MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for admission to any Undergraduate degree programme are:
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
- Diploma holders must have passed with at least a credit.
The minimum requirements for admission to any Diploma programme are:
- Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
- Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 1 principal pass and two subsidiary passes.
Additionally, for international applicants:
- Applicants whose first language or medium of instruction is not English, must provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language.
- Applicants should have their documents equated by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) of UCE and UACE documents and Uganda National Council for Higher Education (UNCHE) for Diploma and Certificate documents.
Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Duration 3 years)
Direct Entry
Two principal passes, one in Chemistry and the other in any one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Diploma Entry
Diploma in Pharmacy or Diploma in Science Laboratory Technology.
Should have passed Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and English at O’ Level with at least a credit
| No | Code | PROGRAMME | DURATION | UGANDAN STUDENTS | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS | ||
| TUITION (SHS.) per Semester | FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year | TUITION (SHS.) per Semester | FUNCTIONAL FEES (SHS.) per year | ||||
| 8 | PHS | Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 | 1,344,000 | 520,000 | 2,688,000 | 1,040,000 |
| Modules for BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES V2023 | |||||
| module_code | module_title | credit_units | module_level | module_year | module_sem |
| 11 | |||||
| ANA1125 | SYSTEMIC ANATOMY I | 4 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BCH1128 | INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 | core | 1 | 1 |
| BPH1121 | BASIC ORGANIC AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 | core | 1 | 1 |
| COM1121 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| CSC1111 | COMPUTER SKILLS | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| DVS1106 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | core | 1 | 1 |
| PHS1127 | GENERAL, EXCITABLE TISSUES, BLOOD, AND CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY | 4 | core | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | |||||
| ANA1225 | SYSTEMIC ANATOMY II | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BCH1221 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ONCOGENESIS AND IMMUNOLOGY | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BCH1226 | MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPS1221 | BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| BPS1222 | PHARMACEUTICAL MATHEMATICS | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| DVS1203 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA & DEVELOPMENT | 3 | core | 1 | 2 |
| PHS1226 | SYSTEMIC AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY | 4 | core | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | |||||
| LCP1321 | LEADERSHIP PLACEMENT I AND COMMUNITY | 4 | core | 1 | 3 |
| LCP1322 | LEADERSHIP PLACEMENT I AND COMMUNITY | 3 | core | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | |||||
| BPS2121 | GOOD MANUFACTURING AND LABORATORY PRACTICES | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BPS2122 | PHYSICAL PHARMACEUTICS | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BPS2123 | NON-INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| BPS2124 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY I | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| CMH1121 | BIOSTATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| DVS2105 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| MCB2121 | INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY | 4 | core | 2 | 1 |
| PHA2121 | BASIC PHARMACOLOGY | 3 | core | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | |||||
| BPH2224 | BASIC PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING AND UNIT OPERATIONS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPS2221 | INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOGNOSY AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SYSTEMS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPS2222 | PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPS2223 | INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| BPS2224 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 | core | 2 | 2 |
| DVS2201 | CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| MCB2221 | MICROBIOLOGY II | 5 | core | 2 | 2 |
| PHA2221 | SYSTEMIC PHARMACOLOGY | 3 | core | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | |||||
| PHI2321 | PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY/ RESEARCH nAND ANALYSIS LABORATORY PLACEMENT n | 5 | core | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | |||||
| BCH3128 | GENETIC ENGINEERING | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPS3121 | CHEMISTRY AND BIOASSAY OF NATURAL DRUGS AND HEALTH PRODUCTS | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPS3122 | LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPS3123 | COSMETIC SCIENCE | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| BPS3125 | PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT | 5 | core | 3 | 1 |
| CMH3121 | RESEARCH METHODS | 4 | core | 3 | 1 |
| MCB3121 | PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| PHA3121 | CHEMOTHERAPY & IMMUNO-PHARMACOLOGY | 3 | core | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | |||||
| BPS3221 | PRODUCTION, QUALITY CONTROL AND REGULATION OF NATURAL DRUG PRODUCTS | 4 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPS3223 | DRUG DESIGN AND CLINICAL TRIALS | 5 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPS3224 | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | 3 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPS3225 | DISSERTATION | 5 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPS3226 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS SKILLING | 3 | core | 3 | 2 |
| BPS3229 | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 3 | core | 3 | 2 |
| PHA3223 | CNS, TOXICOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS | 3 | core | 3 | 2 |