Bachelor in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) – IOM (TU) Curriculum
Complete curriculum overview, course structure, training & career scope.
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Introduction
The Bachelor in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) program under the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University is a four-year professional degree designed to develop competent, skilled, and ethical pharmacists. The curriculum includes strong theoretical foundations, laboratory work, hospital and industrial exposure, research dissertation, and in-plant training.
Quick Facts
- Program Duration: 4 years
- Total Teaching Hours: approx. 3,420 hours
- Credit Hours: approx. 178 credits
- Medium of Teaching: English
- Final Year Includes: Dissertation + In-plant Training
B.Pharm Curriculum (Year-wise)
First Year
- Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology
- Biochemistry (Theory + Practical)
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Theory + Practical)
- Medicinal Chemistry I (Theory + Practical)
- Pharmacology I (Theory + Practical)
- Pharmaceutical Microbiology (Theory + Practical)
Second Year
- Pharmaceutics I – Physical Pharmacy
- Medicinal Chemistry II
- Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry
- Pharmacology II
- Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Assurance I
Third Year
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Pharmaceutics II – Dosage Forms & Formulation
- Pharmaceutical Analysis & QA II
- Ayurvedic & Herbal Technology
- Biostatistics & Research Methodology
- Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence
- Community Pharmacy & First Aid
Fourth Year
- Clinical & Hospital Pharmacy (Theory + Practical)
- Pharmaceutical Management
- Industrial Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics III)
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Dissertation (Research Project)
- In-plant Training (Hospital / Industry)
Teaching & Evaluation System
IOM follows a mixed approach including classroom lectures, laboratory experiments, seminar presentations, hospital exposure, industrial visits, and research work.
- Internal Assessment: class tests, viva, logbook, assignments
- Final Examination: theory & practical exams
- Practical Evaluation: experiments, viva voce, record books
Career Opportunities After B.Pharm
- Community Pharmacist / Hospital Pharmacist
- Pharmaceutical Production, QA/QC, R&D
- Clinical Pharmacist / Drug Information Specialist
- Regulatory Affairs & Drug Administration
- Pharmacovigilance / Clinical Research
- Entrepreneurship – Pharmacy, Wholesale, Consultancy
