Course Guide

The approved Course Guide of the College of Pharmacy – University of Nineveh for the academic year 2025–2026. The course guide serves as a structured academic reference that outlines the approved educational plan for each course, including the number of weekly study hours. It provides a precise breakdown of theoretical and practical instruction hours, ensuring an appropriate balance between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Furthermore, it specifies the credit units allocated to each course, contributing to the regulation of students’ academic workload and the standardization of graduation requirements in accordance with approved academic standards.

Credit hours: 31	First year

First Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
2	2	3	Human Anatomy and Histology
3	2	1	Medical Physics
4	2	3	Analytical Chemistry
1	—	1	Medical Terminology
3	—	2	Biostatistics
2	—	2	Democracy and Human Rights
15

Second Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
2	2	1	Physiology I
3	2	2	Pharmaceutical Calculations
4	2	3	Organic Chemistry I
3	2	2	Arabic Language
3	2	2	Computer Sciences

Credit hours:39	Second year

First Semester

Hours Credit	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
4	2	3	Organic Chemistry II
4	2	3	Medical Microbiology I
4	2	3	Physical Pharmacy I
4	2	3	Physiology I
1	2	—	Computer Sciences
2	—	2	Baath Regime Crimes in Iraq
19

Second Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
3	2	2	Organic Chemistry III
4	2	3	Medical Microbiology II
4	2	3	Physical Pharmacy II
4	2	3	Physiology II
4	2	3	Pharmacognosy I
1	—	2	Arabic Language
20

Credit hours: 37	Third year

First Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
3	2	2	Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
3	2	2	Pharmacognosy II
4	2	3	Pharmaceutical Technology I
4	2	3	Biochemistry I
4	2	3	Pathophysiology
18

Second Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
4	2	3	Organic Pharm. Chemistry I
3	—	3	Pharmacology I
4	2	3	Pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations
4	2	3	Biochemistry II
3	2	2	Pharmacognosy III
1	—	1	Pharmacy Ethics
19

Credit hours: 34	Fourth year

First Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
4	2	3	Pharmacology II
4	2	3	Organic Pharm. Chemistry II
3	2	2	Clinical Pharmacy I
3	2	2	Biopharmaceutics
2	—	2	Public Health
16

Second Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
2	—	2	Pharmacology III
4	2	3	Organic Pharm. Chemistry III
3	2	2	Clinical Pharmacy II
3	2	2	General Toxicology
4	2	3	Industrial Pharmacy I
2	—	2	Communication Skills
18

Credit hours: 35	Fifth year

First Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
2	—	2	Organic Pharm. Chemistry IV
4	2	3	Industrial Pharmacy II
3	—	3	Applied Therapeutics- I
4	2	3	Clinical Chemistry
2	4	—	Clinical Laboratory Training
3	2	2	Clinical Toxicology
1	—	1	Graduation project
19

Second Semester

Credit Hours	Hours/week	Hours/week	Course title
	Practical	Theory
2	—	2	Pharmacoeconomic
2	—	2	Applied Therapeutics- II
3	2	2	Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
4	2	3	Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis
2	4	—	Hospital Training
2	—	2	Dosage Form Design
1	—	1	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
16