Admission Requirements

For the PhD programme, candidates should have a Master’s degree in Pharmacology or in a related biomedical subject such as Physiology and Biochemistry from a recognized University. Candidates with Physiology or Biochemistry degrees must possess a PGD in Pharmacology. Candidates with Master’s Degree in Pharmacology are not normally required to undertake course work. All others are required to undertake course work. Candidates who have not undertaken full undergraduate pharmacology courses are required to remedy these deficiencies prior to commencement of PG courses in Pharmacology.

Graduation Requirement

i. Successful completion of all required courses, internal courses, internal assessment and external defense of dissertation.

ii. Candidate must have earned the required number of credit units

iii. Submission of the Graduation Application Form (GAF 10.4) to the School of Postgraduate Studies not later than two weeks after date of certification.

iv. Submission of 8 signed and bound copies of dissertation to the school of Postgraduate Studies through the Head of Department of distribution to the University Main Library, School of Postgraduate Studies, members of Supervisory Committee, the Department and the student.