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School Of Chemical & Life Sciences
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Course Aim | Course Structure | Course Module |
Course Prospects

The course equips students with:

  • knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences essential to clinical trials and pharmacy practice
  • a firm grounding in chemistry, cell biology, human biology, microbiology, biochemistry and immunology to provide a foundation for specialised topics including pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, patient-care skills, medical microbiology and pharmaceutical analysis
  • extensive knowledge in pharmacology
  • patient counselling techniques employed in pharmacy practices
  • thorough working knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and clinical research management
  • patient-care skills in clinical trials
  • a good understanding of the business concepts, marketing strategies and issues relating to the pharmaceutical industry
  • pharmaceutical analytical skills needed to perform quality assurance and control in pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • analytical, independent and collaborative learning, research, communication and interpersonal skills
  • awareness of the social and ethical issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry

Last updated on 7 Jan 2010 by Lawrence Zhuang

 



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