Diploma in Pharmacy

Overview

This course aims to provide the student with an appreciation of the role of a pharmacy assistant working in a community pharmacy environment. Furthermore, the course provides an introduction to knowledge and skills to provide a high-quality clinical pharmacy service, as well as enabling students to develop skills in providing pharmaceutical care to serve the nation. Constant expansion of health care programmes and increasing need for quality pharmaceutical care ensure a continuing demand of well-educated pharmacy assistants in the country.

The student will spend 3 years full time studying with practical experience at several government and private hospitals. The curriculum is designed to meet the requirements of the health sector. A key element of the course is the hospital-based practical activities (during health semester 4 & 5) which provides the opportunity for students to put theory into practice. Upon successful completion of the programme, a Diploma will be awarded by the University.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO 1: Knowledge, cognitive, practical and numeracy skills
  Knowledgeable including numerical skills, competent and capable of providing quality patient care through contemporary and forward-looking training programme.
• PEO 2: Interpersonal, communication, leadership, autonomy and responsibility
  Effective in communication, leadership and interpersonal skills to optimize patient safety and improve health outcomes.
• PEO 3: Digital and personal skills
  Committed to the importance of lifelong learning and continuous improvement using a broad range of information, media and technology applications.
• PEO 4: Ethics and professionalism
  Practice professionalism with ethics and social responsibility.
• PEO 5: Entrepreneur skills
  Equipped with technopreneurial skills, as well as to recognise business opportunities.

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• PLO 1: Knowledge and understanding
  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in providing safe, effective and quality pharmacy-related services.
• PLO 2: Cognitive skills
  Integrate knowledge and analyze, evaluate, and manage pharmacy-related service.
• PLO 3: Practical skills
  Apply appropriate skills in delivering pharmacy-related services.
• PLO 4: Interpersonal skills
  Interact and work effectively in any organization.
• PLO 5: Communication skills
  Communicate ideas, information, problems and solutions, both orally and in writing to others in any organization.
• PLO 6: Digital skills
  Utilize information and digital media technology to support work in pharmacy field.
• PLO 7: Numeracy skills
  Use numerical and visual data to support work in pharmacy field.
• PLO 8: Leadership, autonomy and responsibility
  Demonstrate leadership skills through communication, cooperation and collaboration to achieve group goals.
• PLO 9: Personal skills
  Display self-directed lifelong learning and commitment to professionalism in the workplace.
• PLO 10: Entrepreneurial skills
  Demonstrate management, business practices and technopreneurial competencies.
• PLO 11: Ethics and professionalism
  Demonstrate professional ethics in the delivery of pharmacy services to the community.