Master of Pharmacy (M Pharm) is a post-graduate Academic degree in the field of pharmacy. Since pharmaceutical industry is growing at a rapid pace, there is always great demand for candidates with higher education in the field of pharmacy.
M Pharm programme in India is offered as a post graduate course after completion of B Pharm degree. The M Pharm course is usually of two years duration with different specializations. The curriculum focuses on specialization like Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmacy Practice etc.
M.Pharm - The Course.
The college is offering M.Pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology. The PG students are provided with advanced research and lab facilities. The PG students are guided by well qualified and experienced Faculty Members.
Career and Higher Studies after M.Pharm
The candidates can opt their job in areas of Formulation, Research & Development, Analytical Pharmacist, Production Officer, Drugs Inspector(India),Regulatory Including Intellectual Property Rights Manager, Pharmaceutical testing and management and Academician. The post graduates have job openings in Government as well as private sector in India and abroad. After completing M.Pharm program, the aspirants can go for Ph.D and other higher studies
Eligibility for Admission
A Pass in the following examinations
a) B. Pharm Degree examination of an Indian university established by law in India from an institution approved by Pharmacy Council of India and has scored not less than 55 % of the maximum marks (aggregate of 4 years of B.Pharm.)
b) Every student, selected for admission to post graduate pharmacy program in any PCI approved institution should have obtained registration with the State Pharmacy Council or should obtain the same within one month from the date of his/her admission, failing which the admission of the candidate shall be cancelled.
Note: If the candidate had passed his/her qualifying degree (B.Pharm.) from universities other than Kerala University of Health sciences, it is mandatory to submit a migration certificate obtained from the respective university. For more details regarding the course. Please visit : www.kuhs.ac.in
Duration
The Course will be extended over a period of four semesters (2 years) including submission of dissertation (thesis).
How to Apply ?
The candidates shall apply online for the Pharm.D / B.Pharm / M.Pharm course. Refer admission notification in the website at the time of admission.
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSO’s)
Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm- Pharmaceutics)PSO1 : Student can gain profound knowledge in various branches of pharmaceutical sciences
PSO2 : Understand a core and basic knowledge pharmaceutical manufacturing
PSO3 : Impart knowledge and skills necessary for dose calculations, dose adjustments and to apply biopharmaceutics theories in practical problem solving
PSO4 : Pharmacological research including preclinical and clinical studies, italso impart knowledge and skills necessary for computer Applications in pharmaceutical research and development who want to understand the application of computers across the entire drug research and development process.
PSO5 : Herbal drug formulation and research as well as impart knowledge and skills necessary forthefundamental need for cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.
PSO6 : Impart knowledge on the area of advances in novel drug delivery systems, Pharmaceutical& herbal drug analysis clinical toxicology and toxicological analysis
PSO7 : To become faculty in pharmaceutical sciences with unmatched quality in excellence
PSO - (Programme Specific Outcome)
M. Pharm –PharmacologyPSO1 : Graduates will gain in depth knowledge about the drug action, drug delivery and advancement in analysis.
PSO2 : Graduates will be able to apply molecular techniques, bioanalytical methods in new drug designing, formulation, and carry out preclinical testing as per regulatory requirements
PSO3 : Graduates can design and participate in clinical research by following regulatory ethical guidelines and pharmacovigilance of target drugs with more emphasize on pharmaceutical care.
PSO4 : Create, select and apply appropriate resources such as modern, molecular and IT tools to predict, model and understand the behaviour of cellular systems activities and limitations.
PSO5 : Interpretation of biological variations related to drug action and application of pharmacometrics and genetic variations relating to therapeutics, clinical trial, pharmacy practiceand pharmacoeconomics.
PSO6 : Graduates will be able to follow pharmacopoeial standards and international guidelines to emphasize the significance of quality control and assurance in drug analysis and formulationdevelopment
PSO7 : Develop required skills in formulation and dispensing in catering to patient needs as well as overcoming potential incompatibilities in formulations
PSO8 : Impart basic knowledge and skills to practice quality use of medicines, in clinical practice, analysis of risk and benefits, and identify medication related problems.
PSO9 : To become faculty in pharmaceutical sciences with unmatched quality in excellence
PSO - (Programme Specific Outcome)
M. Pharm –Pharmaceutical ChemistryPSO1 : Graduate can learn with the fundamentals of analytical chemistry and principles of electrochemical analysis of drugs including their principles, titrations and analytical skills.
PSO2 : Graduate can learn with the monographs of inorganic drugs and pharmaceuticals.
PSO3 : Graduate can learn with general methods of preparation and reactions of some organic compounds
PSO4 : Graduate can learn various advanced analytical instrumental techniqes for identification, characterization and quantification of drugs. Instruments dealt are NMR, Mass spectrometer, IR, HPLC, GC etc.
PSO5 : Graduate can gain in-depth knowledge about advances in organic chemistry, different techniques of organic synthesis and their applications to process chemistry as well as drug discovery.
PSO6 : Graduate can impart knowledge about recent advances in the field of medicinal chemistry at the molecular level including different techniques for the rational drug design.
PSO7 : Graduate can gain detail knowledge about chemistry of medicinal compounds from natural origin and general methods of structural elucidation of such compounds.
PSO8 : Graduate can impart knowledge on the current state of the art techniques involved in computer assisted drug design
PSO9 : Graduate can develop synthetic routes that are safe, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and efficient. The subject is designed to impart knowledge on the development and optimization of a synthetic route/s and the pilot plant procedure for the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and new chemical entities (NCEs) for the drug development phase.
PSO10 : To become faculty in pharmaceutical sciences with unmatched quality in excellence