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Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Pharmacy Practice

About this program

The program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals and fresh graduates who want to enhance their qualifications to equip themselves to handle responsibilities in the field of Pharmacy Practice/Clinical Pharmacy. The courses planned in the program will help the professionals to become effective leaders and critically analyse the cases in clinical settings both in government and private sectors.

The program’s main objectives are to impart knowledge, skills and values to practice the profession of Pharmacy across the globe, to provide skills in the field of Pharmacy practice for improved patient and pharmaceutical care, and to help students become life- long learners and solution seekers in the field of Pharmacy Practice.

Career Opportunities

  • Clinical Pharmacists
  • Hospital Pharmacists
  • Research and Development
  • Drug Information Experts
  • Academia
  • Consultant Pharmacists in Industry and regulatory Bodies

Awards

Students who successfully complete 35 credit hours will be awarded Postgraduate Diploma Degree in Advanced Pharmacy Practice by National University of Science & Technology.

Academic partnership:

School of Pharmacy
West Virginia University, USA

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Entry Requirements

General Admission Requirements:

  • A.1 A bachelor’s degree in pharmacy / Pharm. D from a recognized university by the MoHERI.
  • A.2 A cumulative Grade Points Average (cGPA) of 2.0 or above on the scale of 4.00.
  • A.3 Minimum of IELTS band 6.0 or TOEFL with a minimum score of 550 (213 for computer-based test). Students with IELTS scores of 5.0 and 5.5 must attend English course (PQP) before joining the program.
  • A.4 The application has to be approved by NU Graduate Admission Committee.

Admission requirements for experienced applicants:

Experienced applicants who do not have a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy/Pharm. D degree but have work experience in the field of Pharmacy can apply for the program if meeting the following criteria:

  • B.1 The applicant’s age shall not be less than 25 years when submitting the application.
  • B.2 The applicant must have 6 years of work experience related to Pharmacy field.
  • B.3 The applicant must have 2 years or 60 credit hours diploma after the General Education General Certificate or its equivalent.
  • B.4 The practical experience should be in the field of Pharmacy.
  • B.5 The applicant must have attended a number of training, vocational or educational courses in the field of Pharmacy.
  • B.6 The applicants without a Bachelor’s or Pharm.D degree may apply if they are at least 25 years old, have six years of relevant pharmacy experience, hold a two-year post-secondary diploma, possess practical pharmacy experience, and have completed related training or educational courses.

Duration of study:

One year (3 semesters)    Total of 35 Credit Hours

Mode Of Study:

Full Time (Afternoon and Evening sessions)

Fees:

For Omanis and residents:  150 OR/ credit. (Total 5250 OR)

For International students:  160 OR/ credit. (Total 5600 OR)

Postgraduate Admission contact details:

GSM: 79161001
landline: 24536165  Ext 212/213
Email Address: [email protected]

Program Manager details (for technical queries about the Program):

Landlines:   24235046,  24235022,  24235090

Emails:    [email protected], [email protected],  [email protected]