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Second Year

3rd Semester

Hours

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Pharmacognosy-1
Course Code:
PCG-221
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
PCG-122

The course comprises an introduction to pharmacognosy and a detailed pharmacognostical study of drugs composed of leaves, flowers, barks and woods.

Academic Department:  Pharmacognosy
Recommended Text Book:
 Pharmacognosy, Trease & Evans, Saunders (Latest Edition)

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2 - 25 25 - 50 -

Course Title: Biostatistics
Course Code:
PCL-231
Credit Hours:
2
Prerequisite:
MAT-101

This course is designed to teach students the concepts of presentation and analysis of data, measures of central tendency, and measures of dispersion, probability distribution, sampling, tests of significance between two or more groups, linear regression and experimental design and its application in biological sciences.

Academic Department: Pharmacology
Recommended Text Book:
 Lecture Notes on Medical Statistics; Aviva Petrie; Blackwell Scientific Publishers (Latest Edition)

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Analytical Chemistry-2
Course Code:
PCS-251
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
PCS-156

The general principles of quantitative analysis are presented in this course including standard solutions accurate measuring instruments, acid-base titrations and non-aqueous titrations, complexiometry, precipitimetry oxidation–reduction and gravimetric methods of analysis

Academic Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Recommended Text Book: 
Quantitative Chemical Analysis; Daniel Harris; Freeman Publisher (Latest Edition)

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L P Q M P W O
3 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Organic Chemistry-3
Course Code:
PCS-253
Credit Hours:
4
Prerequisite:
PCS-158

The aim of the course is to deal with the study of the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds. Also to study the stereochemistry as well as the spectrophotometric methods of analysis including UV, IR, NMR and MS to identify organic compounds.

Academic Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Recommended Text Book:
Organic Chemistry, Brown WH, Foote CS, Iverson BL, Thomson Brooks/Cole (Latest Edition)

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Pharmaceutics-1
Course Code:
PCT-261
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
PCT-161

The course dealing with knowledge of the design, formulation, manufacture and evaluation of liquid dosage forms whish is important for pharmacy practice. Pharmaceutical dosage form production requires knowledge about the various factors affecting stability and effectiveness of the drug.

Academic Department: Pharmaceutics
Recommended Text Book:
Pharmaceutics; The Science of Dosage Form Design; Aulton ME; Churchill Livingstone (Latest Edition)

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4th Semester

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1 - 25 25 - 50 -

Course Title: Psychology
Course Code:
UNPS-202
Credit Hours:
1
Prerequisite:
 None

Academic Department: University Requirement
Recommended Text Book:

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Pharmacognosy-2
Course Code:
PCG-222
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
PCG-221

This is a continuation of Pharmacognosy-1 course. It deals with the study of drug composed of fruits, seeds, herbs and subterranean organs.

Academic Department: Pharmacognosy
Recommended Text Book:
Pharmacognosy, Trease & Evans, Saunders (Latest Edition)

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2 - 25 25 - 50 -

Course Title: Physiology
Course Code:
 PCL-232
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
 PCL-132

The course comprises the study of the characteristics and electrophysiological properties of cell membranes, the physiology of muscle and nerve, the autonomic nervous system and the blood and the functions, control and regulation of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, digestive and central nervous systems.

Academic Department: Pharmacology
Recommended Text Book:

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1 - 25 25 - 50 -

Course Title: Pharmacy Accounting
Course Code:
PCT-241
Credit Hours:
1
Prerequisite:
None

This course introduces the student to basic accounting and applications for handling accounts and finances in a drug store using traditional account books and accounting computer programs relevant to pharmacy practice.

Academic Department: Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
Recommended Text Book:

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title:  Instrumental Analysis
Course Code:
 PCS-254
Credit Hours:
1
Prerequisite:
 PCS-251

In this course, different instruments used in analytical chemistry are described with the theory of their calibration and standardization. The pH meters, spectrophotometers, conductivity meter, potentiometers and instruments used for butter and butter fat analysis are discussed.

Academic Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Recommended Text Book:
Quantitative Chemical Analysis; Daniel Harris; Freeman Publisher (Latest Edition)

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L P Q M P W O
2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Pharmaceutics-2
Course Code:
PCT-262
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
PCT-261

This course is use to teach the students how to master the know-how of the design, formulation, manufacture and evaluation of a number of solid and semi-solid dosage forms. Manufacture of tablet, capsule, ointment and suppositories requires intensive knowledge about their properties, preparation and compounding techniques.

Academic Department: Pharmaceutics
Recommended Text Book:
Pharmaceutics; The Science of Dosage Form Design; Aulton ME; Churchill Livingstone (Latest Edition)

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2 2.5 15 15 30 30 10

Course Title: Pathology and Parasitology
Course Code:
PMB-272
Credit Hours:
3
Prerequisite:
None

The study of parasitology is an important issue especially in Egypt also an introduction course to general pathology to get pharmacy student to be acquainted to diseases.

Academic Department: Microbiology
Recommended Text Book:

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