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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF MEDICINE & SURGERY
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
B. PHARM. (HONS)
PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
FOR THE COURSES OFFERED
DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012
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CONTENTS
LIST OF PERMANENT ACADEMIC STAFF
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B.PHARM. (HONS) COURSE REGULATIONS
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SUBJECT CO-ORDINATORS
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LIST OF STUDY UNITS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT
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LIST OF STUDY UNITS OFFERED BY OTHER FACULTIES
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PRAOGRAMME OF STUDIES
YEAR TWO
YEAR THREE
YEAR FOUR
YEAR FIVE
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
YEAR TWO
YEAR THREE
YEAR FOUR
YEAR FIVE
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LIST OF PERMANENT ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
Lilian M. Azzopardi
Associate Professor and Head of Department
Victor Ferrito
Professor
Anthony Serracino Inglott
Professor
Edwina Brejza
Senior Lecturer
Bernard Coleiro
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Maurice Zarb Adami
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Claire Shoemake
Lecturer
Lilian Wismayer
Lecturer (Part-Time)
Alison Anastasi
Assistant Lecturer (Part-Time)
Claire Copperstone
Assistant Lecturer (Part-Time)
Marise Gauci
Assistant Lecturer (Part-Time)
Louise Grech
Assistant Lecturer (Part-Time)
Mary Ann Sant-Fournier
Assistant Lecturer (Part-Time)
Owen Farrugia
Visiting Assistant Lecturer
Stephen Ferrito
Visiting Assistant Lecturer
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B.PHARM. (HONS.) COURSE BYE-LAWS
Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate
Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons) under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5) and 31(6) of the Education
Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated the following
bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in virtue of the powers
conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the
Senate of the University of Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act:
Citation and Interpretation
1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General
Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the degree of Bachelor of
Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine
and Surgery.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires "the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery;
"the Course" means the programme of studies leading to the degree of Bachelor of
Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons);
"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons);
and
"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate
Awards, 2004.
Applicability
2. These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2003 or later.
Area of Study
3. The Degree may be awarded in Pharmacy as the Main Honours area of study.
Special Course Requirements for Admission
For courses commencing up to October 2011:
4. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apartfrom
satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission
Regulations of the University, be in possession of the special course requirements listed
hereunder:
(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Chemistry; and
(b) one pass at Advanced Matriculation Level and one pass at Intermediate Matriculation
Level, in both cases at Grade C or better, in two subjects chosen from Applied or Pure
Mathematics, Biology, Computing, English, Philosophy, Physics.
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For courses commencing in October 2012 or later:
4. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from
satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission
Regulations of the University, be in possession of the special course requirements listed
hereunder:
(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Chemistry;
(b) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in one of the following
subjects: Biology, Computing, English, Philosophy, Physics; and
(c) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C in Pure Mathematics.
Course Duration
5. The Course shall extend over a period of five years of full-time study.
Course Programme
6. The programme of studies for the Course shall be published in accordance with the
provisions of the Principal Regulations, after approval by Senate, and shall include:
(a) theoretical and practical training in the following subjects:
· Plant and animal biology;
· Physics;
· General and inorganic chemistry;
· Organic chemistry;
· Analytical chemistry;
· Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, including analysis of medicinal products;
· General and applied biochemistry;
· Anatomy, histology and physiology, medical terminology;
· Microbiology;
· Pharmacy Practice;
· Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy;
· Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmaceutics;
· Toxicology;
· Pharmacognosy;
· Legislation and professional ethics;
(b) at least six months of in-service training in a pharmacy open to the public or in a
hospital under the supervision of the pharmaceutical department of that hospital; and
(c) a dissertation on an aspect of practical pharmacy approved by the Head of Department.
Classification of the Award
7. The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree shall be based on
the results obtained in each year of the Course, which shall be weighted according to the
following criteria:
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First Year Average Mark - 10%
Second Year Average Mark - 10%
Third Year Average Mark - 10%
Fourth Year Average Mark - 20%
Fifth Year Average Mark - 50%.
