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Pharmacy Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 167 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035, 010610036
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511220 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
060411001 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

060511030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2 - 2 -
070111240 ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 2 - 2 060511030, 100211710
070111250 ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS - 2 1 070111240
070112100 PHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS I 2 - 2 070111240
070112200 PHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS II 3 - 3 070112100
070112280 PHYSIOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS - 2 1 070112200
070113100 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 3 - 3 070112200
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
100211710 GENERAL BIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
100211751 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS - 2 1 100211710
100311710 GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 3 - 3 -
100311750 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS - 2 1 100311710
100411001 BASIC MATHEMATICS 2 - 2 -
100412810 BIOSTATISTICS 3 - 3 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

070111170 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3 100311710, 100311750
070111180 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB - 3 1 070111170
070112160 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 2 - 2 070111180
070112170 PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2 - 2 100311710, 100311750
070112180 PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 3 1 070112170
070112190 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS I (STRUCTURAL) 3 - 3 070111170
070112210 PHARMACEUTICS I 3 - 3 070111170
070112260 PHARMACEUTICAL INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS 2 - 2 100311710, 100311750
070112270 PHARMACEUTICAL INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LAB - 3 1 070112260
070112290 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS II (METABOLIC) 3 - 3 070112190
070112300 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS - 3 1 070112290
070112360 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY I 3 - 3 100211710, 100211751
070112370 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY II 3 - 3 070112360
070112390 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB - 3 1 070112370, 070112360
070113111 PHARMACOLOGY I 3 - 3 070112200
070113150 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I & DRUG DESIGN 3 - 3 070112160
070113160 PHARMACEUTICS II 2 - 2 070112210
070113170 PHARMACEUTICS II LAB - 3 1 070113160
070113200 PHARMACOLOGY II 3 - 3 070113111
070113211 PHARMACEUTICS III 2 - 2 070113160
070113230 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II 3 - 3 070113150
070113240 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 3 1 070113230
070113260 PHARMACOGNOSY 2 - 2 070111170
070113270 PHARMACOGNOSY LAB - 3 1 070113260
070113390 IMMUNOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 2 - 2 070112360
070113400 DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES 1 - 1 070113200
070114100 PHARMACOLOGY III 2 - 2 070113200
070114110 COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PHARMACY 2 - 2 070113111
070114130 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY III 2 - 2 070113230
070114140 PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2 - 2 070113260
070114150 PHYTOCHEMISTRY LAB - 3 1 070114140
070114200 THERAPEUTICS & CLINICAL PHARMACY I 3 - 3 070113200
070114210 PHARMACOECONOMICS 2 - 2 070114100
070114230 INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY 2 - 2 070113211
070114240 BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS 2 - 2 070113211
070114250 PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS 2 - 2 070113211
070114260 INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY LAB - 3 1 070114230
070114290 BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS LAB - 3 1 070114240
070114310 GENETICS & PHARMACOGENOMICS 3 - 3 070113200
070114320 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2 - 2 070113100, 070112290
070114330 EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 2 - 2 -
070114500 CLINICAL NUTRITION 3 - 3 070112290
070115100 THERAPEUTICS & CLINICAL PHARMACY II 3 - 3 070114200
070115110 RESEARCH PROJECT 3 - 3 070115100
070115120 PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATIONS AND ETHICS 2 - 2 070113200
070115160 FIRST AID FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS 2 - 2 -
070115200 OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS (OTC) 2 - 2 070114100
070115310 TOXICOLOGY 2 - 2 070114100
070115400 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I A - - 2 -
070115401 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I B - - 0 070115400
070115402 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I C - - 0 070115401
070115410 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING II A - - 1 -
070115411 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING II B - - 0 070115410
170112160 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) - 1 0 070115160
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

