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