Graduate Program – Masters’ Degree of Pharmaceutical Sciences
July 30, 2025 2025-08-02 12:06Graduate Program – Masters’ Degree of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate Program
College of Pharmacy Diploma Program Details
Study Courses and Credit Hours:
Diploma in Clinical Nutrition:
Diploma in Quality Assurance and Control of Medicines:
Diploma in Toxicology and Forensic Chemistry:
Diploma of Cosmetics:
- The study is based on the credit hour system and the students complete 30 credit hours over 3 semesters within one academic year, distributed as follows:
- The fall semester which includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the major field plus1credit hour of university requirement.
- The spring semester which includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the major field plus1credit hour of university requirement.
- The summer semester which includes registering 4 credit hours in exchange for conducting a small research project or submitting a scientific article or completing a 4-6 week internship in a pharmaceutical institution, a specialized laboratory, or in a pharmaceutical company.
- The F wall semester begins on the third Saturday of September.
- The spring semester begins on the second Saturday of February. The study in both semesters includes a comprehensive 15-week study of practical, theoretical and final written and oral
- The summer semester begins on the first Saturday of July, and the study takes 6 weeks
Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy “Clinical Pharmacy”, a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (PharmD) or a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (pharmD- Clinical pharmacy) or its equivalent from one of the universities recognized by the Supreme Council of Universities are accepted if they meet the following admission requirements:
- Obtaining the required academic degree with at least a pass grade
- Admission Form
- Bachelor’s degree
- Birth certificate (or an official extract thereof)
- Military service status for male applicants, including a certificate of completion of military service, exemption, or temporary deferment.
- A written declaration stating the applicant is not enrolled in any other postgraduate program at any educational institution in the Arab Republic of Egypt during the study period.
- Four recent passport- sized photographs
- Evidence of payment of tuition fees
- Academic advisor’s approval for course registration, using the designated form.
- Registration is not permitted after the first week of classes in Fall and Spring semesters, or after the first week of the Summer semester
- A declaration from the student to study full-time for at least 3 days a week and attend more than 75% of the practical and theoretical sessions according to the announced schedules
- First: Fall semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | ||
1 |
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2 | Nutrition-support in special cases-1 | [3] | ||
3 | Nutrition-support in Life-style | [3] | ||
4 | Enteral and parenteral nutrition | [3] | ||
5 | Scientific thinking and research skills | [1] | ||
- Second: The Spring semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | ||
1 |
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2 | Nutrition-support in special cases-2 | [3] | ||
3 | Obesity and Malnutrition | [3] | ||
4 | Advanced nutrition | [3] | ||
5 | Research Ethics | [1] | ||
- Third: Summer Semester
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Accomplish a small research project or essay | 4 credit hours | |
2 | Spend a period in one of the hospitals, specialized centers, pharmaceutical institutions or specialized laboratory | 30 training hours | |
First: The Fall semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Current Good Manufacturing Practice | [3] | |
2 | Quality Assurance and Pharmaceutical | [3] | |
3 | Process Validation | [3] | |
4 | Advanced Instrumental Analysis | [3] | |
5 | Microbiological Quality Assurance and Controlof Pharmaceutical products | [1] | |
- Second: Spring Semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Basic Concepts of Pharmaceutical Analysis | [3] | |
2 | Pharmaceutical and Biological Applications Analytical | [3] | |
3 | Quality Control and Stability of Pharmaceutical Products | [3] | |
4 | Quality control of Natural Products | [3] | |
5 | Research Ethics | [1] | |
- Third: Summer Semester
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Completion of a small research project or essay | 4 credit hours | |
2 | Training period in a Hospital, Specialized Center, Pharmaceutical Institution or Specialized Laboratory | 30 training hours | |
First: The Fall semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Forensic Toxicology | [3] | |
2 | Legislation of Drugs | [3] | |
3 | Chemistry of Psychiatric and Narcotic Drugs | [3] | |
4 | Forensic Natural Products | [3] | |
5 | Scientific Thinking and Research Skills | [1] | |
- Second: Spring Semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Spectroscopic Characterization of Abused Drugs | [3] | |
2 | Advanced Instrumentation in Forensic Sciences | [3] | |
3 | Clinical Toxicology | [3] | |
4 | Molecular Biology and Blood Analysis Techniques | [3] | |
5 | Research Ethics | [1] | |
- Third: Summer Semester
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Completion of a small research project or essay | 4 credit hours | |
2 | Spending a period in one of the hospitals, specialized centers, pharmaceutical institutions or specialized laboratory | 30 training hours | |
- First: Fall semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Technology of Cosmetic Products (1) | [3] | |
2 | Natural Products in Cosmetics | [3] | |
3 | Transdermal Medical Studies. | [3] | |
4 | Microbial Quality Control of Cosmetics. | [3] | |
5 | Scientific Thinking and Research Skills | [1] | |
- Second: Spring semester includes the registration of 12 credit hours in the specialization in addition to one hour of university requirement:
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Technology of Cosmetic Products (2) | [3] | |
2 | Laws and Legislations of Cosmetics | [3] | |
3 | Quality Control of Cosmetics | [3] | |
4 | Miscellaneous Cosmetic and Personal Care Products | [3] | |
5 | Research Ethics | [1] | |
- Third: Summer Semester
No. | Course Title | Number of Credit Hours | |
1 | Completion of a small research project or essay | 4 credit hours | |
2 | Spending a period in one of the hospitals, specialized centers, pharmaceutical institutions or specialized laboratory | 30 training hours | |
