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Nelson Mandela University

Bachelor of Pharmacy

The Bachelor of Pharmacy in Health Professions is offered by Nelson Mandela University.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Bachelor of Pharmacy offered by the Nelson Mandela University at the Faculty of Health Sciences

The programme covers four main subject areas:• Pharmacology and Applied Therapeutics,
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
• Pharmaceutics, and
• Pharmacy Practice.

Research elective courses are offered in the final year of study. In order to register as a pharmacist with the South African Pharmacy Council, after obtaining the BPharm degree, students must successfully complete a one year internship and a one year compulsory community service. The internship year may be done in hospitals, community (retail) pharmacies, the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, or in academia if continuing with postgraduate studies.

Duration: The programme shall extend over at least four academic years of full-time study.

Currticulum

FIRTS YEAR:
Compulsory modules:

Pharmaceutical Chemistry 101

Physics for Pharmacists
Computing Fundamentals

Pharmacy People and Systems 122

Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacists 101

Physical Pharmacy

Organic Chemistry for Pharmacists

Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacists 102

Biochemistry for Pharmacists

SECOND YEAR:
Core modules:

Biochemistry for Pharmacists

Pharmaceutical Sciences 211

Pharmacy People and Systems 201

Pharmacology 201

Pharmacy People and Systems 202

Pharmacology 202

Clinical Pharmacy 212

Fundamental module:

Microbiology for Pharmacists

THIRD YEAR:
Compulsory modules:

Clinical Placement 300

Core modules:

Pharmaceutical Sciences 301

Pharmacyand the Professional Environment 301

Clinical Pharmacy 301

Clinical Pharmacy 311

Pharmacy and the Professional Environment 302

Clinical Pharmacy 302

Clinical Pharmacy 312

Clinical Pharmacy 322

FOURTH YEAR
Compulsory modules:

Pharmaceutical Sciences 401 

Pharmacy and the Professional Environment 401 

Clinical Pharmacy 401 

Pharmaceutical Science 402 

Pharmacy and the Professional Environment 402 

Clinical Placement 400 

Elective modules: select one of the following:

Pharmacy Research Project

Pharmacy Select Topics