HKUMed UG Prospectus 2020

39 PROGRAMME AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) programme aims to nurture competent graduates with solid knowledge of pharmacy as well as abilities to apply the core knowledge and skills for effective, humane and ethical delivery of pharmaceutical care. They will contribute both to the profession of pharmacy and to the overall health of the patient body by adopting the highest standard of professional practice. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The whole programme comprises 5 credit-units of courses over a period of 4 years which shall include the following: ࠮ 7harmacy core courses · 18 credits ࠮ 7harmacy electives · 1 credits ࠮ Common Core courses · credits ࠮ 3anguage courses · 18 credits BPharm Our integrative approach and problem-based learning eXuip pharmacy graduates to apply scientific and clinical knowledge effectively when they enter the healthcare profession.