070114120 DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS 2 - 2 070113211
070114220 PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING AND PROMOTION 2 - 2 070114210
070114270 INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY 1 3 2 070112370
070114280 PHYTOTHERAPY 2 - 2 070114130
070114331 COSMETICS PREPARATION 2 - 2 070113211
070114511 PHARMACEUTICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 070113211
070114520 DRUGS IN PREGNANCY & LACTATION 2 - 2 070113200
070115130 RADIO-PHARMACEUTICALS 2 - 2 070113150
070115140 CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE 2 - 2 070115100
070115150 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHARMACOLOGY 2 - 2 070114100
070115230 SELECTED TOPICS IN CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY 2 - 2 070115310
070115240 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2 - 2 070112370
070115250 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY & DRUG DESIGN 2 - 2 070114130, 070113111, 070112290
070115260 SELECTED TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 1 3 2 070114140
070115270 BIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 070112370
070115280 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY 2 - 2 070114230
070115290 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHARMACY 2 - 2 070114100, 070113211
070115300 HERBAL MEDICINE 2 - 2 070114140
070115320 HOSPITAL PHARMACY 2 - 2 070115100
070115360 SELECTED TOPICS IN PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 070113160
070115370 COMMUNITY PHARMACY 2 - 2 070114100
070115380 PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 070114100
070115390 ANTIBIOTICS THERAPY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2 - 2 070114100

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical

010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040411000 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH0
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
060511030 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY2
100211710 GENERAL BIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS3
100211751 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS1
100311710 GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS3
100311750 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS1
TOTAL 14

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
070111240 ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS2
070111250 ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS1
070112100 PHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS I2
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES2
100411001 BASIC MATHEMATICS2
070111170 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I3
070111180 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LAB1
TOTAL 18

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
070112200 PHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS II3
070112280 PHYSIOLOGY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS1
070112160 PHARMACEUTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II2
070112170 PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY2
070112180 PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LAB1
070112190 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS I (STRUCTURAL)3
070112360 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY I3
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
070113100 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS3
070112210 PHARMACEUTICS I3
070112260 PHARMACEUTICAL INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS2
070112270 PHARMACEUTICAL INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LAB1
070112290 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS II (METABOLIC)3
070112300 BIOCHEMISTRY LAB FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS1
070112370 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY II3
070112390 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB1
TOTAL 19

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
070113111 PHARMACOLOGY I3
070113150 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I & DRUG DESIGN3
070113160 PHARMACEUTICS II2
070113170 PHARMACEUTICS II LAB1
070113260 PHARMACOGNOSY2
070113270 PHARMACOGNOSY LAB1
070113390 IMMUNOLOGY FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS2
070114500 CLINICAL NUTRITION3
TOTAL 19

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100412810 BIOSTATISTICS3
070113200 PHARMACOLOGY II3
070113211 PHARMACEUTICS III2
070113230 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II3
070113240 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LAB1
070114110 COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PHARMACY2
070114140 PHYTOCHEMISTRY2
070114150 PHYTOCHEMISTRY LAB1
--------- Spec. Elec.2
TOTAL 19

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

070115400 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I A2
TOTAL 2

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

070113400 DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES1
070114100 PHARMACOLOGY III2
070114130 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY III2
070114200 THERAPEUTICS & CLINICAL PHARMACY I3
070114230 INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY2
070114250 PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS2
070114260 INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY LAB1
070114310 GENETICS & PHARMACOGENOMICS3
070115401 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I B0
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

070114210 PHARMACOECONOMICS2
070114240 BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS2
070114290 BIOPHARMACEUTICS & PHARMACOKINETICS LAB1
070114320 CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY2
070114330 EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS2
070115100 THERAPEUTICS & CLINICAL PHARMACY II3
070115200 OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS (OTC)2
070115310 TOXICOLOGY2
070115402 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING I C0
TOTAL 16

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

070115410 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING II A1
TOTAL 1

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

070115110 RESEARCH PROJECT3
070115120 PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATIONS AND ETHICS2
070115160 FIRST AID FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS2
070115411 COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND FIELD TRAINING II B0
170112160 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)0
--------- Spec. Elec.2
--------- Spec. Elec.2
--------- Spec. Elec.2
TOTAL 13

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Free Elective3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 12