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20 April 2011
http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/faculties/ms/bpharmh-2005
Last Updated: 10 September 2010
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SUBJECT CO-ORDINATORS
PHARMACY PRACTICE
Anthony Serracino Inglott
Lilian M. Azzopardi
PHARMACEUTICS
Anthony Serracino Inglott
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
Claire Shoemake
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LIST OF STUDY UNITS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
PHARMACY PRACTICE MODULE
YEAR II
PHR 2103
PHR 2105
PHR 2109
PHR 2018
Pharmacy Practice II
Aspects of Nutrition
Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacy Ethics
Pharmacy Practice Project I
16
19
20
22
Pharmacy Practice III
Pharmacotherapeutics
Pharmacy Practice Project II
33
36
38
Pharmacy Practice Project III
Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Administration
Hospital Pharmacy
Clinical Analysis
Industrial Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice IV
The Pharmacist in Society
52
54
56
57
58
59
60
68
Pharmacy Practice V
Pharmacy Practice Project IV
71
73
YEAR III
PHR 3106
PHR 3108
PHR 3115
YEAR IV
PHR 4120
PHR 4401
PHR 4404
PHR 4444
PHR 4445
PHR 4446
PHR 4112
PHR 4110
YEAR V
PHR 4514
PHR 4123
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PHARMACEUTICS MODULE
YEAR II
PHR 2304
PHR 2036
Pharmaceutics II
Pharmaceutical Kinetics and Stability Testing
26
30
Pharmaceutical Formulations
Pharmacognosy and Natural Products
Pharmaceutics III
Pharmacoeconomics
and
Management
Pharmacy
43
46
57
49
YEAR III
PHR 3307
PHR 3208
PHR 3306
PHR 3340
in
YEAR IV
PHR 4308
Pharmaceutics IV
62
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY MODULE
YEAR II
PHR 2026
PHR 2203
Medicinal Chemistry I
Pharmaceutical Analysis I
24
28
Pharmaceutical Analysis and Medicinal Chemistry II
Total Quality Systems I
40
50
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Total Quality Systems II
Medicinal Chemistry III
55
64
65
YEAR III
PHR 3205
PHR 3030
YEAR IV
PHR 4402
PHR 4211
PHR 4311
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LIST OF STUDY UNITS OFFERED BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
CHEMISTRY
CHE 3141
Separation Techniques
PATHOLOGY
PAT 2322
PAT 2121
PAT 3322
PAT 3324
General and Pharmaceutical Microbiology II
Pathology
General and Pharmaceutical Microbiology III
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy I
PHARMACOLOGY
CPH 2010
CPH 2011
CPH 3010
CPH 3011
CPH 4020
Pharmacology A
Pharmacology B
Pharmacology C
Pharmacology D
Pharmacology G
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
PHB 2042
STATISTICS
SOR 0230
Introduction
Biology
to
Biochemistry
and
Molecular
Statistical Analysis in Practice using SPSS
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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
BPHARM (HONOURS) PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
YEAR TWO – INTAKE 2010
Academic Year 2011/2012
(These units are spread over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PHR 2103
Pharmacy Practice II (pre-requisite PHR
1101)
8 ECTS
95% Exam
5% Logbook
PHR 2105
Aspects of Nutrition
2 ECTS
100% Exam
PHR 2109
Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacy Ethics
4 ECTS
75% Exam
25% Assignment
PHR 2018
Pharmacy Practice Project I
2 ECTS
Project
PHR 2026
Medicinal Chemistry I (pre-requisite PHR
1026)
6 ECTS
95% Exam
5% Practical
PHR 2304
Pharmaceutics II (pre-requisite PHR 1303)
6 ECTS
100% Exam
4 ECTS
100% Exam
4 ECTS
100% Exam
PHB 2042
PAT 2322
Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology
General and Pharmaceutical Microbiology II
(pre-requisite PAT 1322)
Number of ECTS Semester I and II
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
36 ECTS
Semester I
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PHR 2203
Pharmaceutical Analysis I
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
PHR 2036
Pharmaceutical Kinetics and Stability Testing
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
PAT 2121
Pathology
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
CPH 2010
Pharmacology A
6 ECTS
85% Exam
15% Assignment
Number of ECTS Semester I
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
18 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
CPH 2011
Pharmacology B (pre-requisite CPH 2010)
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
SOR 0230
Statistical Analysis in Practice using SPSS
(pre-requisites SOR 0210 and SOR 0220)
2 ECTS
Project 100%
Number of ECTS Semester II
6 ECTS
Total ECTS required for Year II:
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR III:
60 ECTS
60 ECTS
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
