Pharmacy Programs

Program: M.Pharm (Pharmacology)

Program Code: MPL

Level: Post Graduation

Duration: 2 Years (4 Semester)

Programme Educational Objectives:

Master of Pharmacy is designed to prepare successful postgraduate fellows to face any challenge in their technical or professional careers in near future and also to adapt in any parts of the globe of constantly developing trends.
To produced competent pharmacologists to meet the need of the industry and research organizations, drug discovery research, which demands careful and critical evaluation of biological activities
To train the students in the skills that are necessary for establishing drug action, mechanisms of drug action, potential pharmacological effects, toxicological effects, molecular interactions, animal health care and maintenance etc.
The focus of the course is on understanding of drug action into key stages in preclinical and clinical research studies, evaluate current drug information in the delivery of pharmaceutical care and assure in regard to drug usage and their adverse effects.
The students will gain adequate knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities in clinical and non-clinical laboratory as required by regulatory bodies and to develop an ability to work on multidisciplinary tasks in the area pharmaceutical and its allied field.

Program Outcomes (PO’s):

The course has a broad relevance from its importance in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Student will learn anatomy and physiology of human system which is required to understand the pathophysiology of diseases and mechanisms of action of various drugs. This relates to research aspects of pharmacological screening and development of newer animal models for drug development process.
Students will gain knowledge in biochemical, cellular and molecular techniques, applicable in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research industries as well as in research laboratories.
They will also acquire knowledge in the fields of pharmacovigilence, in-vivo drug interactions, clinical trials and toxicity studies during drug discovery process and lifelong expertise can be developed with knowledge in pharmacological and toxicological research.

Particulars	Year	Tuition Fee	Academic Service Fee	Total
Indian students	1	75,000	15,000	Rs. 90,000
	2	75,000	-	75,000
	3	75,000		75,000
	4	75,000	-	75,000
International Students	1		-
	2		-
	3		-
	4		-

*National Student Exam Fee/ Semester-2500 Indian Rupees

*International Student Exam Fee/Year--

Semester I

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points	Hrs./w k	Marks
MPL101T	Modern Pharmaceutical Analytical Techniques	4	4	4	100
MPL102T	Advanced Pharmacology-1-	4	4	4	100
MPL103T	Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods-I	4	4	4	100
MPL104T	Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology	4	4	4	100
MPL105P	Pharmacology Practical I	12	6	12	150
-	Seminar/Assignment	7	4	7	100
	Total	35	26	35	650

Semester II

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points	Hrs./wk	Marks
MPL201T	Advanced Pharmacology-II-	4	4	4	100
MPL202T	Pharmacological and Toxicological Screening Methods-II	4	4	4	100
MPL203T	Principles of Drug Discovery	4	4	4	100
MPL204T	Experimental Pharmacology practical- II	4	4	4	100
MPL205P	Pharmacology Practical II	12	6	12	150
-	Seminar/Assignment	7	4	7	100
	Total	35	26	35	650

Semester III

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points
	Journal club	1	1
	Research Work	31	16
	Discussion / Final Presentation	3	3
	Total	35	20

Semester IV

Course code	Name of the course	Credit Hours	Credit Points
MPL301T	Research Methodology and Biostatistics*	4	4
	Journal club	1	1
	Discussion / Presentation (Proposal Presentation)	2	2
	Research Work	28	14
	Total	35	21

Semester V

Semester	Credit Points
I	26
II	26
III	21
IV	20
Co-curricular Activities (Attending Conference, Scientific Presentations and Other Scholarly Activities)	Minimum=02 Maximum=07*
Total Credit Points	Minimum=95 Maximum=100*

*Credit Points for Co-curricular Activities

Semester VI

Name of the Activity	Maximum Credit Points Eligible / Activity
Participation in National Level Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Symposium/ Training Programs (related to the specialization of the student)	01
Participation in international Level Seminar/Conference/Workshop/Symposium/ Training Programs (related to the specialization of the student)	02
Academic Award/Research Award from State Level/National Agencies	01
Academic Award/Research Award from International Agencies	02
Research / Review Publication in National Journals (Indexed in Scopus / Web of Science)	01
Research / Review Publication in International Journals (Indexed in Scopus / Web of Science)	02

Note: International Conference: Held Outside India

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M.Pharm (Pharmacology)