Old Curriculum

Bylaws for Students enrolled 2009 till 2011

The Faculty of Pharmacy offers a five-year program (10 semesters) leading to a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree.

Courses:

• Total Credit Hours = 170 Credit Hours, Total No. of Courses = 59 courses.
  
  
• University Requirements Courses = 12 Credit Hours equivalent to 4 courses.
  
  
• Faculty Requirements Courses = 158 Credit Hours equivalent to 55 courses.
  
  
  1. Pharmaceutical Technology = 24 Credit Hours (9 courses) {PHT}
     
     
  2. Pharmacognosy = 8 Credit Hours (2 courses) {PHG}
     
     
  3. Pharmacology and Toxicology = 43 Credit Hours (14 courses) {PHL}
     
     
  4. Pharmaceutical Chemistry = 25 Credit Hours (8 courses) {PHC}
     
     
  5. Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy = 34 Credit Hours (14 courses) {PHP}
     
     
  6. Microbiology = 12 Credit Hours (4 courses) {MIC}
     
     
  7. 12 Credit Hours equivalent to 4 Faculty elective courses.
     
     
     

University Requirements

The core curriculum sets a foundation of general education in the social sciences and humanities. All undergraduate students are required to study the following courses:

1. 6 credit hours equivalent to 2 required courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ENG 100	English for Academic Purposes	–	3
   2	ENG 101	Freshman I	ENG 100	3

   
   
   

2. Students also select 2 of the following University Requirements Courses.
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	ARB 102 *	Arabic as a Foreign Language I	–	3
   2	ARB 105	Arabic  Composition & Style I	–	3
   3	ARB 202 *	Arabic as a Foreign Language II	–	3
   4	ARB 205	Arabic  Composition & Style II	–	3
   5	ARB 302 *	Arabic as a Foreign Language III	–	3
   6	ART 101	Introduction to Applied Arts	–	3
   7	ARS 101	Modern Arabic Literature	–	3
   8	BUS 103	Principles of Business Administration	–	3
   9	BUS 201	Business Communication	–	4
   10	COM 200	Desktop Publishing	–	3
   11	COM 223	History of Egyptian Press	–	3
   12	COM 313	Media Management	–	3
   13	COM 442	Special Topics in Public Relations	–	3
   14	ECN 102	Principles of Macroeconomics	–	3
   15	EDU 100	Study Skills	–	3
   16	ENG 200	English Conversation	–	3
   17	ENG 203	Introduction to World Literature	–	3
   18	ENG 424	Technical Writing	–	3
   19	FRE 101	French I	–	3
   20	GER 101	German I	–	3
   21	HIS 101	History of Ancient Egypt	–	3
   22	HIS 102	History of Islamic Egypt	–	3
   23	HIS 106	Modern History of Egypt	–	3
   24	MRK 109	Principles of Marketing	–	3
   25	MUS 103	Introduction to Music	–	3
   26	PHI 202	Contemporary Thought	–	3
   27	POL 200	Intro. to Political Science & Int’l Relations	–	3
   28	PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	–	3
   29	PSY 104	Social Psychology	–	3
   30	REM 200	Introduction to Research Methods	–	4
   31	SOC 101	Arab Societies	–	3
   32	SOC 102	Environmental Awareness	–	3
   33	SOC 103	Principle of Sociology	–	3
   34	SOC 105	Multidisciplinary Studies	–	3
   35	SOC 106	Contemporary Issues	–	3
   36	SOC 204	Computer Application for Social Sciences	–	3
   37	THT 101	Introduction to Theatre	–	3

   
   
   

N.B. If a student is directly placed into Freshman I (ENG 101) then the
English for Academic Purposes (ENG 100) course will be
replaced by one of the University Requirements courses.

All courses marked with “*” are offered only for non Arabic speakers.

Faculty Requirements

The Faculty requirements include 55 required courses (158 Credit Hours).

