We offer seven different postgraduate degrees:
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmaceutics
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmacology and toxicology
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmacognosy and environmental medicine
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management
M.Pharm and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology
Research
Research underpins all our teaching and our Lecturers are internationally renowned researchers at the forefront of their areas of specialization. They apply their research experiences and knowledge to their teaching. A wide variety of M. pharm / M. Sc. and PhD study opportunities are part of this research endeavour. We are committed to continuing professional development and provide training programmes for practicing pharmacists in a workplace learning environment.
UNN School of Pharmacy is known to provide a world class research environment. The postgraduate programme provides students with a unique opportunity to participate in world leading research involving different academics of diverse expertise.
In addition to an advanced hypothesis-driven research projects yielding top-flight publications which change thinking in their chosen fields, students also acquire generic and transferable skills while undertaking their PhD. PhD projects typically fall within the remit of one or more Research Clusters.
ADMISSION BY UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) FIVE YEAR STANDARD PROGRAMME
| FIRST YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Major Courses | ||
| Course No | ||
| Required Ancillary Courses | Title | Units |
| MTH 111 | General Mathematics I (Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 |
| MTH 121 | General Mathematics II (Calculus) | 3 |
| PHY 111 | General Physics for Life Sciences I | 2 |
| PHY 191 | Practical Physics | 2 |
| CHM 101 | Basic Principles of Chemistry I | 2 |
| CHM 171 | Basic Practical Chemistry | 2 |
| BIO 151 | General Biology I | 3 |
| General Studies Courses | ||
| GSP 101 | The Use of English I | 2 |
| GSP 103 | Social Sciences I | 2 |
| Total | 21 |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| Required Ancillary Courses | Title | Units |
| PHY 114 | General Physics for Life Sciences II | 2 |
| PHY 103 | General Physics for Life Sciences III | 2 |
| CHM 111 | Basic Principles of Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHM 121 | Basic Principles of Chemistry II | 2 |
| BIO 152 | General Biology II | 3 |
| BIO 154 | Practical General Biology | 2 |
| General Studies Courses | ||
| GSP 102 | Use of English II | 2 |
| GSP 104 | Social Sciences II | 2 |
| Total | 17 | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 211 | Introduction to Unit Operations | 2 |
| PHM 213 | Practical Unit Operations | 1 |
| PHM 223 | Basic Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 2 |
| PHM 225 | Practical Basic Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 1 |
| PHM 231 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 |
| PHM 233 | Practical Pharmaceutical Chemistry I | 1 |
| PHM 241 | Pharmacognosy IA | 2 |
| PHM 251 | Human Physiology I | 2 |
| PHM 255 | Basic Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 2 |
| PHM 257 | Practical Basic Pharmaceutical Biochemstry | 1 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| GSP 207 | Humanities I | 2 |
| Total | 19 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 202 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 |
| PHM 222 | Pharmaceutics I (Dispensing) | 3 |
| PHM 224 | Practical Pharmaceutics I | 1 |
| PHM 242 | Practical Pharmacognosy IA | 1 |
| PHM 244 | Pharmacognosy IB | 2 |
| PHM 252 | Practical Human Physiology | 1 |
| PHM 254 | Human Physiology II | 2 |
| PHM 256 | Applied Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHM 282 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PHM 284 | Anatomy and Histology | 2 |
| PHM 286 | Practical Anatomy and Histology | 1 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| GSP 208 | Humanities II | 2 |
| Total | 21 | |
| THIRD YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 311 | Pharmaceutical Technology II | 3 |
| PHM 313 | Practical Pharmaceutical Technology II | 1 |
| PHM 331 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry II | 3 |
