Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Progam
About Pharmacy
The Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy is a four-year degree program that is designed to prepare students to be globally competent pharmacists meeting the demands of the health care system. The program allows students to learn community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, industrial pharmacy, and manufacturing through extensive lectures, laboratory work, research , and local and international pharmaceutical exposures.
Mapúa MCM provides opportunities for pharmacy students to learn international pharmaceutical practices through its global internship and exchange program in pharmacy schools abroad especially those affiliated with ASU-Cintana Education.
Graduates of the BS Pharmacy program may pursue a career in any of the following areas of pharmacy practice: pharmaceutical manufacturing, production planning and inventory control, quality assurance, research and development, regulatory affairs, academe, hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, community pharmacy, cosmetics industry, veterinary industry, clinical research, government service, and sales or marketing.
Program Educational Objectives
- Practice pharmacy in a professional and ethical manner.
- Provide pharmaceutical care.
- Conduct relevant research and disseminate findings.
- Apply managerial and entrepreneurial skills.
- Communicate and facilitate effectively.
Student Outcomes
At the end of the program, graduates of the Pharmacy Program will be able to
- Adhere to legal requirements, practice standards and code of ethics for the pharmacy profession.
- Apply knowledge and skills of mathematics, health sciences, social sciences, psychosocial sciences, physical sciences, environmental and natural sciences, and information technology, and other advanced technologies to the practice of pharmacy.
- Apply suitable techniques and principles I the compounding, storage, and manufacturing, distribution, administration, and disposal of pharmaceutical (biologicals) products to ensure quality, safety, and efficacy of products.
- Dispense pharmaceutical products according to practice standards with provision of relevant information based on sound scientific evidence.
- Collaborate effectively with the patients and other members of the health care team.
- Conduct or participate in research activities according to guidelines of scientific research and dissemination of findings for utilization.
- Demonstrate efficiently and effectively key responsibilities in any organization.
- Integrate patient safety with entrepreneurial activities.
- Facilitate learning of selected learners for specific purposes (patients, students, peers, staff, other health professionals).
- Communicate effectively using culturally appropriate language.
Career Opportunities
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing/Production
Production Planning And Inventory Control
Quality Assurance
Academe
Regulatory Affairs
Research And Development
Hospital Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy
Community Pharmacy
Cosmetics Pharmacy
Veterinary Industry
Clinical Research
Government Service
Health Publications
Sales or Marketing
Institutional Pharmacy