DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY (D.PHARM)

1. Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO1: Students should pursue lifelong learning in pharmacy with an emphasis on more relevant, modern, and hands-on laboratory experience in order to successfully compete in the regional, national, and international pharmaceutical industries
• PEO2: To offer a broad, cutting-edge pharmaceutical education with solid foundations to support the various facets of the pharmaceutical industry.
• PEO3: To cultivate entrepreneurial and leadership qualities in aspiring pharmacy professionals.
• PEO4: The students are expected to instill in them a feeling of social duty, ethics, moral principles, and the authenticity of human touch.

2. Program Outcomes (POs)

After completing the B.Pharm course the students will have:

• PO1 Pharmacy Knowledge: Possess knowledge and comprehension of the core and basic knowledge associated with the profession of pharmacy, including biomedical sciences; Pharmaceutical sciences; behavioral, social, and administrative pharmacy sciences; and manufacturing practices.
• PO2 Drug Formulation and Development: Understand and apply the principles of drug design, formulation, manufacturing, and quality assurance in the preparation of pharmaceutical products.
• PO3: Planning Abilities: Demonstrate effective planning abilities including time management, resource management, delegation skills and organizational skills. Develop and Implement plans and organize work to meet deadlines
• PO4: Problem analysis: Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, clearly and critically, while solving problems and making decisions during daily practice. Find, analyse, evaluate and apply information systematically and shall make defensible decisions.
• PO5: Modern tool usage: Learn, select, and apply appropriate methods and procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.
• PO6: Leadership skills: Understand and consider the human reaction to change, motivation issues, leadership and team-building when planning changes required for fulfilment of practice, professional and societal responsibilities. Assume participatory roles as responsible citizens or leadership roles when appropriate to facilitate improvement in health and wellbeing.
• PO7: Professional Identity: Understand, analyse and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (e.g. health care professionals, promoters of health, educators, managers, employers, employees).
• PO8: Pharmaceutical Ethics: Honour personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts. Demonstrate behaviour that recognizes cultural and personal variability in values, communication and lifestyles. Use ethical frameworks; apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.
• PO9: Communication: Communicate effectively with the pharmacy community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation, and give and receive clear instructions.
• PO10: The Pharmacist and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledgeto assess societal, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.
• PO11: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional pharmacy solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
• PO12: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.Self-access and use feedback effectively from others to identify learning needs and to satisfy these needs on an on-going basis.

3. Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

• PSO1: Graduates in pharmacy will be familiar with the basics of creating both traditional and innovative pharmaceutical dosage forms, as well as how to dispense them and the most recent developments in the field of pharmaceutical product development.
• PSO2: The graduates will gain the capacity to plan, carry out, and evaluate a variety of analytical studies and reports that the pharmaceutical industry uses for drug development, formulation design, production, and other related processes.
• PSO3: Graduates in pharmacy will have a basic understanding of the ethics related to the pharmacy profession as well as a comprehension of the various regulations that regulate various elements of the pharmaceutical industry.

The course is designed as per the UGC – CBCS scheme. The detailed course structure of the course can be downloaded from the following link:

Pedagogy

SBU has a firm belief in providing/rendering holistic education to develop competitive managerial skills and knowledge to the students. At SBU, the future Technocrats are shaped and groomed through rigorous and frequent activities aiming at continuous industry interaction and practical exposure such as:

• Class-Room Lectures
• Well-equipped Laboratories
• Research and Simulation
• Case Studies/ Discussions
• Guest Lectures
• Seminars and Workshops
• Projects and Assignments

Eligibility

The candidate should have passed the 10+2 examination of any recognized Board in India with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% aggregate marks for SC/ST/PwD) in English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Mathematics.