The School of Pharmacy was established in 2018 and was previously the Department of Pharmacy and Complementary/Alternative Medicine within the School of Medicine, Main Campus. The first batch of BPharm students registered in January 2009. The school is responsible for the training of professional Pharmacists and Natural Medicine Practitioners both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, to meet the health needs of the country. These graduates serve in various positions in hospitals, pharmaceutical industry, community Pharmacy, research establishments and academia among others.
Courses Offered at School of Pharmacy
Undergraduate Programmes
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Currently, the Department participates in training the Bachelor of Pharmacy students by teaching courses in Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree course (B. Pharm) is a fulltime programme that extends over a period of not less than five academic years of three semesters each.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
In addition to meeting the university entry requirements, candidates for admission into the BPharm degree course shall be required to have obtained
| ALTERNATIVE A | |
| BIOLOGY | B |
| Chemistry | B |
| Mathematics or Physics | C+ |
| English or Kiswahili | B |
| ALTERNATIVE B | |
| Biological Sciences | B + |
| Physical Sciences | B+ |
| Mathematics | C+ |
| English or Kiswahili | B+ |
ALTERNATIVE C
Two principal passes in Biology and Chemistry and a subsidiary pass In Physics or Mathematics
OR
Holders of a Diploma in the following areas from a recognized Training Institution. The candidate must have attained the minimum University entry requirements of C+ at KCSE OR division II at O level.
- Pharmaceutical Technology
- Laboratory Technology
- Clinical Medicine
- Radiology
- Basic and /or Advanced Nursing
- Public Health/Environmental Health
- Dental Sciences
- Diploma in Biological Sciences
- e) Holders of any degree in Biological Sciences or Chemistry from Kenyatta University or equivalent qualifications from a recognized University.
DURATION/MODE OF STUDY/CAMPUS
Mode of study:
Full-Time
Duration:
5 Years (3 Trimesters per academic year)
Campus:
Main
Graduate Programmes
Masters Programmes
- MSc Pharmacology
Proposed Programmes
- Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy)
- Post-graduate Diploma in Analytical and Experimental Pharmacology
- PhD Pharmacology
- PhD Clinical Pharmacy
Contact details
The Dean, School of Pharmacy
Kenyatta University
P.O. BOX 43844 – 00100
NAIROBI KENYA
TEL: 020- 8711622/8710901 Ext. 3312/3313
Web: http://pharmacy.ku.ac.ke
E-mail: dean-pharmacy@ku.ac.ke