BPHARM (HONOURS) PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
YEAR THREE – INTAKE 2009
Academic Year 2011/2012
(These units are spread over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PHR 3106
Pharmacy Practice III (pre-requisites
PHR 1101 and PHR 2103)
12 ECTS
PHR 3108
Pharmacotherapeutics
4 ECTS
PHR 3115
PHR 3205
PHR 3307
PHR 3208
PHR 3306
PHR 3340
CPH 3011
Pharmacy Practice Project II (prerequisite PHR 2018)
Pharmaceutical Analysis & Medicinal
Chemistry II (pre-requisites PHR 2203
and PHR 2026)
Pharmaceutical Formulations (prerequisites PHR 1301 and PHR 2304)
Pharmacognosy and Natural Products
Pharmaceutics III (pre-requisites PHR
1301 and PHR 2304)
Pharmacoeconomics and Management
in Pharmacy
Pharmacology D (Pre-requisites CPH
2010, CPH 2011 and CPH 3010)
Number of ECTS for Semester I and II
95% Exam
5% Logbook
80% Exam
20% Case Study
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
6 ECTS
Project
6 ECTS
95% Exam
5% Practical
Non
Compensatable
75% Exam
25% Practical
60 % Exam
40 % Assignment
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
100% Exam
2 ECTS
100% Exam
4 ECTS
100% Exam
46 ECTS
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PAT 3322
CPH 3010
General and Pharmaceutical
Microbiology III (pre-requisites PAT 1322
and PAT 2322)
Pharmacology C (pre-requisites CPH
2010 and CPH 2011)
Number of ECTS for Semester I
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
Non
Compensatable
4 ECTS
Exam 100%
Non
Compensatable
8 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
85% Exam
CHE 3141
Separation Techniques
2 ECTS
PHR 3030
Total Quality Systems I
2 ECTS
Exam 100%
PAT 3324
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy I (Prerequisites PAT 1322, PAT 2322, PAT
3322)
2 ECTS
Exam 100%
Number of ECTS for Semester II
6 ECTS
Total ECTS required for Year III:
Requirement for Regular progression to YEAR IV:
60 ECTS
60 ECTS
15% Progress Test
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
Non
Compensatable
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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
BPHARM (HONOURS) PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
YEAR FOUR – INTAKE 2008
Academic Year 2011/2012
(This unit is spread over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
Compulsory Unit (Students must register for all units)
PHR 4120
Pharmacy Practice Project III (pre-requisites
PHR 2018 and PHR 3115)
Number of ECTS for Semester I and II
12 ECTS
100% Project
Non
compensatable
12 ECTS
Semester 1
Elective Units
(Students may Choose a study-unit to the value of 20 ECTS
from the following list)
PHR 4401
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
Clinical Pharmacy
20 ECTS
Pharmaceutical Analysis
20 ECTS
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
Pharmacy Administration
20 ECTS
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
Hospital Pharmacy
20 ECTS
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
Clinical Analysis
20 ECTS
Industrial Pharmacy
20 ECTS
OR
PHR 4402
OR
PHR 4404
OR
PHR 4444
OR
PHR 4445
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
OR
PHR 4446
Number of ECTS for Semester I
100% Logbook
Non
compensatable
20 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PHR 4112
PHR 4308
PHR 4211
PHR 4311
PHR 4110
CPH 4020
Pharmacy Practice IV (pre-requisites PHR
1101, PHR 2103 and PHR 3106)
Pharmaceutics IV (pre-requisites PHR 1301,
PHR 2304, PHR 3306, PHR 3307, PAT 1322,
PAT 2322, PAT 3324)
Total Quality Systems II (pre-requisite PHR
3030)
Medicinal Chemistry III (pre-requisites PHR
1026, PHR 2026, PHR 3205 and CHE 3141)
The Pharmacist in Society (pre-requisites
PHR 1013 and PHR 2108)
Pharmacology G (pre-requisites CPH 2010,
CPH 2011, CPH 3010 and CPH 3011)
Number of ECTS for Semester II
Total ECTS required for Year IV:
Requirement for Regular progression to YEAR V:
6 ECTS
95% Exam
5% Logbook
Non
compensatable
6 ECTS
90% Exam
10% Practical
Non
compensatable
2 ECTS
100% Exam
4 ECTS
100% Exam
2 ECTS
75% Exam
25% Assignment
8 ECTS
100% Exam
Non
compensatable
Non
compensatable
Non
compensatable
Non
compensatable
28 ECTS
60 ECTS
60 ECTS
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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
BPHARM (HONOURS) PROGRAMME OF STUDIES
YEAR FIVE – INTAKE 2007
Year (These units are spread over Semester 1 and Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (Students must register for all units)
PHR 4514
PHR 4123
Pharmacy Practice V (pre-requisites
PHR 1101, PHR 2103, PHR 3107and
PHR 4112)
Synoptic Study Unit
Pharmacy Practice Project IV (prerequisites PHR 2018, PHR 3115 and
PHR 4120)
Number of ECTS for Semester I and II
40 ECTS
100% Exam
20 ECTS
100% Project
Non
compensatable
Non
compensatable
60 ECTS
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