| PHM 341 | Pharmacognosy II | 3 |
| PHM 343 | Practical Pharmacognosy II | 1 |
| PHM 351 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PHM 353 | Practical Pharmacology I | 1 |
| PHM 361 | Pharmacy Administration (Economics) | 2 |
| Required Ancillary Courses | ||
| STA 203 | Statistics for Biological Sciences I | 2 |
| COS 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2 |
| Total | 21 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 332 | PRACT PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 1 |
| PHM 334 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY IIB | 3 |
| PHM 344 | PHYTOEVALUATION | 2 |
| PHM 346 | PRACTICAL PHYTOEVALUATION | 1 |
| PHM 354 | PHARMACOLOGY II | 2 |
| PHM 356 | PRACTICAL PHARMACOLOGY II | 1 |
| PHM 362 | PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION (MANAGEMENT) | 3 |
| PHM 382 | BIOPHARMACEUTICS | 3 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| STA 204 | Statistics for Biological Sciences (II) | 2 |
| COS 304 | Applications of Computer to Pharmacy | 2 |
| Total | 20 | |
| FOURTH YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 421 | PHARMACEUTICS III (PHYSICAL) | 4 |
| PHM 423 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICS III | 2 |
| PHM 431 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY III | 2 |
| PHM 435 | PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 2 |
| PHM 437 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 1 |
| PHM 441 | PHYTOMEDICINAL ANALYSIS | 2 |
| PHM 443 | PRACTICAL PHYTOMEDICINAL ANALYSIS | 1 |
| PHM 451 | PHARMACOLOGY III | 2 |
| PHM 453 | PRACTICAL PHARMACOLOGY IIIA | 1 |
| PHM 481 | PATHOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS | 3 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| CED 341 | Introduction to Enterpreneurship | 2 |
| Total | 20 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 412 | PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY III | 3 |
| PHM 414 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL TECH. III | 1 |
| PHM 416 | COSMETIC SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
| PHM 424 | ADVANCED PRACTICAL DISPENSING | 1 |
| PHM 432 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY III | 1 |
| PHM 434 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY IIIB | 2 |
| PHM 454 | PHARMACOLOGY IV | 2 |
| PHM 472 | FORENSIC PHARMACY | 2 |
| PHM 484 | INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACY | 1 |
| PHM 486 | PHARMACOKINETICS | 2 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| CED 342 | Business Development and Management | 2 |
| Total | 18 | |
| FIFTH YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 521 | PHARMACEUTICS IV | 3 |
| PHM 531 | MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY IV | 3 |
| PHM 533 | PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS II | 1 |
| PHM 541 | PHARMACOGNOSY V | 2 |
| PHM 551 | PHARMACOLOGY IV | 4 |
| PHM 581 | PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS | 4 |
| Total | 17 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 512 | INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY AND PROCESS VALIDATION | 4 |
| PHM 582 | CLINICAL CLERKSHIP | 5 |
| PHM 584 | LITERATURE EVALUATION AND DRUG INFORMATION | 2 |
| PHM 592 | PROJECT | 5 |
| Total | 16 | |
| ADMISSION BY DIRECT ENTRY | ||
| Four Year Standard Programme | ||
| FIRST YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 211 | Introduction to Unit Operations | 2 |
| PHM 213 | Practical Unit Operations | 1 |
| PHM 223 | Basic Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 2 |
| PHM 225 | Practical Basic Pharmaceutical Microbiology | 1 |
| PHM 231 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 |
| PHM 233 | Practical Pharmaceutical Chemistry I | 1 |
| PHM 241 | Pharmacognosy IA | 2 |
| PHM 251 | Human Physiology I | 2 |
| PHM 255 | Basic Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 2 |
| PHM 257 | Practical Basic Pharmaceutical Biochemstry | 1 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| MTH 121 | General Mathematics (Calculus) | 3 |
| GSP 101 | The Use of English I | 2 |
| Total | 23 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 202 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 2 |
| PHM 222 | Pharmaceutics I (Dispensing) | 3 |
| PHM 224 | Practical Pharmaceutics I | 1 |