Required Courses

1. Pharmaceutical Technology Courses
   
   Number of courses 9, number of credit hours 24
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	PHT 111	Pharmaceutics I	–	3
   2	PHT 151	Mathematics	–	2
   3	PHT 212	Physical Pharmacy	–	3
   4	PHT 213	Pharmaceutics II	–	3
   5	PHT 314	Pharmaceutics III	PHT 111	2
   6	PHT 315	Rx. Kinetics & Drug Stability	PHT 151 – PHT 212	2
   7	PHT 416	Biopharmaceutics .& Pharmacokinetics	PHT 315	3
   8	PHT 521	Pharmaceutical Quality Control	PHT 315	3
   9	PHT 522	Industrial Pharmacy	PHT 213	3

   
   
   

2. Pharmacognosy Courses
   
   Number of courses 2, number of credit hours 8
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	PHG 211	Pharmacognosy	–	4
   2	PHG 221	Phytochemistry	PHC 213	4

   
   
   

3. Pharmacology and Toxicology Courses
   
   Number of courses 14, number of credit hours 43
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	PHL 100	Biology	–	3
   2	PHL 101	Anatomy & Histology	–	3
   3	PHL 211	Physiology & Pathophysiology I	PHL 100	3
   4	PHL 212	Physiology & Pathophysiology II	PHL 100	3
   5	PHL 313	Physiology & Pathophysiology III	PHL 211	2
   6	PHL 321	Pharmacology I	PHL 211	3
   7	PHL 322	Pharmacology II	PHL 321	4
   8	PHL 351	Biochemistry & Molecular. Biology I	PHL 211	3
   9	PHL 352	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology II	PHL 351	4
   10	PHL 423	Pharmacology III	PHL 321	4
   11	PHL 424	Clinical Pharmacology	PHL 423	4
   12	PHL 441	Toxicology	PHL322	3
   13	PHL 453	Clinical Biochemistry	PHL352	3
   14	PHL 524	First Aid	–	1

   
   
   

4. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Courses
   
   Number of courses 8, number of credit hours 25
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	PHC 101	General Chemistry and Physical Chemistry	–	4
   2	PHC 111	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I	–	4
   3	PHC 112	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II	PHC 111	3
   4	PHC 121	Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry	PHC 101	3
   5	PHC 213	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III	PHC 112	2
   6	PHC 222	Instrumental Analysis	PHC 121	3
   7	PHC 331	Medicinal Chemistry I	PHC 213	3
   8	PHC 332	Medicinal Chemistry II	PHC 213	3

   
   
   

5. Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy Courses
   
   Number of courses 14, number of credit hours 34
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	PHP 201	Medical Terminology	–	1
   2	PHP 321	Community Pharmacy	–	2
   3	PHP 322	Hospital Pharmacy	–	2
   4	PHP 411	Pharmacy Management Promotion & Drug Marketing.	–	3
   5	PHP 423	Adv. Community & Hospital Phr.	PHP 321 – PHP 322	2
   6	PHP 431	Intro. to Drug Information	–	1
   7	PHP 432	Advanced Drug Information	PHP 431	2
   8	PHP 441	Pharmacotherapy I	PHL 313	4
   9	PHP 512	Health care & Pharmacoeconomics	–	2
   10	PHP 513	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	–	1
   11	PHP 542	Pharmacotherapy II	PHP 441	4
   12	PHP 543	Pharmacotherapy III	PHP 441	4
   13	PHP 544	Clinical Assessment	–	3
   14	PHP 545	Outcomes Design & Assessment	–	3

   
   
   

6. Microbiology Courses
   
   Number of courses 4, number of credit hours 12
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MIC 211	Microbiology	PHL 100	3
   2	MIC 312	Immunology	MIC 211	2
   3	MIC 313	Medical Microbiology	MIC 211	3
   4	MIC 514	Phr. Microbiology & Biotechnology	MIC 211	4

   
   
   
   

Elective Courses

1. 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective courses 
   Students must select 4 of the following elective courses
   
   

   Serial No.	Course Code	Course Name	Pre-requisite	Credit Hrs.
   1	MIC 515	Public Health	MIC 211	3
   2	MIC 516	Diagnostic Microbiology	MIC 211	3
   3	PHC 523	Food Analysis	PHC 121	3
   4	PHC 524	Quality in the Pharmaceutical Lab	PHC 222	3
   5	PHC 533	Drug Design	PHC 332	3
   6	PHG 512	Prod. Of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants	PHG 211	3
   7	PHL 542	Drug Abuse	PHL 322	3
   8	PHL 554	Clinical Nutrition	PHL 352	3
   9	PHP 546	Clinical Pharmacokinetics	PHT 416	3