Admission Qualification

To be eligible for M.Sc. in Clinical Pharmacy, candidates must;

i. Have Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from a recognized university

ii. Have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the university’s admission test and interview where applicable.

Graduation Requirements

i. Course work: Candidates are expected to take and pass all the core courses and elective courses from outside the department as prescribed by the department. Candidates should take elective courses relevant to their area of research interest in consultation with their supervisors. Candidates must earn a minimum of 42 credit units of course work.

ii. Assessment: Assessment includes both continuous assessment and written examinations, which shall be given for every course at the end of each semester. The total score obtainable for any course is 100%, which comprise of Continuous Assessment (40%) and Final Examination (60%). Each course shall normally be completed and examined at the end of the semester in which it is offered. A written examination shall normally have a maximum of 3 hours duration for each course. The minimum pass mark for each course work is 50% (C).

iii. M.Sc. Seminar: Candidates are to present seminar each semester including research proposal, progress report, and final project presentation, on other current relevant topics/recent advances in Clinical Pharmacy to the research area. The minimum pass mark for seminar is 50% (C).

iv. M.Sc. Thesis: At the end of the course the student shall produce a thesis to be defended before a panel of internal and external examiners. The Thesis shall carry 6 (six) credit units. The minimum pass mark for thesis is 50% (C).