Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy
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About the Program
The Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPh) is an outcome-based degree program that strategically blends general education with specialized professional courses in pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutics, and life sciences. Designed to produce versatile graduates capable of portraying roles as professional pharmacists, pharmaceutical care providers, researchers, managers, entrepreneurs, and educators, the curriculum culminates in a highly practice-centered final year featuring an extensive, supervised internship across diverse CHED-accredited establishments. Throughout their training, students develop core health-related competencies, such as handling the health problems of individuals and communities, utilizing higher-order problem-solving skills, and collaborating effectively within multi-professional teams. Concurrently, they master highly specific pharmacy outcomes, which include adhering to legal and ethical standards, developing optimized drug therapy plans, conducting scientific research, and applying precise techniques in the compounding, manufacturing, distribution, and safe disposal of pharmaceutical and biological products. By integrating these robust clinical, managerial, and scientific proficiencies, the program actively champions global sustainability, directly advancing SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) through optimized patient care, SDG 4 (Quality Education) via health literacy, SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) through pharmaceutical research, and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) by ensuring the safe manufacturing and disposal of medicinal products.
Program Educational Objectives
Three to five years after graduation, the graduates are expected to:
- Practice Pharmacy profession by providing moral top notch healthcare services
- Provide the finest caliber of pharmaceutical treatment
- Conduct relevant research aligned with the university research agenda
- Apply managerial and entrepreneurial skills in the pursuit of pharmaceutical advancement
- Demonstrate competence in the interpersonal and intercultural communication to enhance patient education and counseling in the rational use of drugs
Student Outcomes
By the time of graduation, the students of the program shall have the ability to:
- Adhere to legal requirements, practice standards, and code of ethics for the pharmacy profession.
- Apply knowledge & skills of mathematics, health sciences, social sciences, psycho-social sciences, physical sciences, environmental sciences, natural sciences, information technology, and other advanced technologies to the practice of pharmacy.
- Apply suitable techniques and principles in the compounding, storage, manufacturing, distribution, administration and disposal of pharmaceutical (biologicals) products to ensure quality, safety & efficacy of products.
- Develop a drug therapy plan appropriate for the patient based on evaluated patient's health and medication history
- Provide relevant information in dispensing pharmaceutical products in accordance to practice standards.
- Monitor the patient's progress in achieving specific outcomes and optimize patient's health-related quality of life.
- Collaborate effectively with the patients and other members of the health care team in accordance to practice standards.
- Conduct and participate in research activities in accordance to scientific research guidelines and dissemination of findings for utilization
- Demonstrate efficient and effective management skills in any organization.
- Demonstrate entrepreneurial skills while ensuring patient safety.
- Facilitate learning of selected learners for specific purposes (patients, students, peers, support staff, other health professionals)
- Communicate effectively using culturally-appropriate language.