
education, as determined by the Ministry of
Education, and who satisfy entrance requirements.

Special Admission

Special admissions into some programs may be

granted to attract potentially resourceful candidates
such as those that can perform extraordinarily;
A student who has successfully finished a set of
particular modules which entitle him/her to a
degree may also peruse other related modules and
earn another degree continuously. Detailed
guidelines shall be worked out by the concerned
body;
Private applicants who fulfill admission
requirements for regular students and produce
evidence of financial support to cover tuition fees
and other expenses may apply for admission into
the regular program. The Registrar’s office shall
set guidelines for such admissions which would be
reviewed periodically and approved by the Senate.
A student who has completed a minimum of one
academic year of study in good academic standing
in an Ethiopian institution of higher education or in
a foreign institution recognized by the Ministry of
Education or has a diploma in the same or related
field if applying for admission into a degree
program from an institution of higher learning may
also be admitted by the university.

Graduation requirement – a student enrolled in the

B.Pharm degree program is eligible for graduation if and only
if he/she:

Has taken all the required modules for the program

which is a total of 310 ECTS;
Obtained a minimum CGPA and MGPA of 2.00;
Passes the written and oral comprehensive exams
of the program;
Passes the comprehensive exam to sit for external
examination administered by external examiners;
Has No ‘F‘ grade in any course, and does not
score less than ‘ C‘ grade in any course of core
and supportive modules;
Pass successfully and complete
clerkship/professional practice program;
Has carried out a student research project on a
selected and agreed topic of research problem and
scored a minimum of ‘ C’ grade.

List of modules
Module Module Module Name Module Course Nam
No category Code
01 General Basic English Skill Enla- Communicat
M1013 English Skill
Basic Writing
02 General General Psychology Sshm- General Psyc
M1024
Civics & Ethics CESt- Civics & Ethi
M1023
03 Basic Biomedical sciences-I Biom- Human anato
module M1033 histology
Human Phys
Human Phys
04 Basic Chemistry Chem- Fundamenta
M1043 Organic chem
Practical Org
chemistry
Analytical Ch

Analytical ch
lab
05 Basic Biomedical sciences-II Biom- Biochemistry
module M1053 Biochemistry

Microbiology,
Immunology
Parasitology
06 Basic Biostatistics and Com- Biostatistics
Epidemiology H2060
Epidemiology

07 Core Introductory Pharmacy Phar- Introduction t

Module M2071 pharmacy
Pharmaceuti
calculations
08 Core Pharmacognosy and Phar- Chemistry of
Alternative Medicine M2081 products
Pharmacogn
Complement
alternative m
09 Core Dosage form Sciences Phar- Integrated ph
M2091 pharmacy an
pharmaceutic
Integrated ph
pharmacy an
pharmaceutic
10 Core Pharmacology Module Phar- Pharmacolog
M2101 Pharmacolog

Applied toxic
11 Core Medicinal Chemistry Phar- Medicinal che
M2111 Medicinal che

12 Core Pharmaceutical Phar- Pharmaceuti

Analysis M3121 analysis-I
Pharmaceuti
analysis-II
13 Core Pharmaceutical Phar- Industrial pha
Technology M3131 Immunologic
biological pro
14 Core Social and Phar- Health servic
administrative M3141 management
pharmacy module policies
Introduction t
pharmacoeco
Medical supp
equipments a
reagents
Drug supply
management
Pharmaceuti
promotion an
marketing
15 Core Biopharmaceutics and Phar- Biopharmace
Clinical M3151 Clinical
Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokin
16 Core Pharmacotherapeutics Phar- Integrated
Module M4161 therapeutics-
Integrated
therapeutics-
Integrated
therapeutics-
Integrated
therapeutics-
17 Core Pharmacy practice Phar- Drug informa
module M4171 Communicat
for pharmacis
Pharmacy law
ethics
Pharmacy pr
Pharmacy pr
First aid
Nutrition

18 Core/ Introduction to Phar- Introduction t

Elective pharmacoepidemiology M5182 pharmacoepi
Phytochemistry Phar- Phytochemis
M5182
Pharmaceutical Phar- Pharmaceuti
Manufacturing M5183 Manufacturin
Pharmacogenetics Phar- Pharmacoge
M5184
Pharmaceutical quality Phar- Pharmaceuti
control & Quality M5185 control & Qua
assurance assurance

Dru
19 Core Pharmacy clerkship I Phar-M5191 Amb
Inte
Gyn
Plan
Eme
Sur
20 Core Pharmacy clerkship II Phar-M5192 Com
Dru
Hos
Ped
21 Core/ Pharmaceutical industry Phar-M5201 Pha
Elective Pharmaceutical quality Phar-M5202 Pha
control
Pharmaceutical regulatory Phar-M5203 Pha
attachment
Ophthalmology and ENT Phar-M5204 Oph
Clerkship
Oncology and Phar-M5205 Onc
Hematology Pharmacy
Dermatology Clerkship Phar-M5206 Der
Psychiatry Clerkship Phar-M5197 Psy
Nuclear Pharmacy Phar-M5208 Nuc
22 Core Pharmaceutical Research Phar-M5211 Res

Stud
23 Core Team Training Program Com- Tea
HM5221

Total ECTS

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