Draft:Department Of Pharmacy, Jagannath University 4.06

----The Department of Pharmacyof the Jagannath University, is one of the leading Graduate and Post-graduate department in Bangladesh.. It is under the Faculty of Life and Earth Science.HistoryThe global demand for Pharmacy Graduates in the academic and research institutions, pharmaceutical industries, hospitals and other health related institutions is increasing in rapid pace at both home and abroad. Keeping this in mind the Department of Pharmacy was established in Jagannath University in 2010 with only 18 students and 5 faculty members. Now there are 25 students enrolled in each session with 140 students in total. There are 13 faculty members and 5 office staffs conducting the academic activities.ObjectivesThe principal objectives of the pharmacy department of Jagannath University:1) To impart scientific knowledge for the formulations, preparation, standardization, quality control and uses of drugs and medicines and effective management of their distribution and sale for the better Bangladesh.2) To skill up the manpower for managing the affairs of hospital pharmacies, pharmaceutical industries, community pharmacy services, drug administration and other organizations in drug research, marketing, sales and administration.3) To encourage research on different fields of pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry so as to develop newer techniques of formulation, quality control and standardization of drugs and invention of new lead compound and synthesis pathway of drug to face the TRIPS agreement.Degree CoursesThe Department of Pharmacy offers the Bachelor of Pharmacy , i.e., B. Pharm. and Master of Pharmacy, i.e. M. Pharm. degree. Bachelor of Pharmacy is a four-year degree course, which includes theoretical courses, laboratory works, project works and intensive industrial and hospital training. Master of Pharmacy is a one-year degree course. This master's degree course provides advanced study in the areas of pharmacy practice, clinical pharmacy, pharmacology and pharmaceutical technology. The Department also provides supervision for M. Phil and PhD research degrees.