Title of the Program: Pharmacy
Language of study: English
Degree awarded after completion of the program: Bachelor of Pharmacy
The volume of the programme: 240 ECTS(1 ECTS Credit equals to 25 hours), 60 ECTS per year, 30 ECTS per semester.
The duration of the program is 4 academic years (8 semesters).
Semester includes XX studying weeks.
The level of Education: Undergraduate
Programme leader: Anzor Gogiberidze
Program approved date: N 1/24; 16.01.2024
Program Modify date: N 5/24; 20.09.2024
a) Holders of a document certifying the completion of general education or its equivalent, who have obtained the right to study at the university based on the Unified National Examinations.
b) Foreign citizens and stateless individuals (except those who are simultaneously Georgian citizens) who have received or are receiving full general education in Georgia or its equivalent recognized by foreign or international programs.
c) Georgian citizens who have received full general education or its equivalent abroad and who studied the last two years of general education abroad.
d) Foreign citizens (except students participating in joint higher education programs or exchange educational programs) who are studying/have studied and have obtained credits/qualifications at a foreign higher educational institution recognized according to the legislation of that country.
e) Georgian citizens (except students participating in joint higher education programs or exchange educational programs) who have lived/studied abroad for a period defined by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Georgia and have obtained credits/qualifications from a foreign higher educational institution recognized by that country's legislation.
f) Mobility students who have been enrolled at the university under Order No. N10/n (04.02.2010) of the Minister, in accordance with the procedure for transferring from one higher education institution to another.
The University holds an exam with the prospective students who have the right to study without passing the Unified Entry Examinations. These persons are required to confirm their English language proficiency at B1.
Before the sixth semester of teaching, the student is obliged to confirm. B2 level of English knowledge.
The goal of the program is to prepare qualified, competitive pharmacist bachelors, who will have appropriate knowledge and will be equipped with skills and professional values - which are in demand for Georgia and the world market in modern reality.
Learning Outcomes | |
Graduate: | |
1 | Possesses general knowledge of basic and modern pharmacy, natural science, behavioral and health care. |
2 | Describes pharmacologic and chemical properties of drugs (of chemical and natural origin); determines their impact on the human body, technology of its production, mechanisms of development of safe and high-quality products, legal regulations of public health, drug production, and pharmaceutical service. |
3 | Describes the common micro-structure, macro-structure, and function of the human body at the metabolism and its regulation, pathological processes in the body, diseases caused by them. |
4 | Determines the classification of drugs, their groups, targets, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, indications, contraindications, side effects, the theoretical basis of pharmaceutical care, its application, and economical, clinical, and humanistic results. |
5 | Performs high-quality patient-oriented pharmaceutical care based on the data analysis and takes into account interpersonal relations for improvement of quality of life in ordinary situations and pandemics. |
6 | Demonstrates the skills to select, evaluate, organize, and disseminate information related to drugs and their quality under the requirements of the consumer, including using communication technology sources. |
7 | Develops and implements a research/practical project/work specific to the field of pharmacy and presents it in context-appropriate forms and technologies; |
8 | Determines the importance of Lafe-Long Learning in the developing field of pharmacy and minds for professional development. |
As a rule, the achievement of the student's assessment is carried out by assessment forms:
Assessment Methods (assessment tools): Laboratory Work, MCQ, OSCE, Practical work, Oral assessment, Question-Answer (Q/A), Presentation, Practical procedure assessment, Role play, CBL assessment, other. (See syllabuses)
Assessment Criteria: Assessment methods are measured by assessment criteria, which determine the level of achievement of learning outcomes and are detailed in the relevant syllabi.
Each assessment form (interim assessment, interim exam, final assessment) has a defined minimum competence threshold. Depending on the specifics of the course and the interest in achieving learning outcomes, this threshold may vary across different courses. The minimum competence threshold for the final assessment should not exceed 60% of the final assessment.
• Meeting the minimum competence requirements for assessments is mandatory.
• Students are allowed to take the final exam if they have obtained a minimum passing score in the interim assessments.
The evaluation system allows:
A) Five grades based on a hundred-point scale:
(A) Excellent – Evaluation range 91-100 points;
(B) Very Good – Maximum evaluation range 81-90 points;
(C) Good – Maximum evaluation range 71-80 points;
(D) Satisfactory – Maximum evaluation range 61-70 points;
(E) Sufficient – Maximum evaluation range 51-60 points.
B) The evaluation system includes two negative grades:
(FX) Did Not Pass - Indicates a score of 41-50 points, suggesting that the student needs more effort to pass and is allowed an additional attempt at the exam.
Make up exam will be assigned in 1-5 days since declaration of the results of the final exam.
(F) Failed - Reflects a score of 40 points or fewer, signifying that the student's work is not satisfactory, and there is insufficient material to assess. The student has the opportunity to retake the exam.
A graduate of a bachelor's program can continue his / her studies in any master's program of a higher education institution of Georgia or another country, which does not provide a necessary condition for obtaining a bachelor's degree in another field.
the graduate of a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy will be able to work successfully in different private and public pharmaceutical and medical institutions, such as: Pharmaceutical base; Pharmacy; Drug Quality Control, Medicinal Standardization, Pharmaceutical and Toxicology Laboratories; Scientific and educational institutions.
