The candidates eligible for admission into the programme shall fulfil the following conditions:-
Be in possession of a bachelor of pharmacy degree from the university of Nairobi or any other institution recognized by the University of Nairobi's Senate and for this purpose the degree should be registrable by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.
Shall have completed one year of intern-ship in an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
The course is a full time program extending over two years. In the first year the students will study pharmaceuticals analysis by Course work and Examination. The second second year in a specified area and writing up of a Master's thesis.
Candidates shall be required to give and attend seminars,as prescribed through the coursework period for al the courses.
Course outline
Year 1 of studies
The Master of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Analysis candidates will be required to complete satisfactorily all the eight Courses, which will be offered as outlined below.
All the courses are compulsory.
In addition, before the end of the first year of study, students shall submit and obtain approval of their research proposal.
Course Title
Thermal and electrochemical methods, Biological methods, Chromatograthic methods, Spectroscopic methods, Research methodology, Drug information and Biostatistics, Synthetic methods, Computer applications and Pharmacy Management, Pharmaceutical manufacturing practices.
The second year will be devoted to research, seminars and thesis preparation.
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