| PHM 242 | Practical Pharmacognosy IA | 1 |
| PHM 244 | Pharmacognosy IB | 2 |
| PHM 252 | Practical Human Physiology | 1 |
| PHM 254 | Human Physiology II | 2 |
| PHM 256 | Applied Pharmaceutical Biochemistry | 3 |
| PHM 282 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PHM 284 | Anatomy and Histology | 2 |
| PHM 286 | Practical Anatomy and Histology | 1 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| GSP 102 | The Use of English Ii | 2 |
| Total | 21 | |
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 311 | Pharmaceutical Technology II | 3 |
| PHM 313 | Practical Pharmaceutical Technology II | 1 |
| PHM 331 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry II | 3 |
| PHM 341 | Pharmacognosy II | 3 |
| PHM 343 | Practical Pharmacognosy II | 1 |
| PHM 351 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PHM 353 | Practical Pharmacology I | 1 |
| PHM 361 | Pharmacy Administration (Economics) | 2 |
| Required Ancillary Courses | ||
| STA 203 | Statistics for Biological Sciences I | 2 |
| COS 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 2 |
| GSP 103 | Social Sciences I or | 2 |
| GSP 207 | Humanities | 2 |
| Total | 22 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 332 | PRACT PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II | 1 |
| PHM 334 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY IIB | 3 |
| PHM 344 | PHYTOEVALUATION | 2 |
| PHM 346 | PRACTICAL PHYTOEVALUATION | 1 |
| PHM 354 | PHARMACOLOGY II | 2 |
| PHM 356 | PRACTICAL PHARMACOLOGY II | 1 |
| PHM 362 | PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION (MANAGEMENT) | 3 |
| PHM 382 | BIOPHARMACEUTICS | 3 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| STA 204 | Statistics for Biological Sciences (II) | 2 |
| COS 304 | Applications of Computer to Pharmacy | 2 |
| GSP 104 | Social Sciences II or | |
| GSP 208 | Humanities II | 2 |
| Total | 22 | |
| THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS ARE THE SAME AS THE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS, RESPECTIVELY OF THE FIVE-YEAR STANDARD PROGRAMME | ||
| FOURTH YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 421 | PHARMACEUTICS III (PHYSICAL) | 4 |
| PHM 423 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICS III | 2 |
| PHM 431 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY III | 2 |
| PHM 435 | PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 2 |
| PHM 437 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS | 1 |
| PHM 441 | PHYTOMEDICINAL ANALYSIS | 2 |
| PHM 443 | PRACTICAL PHYTOMEDICINAL ANALYSIS | 1 |
| PHM 451 | PHARMACOLOGY III | 2 |
| PHM 453 | PRACTICAL PHARMACOLOGY IIIA | 1 |
| PHM 481 | PATHOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS | 3 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| CED 341 | Introduction to Enterpreneurship | 2 |
| Total | 20 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 412 | PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY III | 3 |
| PHM 414 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL TECH. III | 1 |
| PHM 416 | COSMETIC SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
| PHM 424 | ADVANCED PRACTICAL DISPENSING | 1 |
| PHM 432 | PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY III | 1 |
| PHM 434 | PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY IIIB | 2 |
| PHM 454 | PHARMACOLOGY IV | 2 |
| PHM 472 | FORENSIC PHARMACY | 2 |
| PHM 484 | INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PHARMACY | 1 |
| PHM 486 | PHARMACOKINETICS | 2 |
| Required Ancillary Course | ||
| CED 342 | Business Development and Management | 2 |
| Total | 18 | |
| FIFTH YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 521 | PHARMACEUTICS IV | 3 |
| PHM 531 | MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY IV | 3 |
| PHM 533 | PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS II | 1 |
| PHM 541 | PHARMACOGNOSY V | 2 |
| PHM 551 | PHARMACOLOGY IV | 4 |
| PHM 581 | PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS | 4 |
| Total | 17 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| Course No | Title | Units |
| PHM 512 | INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY AND PROCESS VALIDATION | 4 |
| PHM 582 | CLINICAL CLERKSHIP | 5 |
| PHM 584 | LITERATURE EVALUATION AND DRUG INFORMATION | 2 |
| PHM 592 | PROJECT | 5 |
| Total | 16 | |
