About the Program

The Bachelor of Veterinary Pharmacy (B.VtPharm)curriculum is a four-year program with a minimum of eleven months of instruction each year and a total of 145 credit hours. This program is established to produce veterinary pharmacist that have professional commitment to the animals as patients and to their well-being. The veterinary pharmacist is an expert on the action and uses of medicines and is the focus for their rational and safe use. Practicing veterinary pharmacists are part of the health care team along with veterinarians. The Bachelor of veterinary pharmacy is a professional degree required to be licensed as a veterinary pharmacist. It takes four years to complete the program.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must be a natural science student in preparatory classes and full fill the following criteria:

  • Meet the set criteria by the Ministry of Education and University of Gondar for degree students to join higher learning institution.
  • Have a background of any of the sciences (biology, chemistry, general sciences)
  • Preferably those who choose to enter the profession
  • Students having diploma in biology, animal health, animal science or related natural science disciplines will also be considered based on the criteria set by Ministry of Education and space available to accommodate them. Students from such origin will be accepted after the approval of the faculty. When found necessary the faculty or the University will prepare an additional requirements or entrance examinations.

Graduation Requirements

Students enrolled in this program must meet the graduation criteria of the University of Gondar as stated in the legislation and should have no ‘‘F’’ grade in all courses and a minimum CGPA of 2.00 up on graduation.

Degree Nomenclature

  • In English: Bachelor of veterinary Pharmacy (B.VtPharm)
  • In Amharic: “የባችለርዲግሪበእንስሳትፋርማሲ’’
  Department of Veterinary Pharmacy   Administrative staffs Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacy Biochemistry I and II Veterinary Pharmaceutical Calculation Introduction to Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry practical Analytical Chemistry Analytical Chemistry practical Chemistry of Natural Products Pharmacognosy Drug Informatics Pharmaceutical Analysis I and II Medicinal Chemistry I and II Integrated Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics I and II Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Vet Pharmacology (and Therapeutics) I & II Veterinary Toxicology Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ethnoveterinary Medicine Integrated Vet Therapeutics I and II Vet Supplies Equipments & Reagents Vet Supply Management Pharmacoepidemiology and Economics Vet Pharmacy Law and Ethics Industrial Pharmacy Practicum I and II Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Biostatistics and Research Methodology   Dr. Elias Kebede (Dept Head) University of  Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Etiopía E-mail: keshalom16@yahoo.com Tel     +251581142145

   Year I, Semester I 

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
01 Orientation Module Vphar1011 Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacy VTPH3051 1 1 1
02 Communicative English and Writing  skill module EnLa-M1011 Communicative English Skills EnLa1011 4 3 3
04 Civics Ethics and Reasoning Skills CESt-M-1023 Introduction to Civics and Ethics CESt1023 5 3 3
05 Chemistry Module Vphar1052 Introduction to Organic Chemistry CHEM1031 5 3 3
Organic Chemistry practical CHEM1032 3 1 1
03 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Vphar1021 Veterinary Anatomy BVSC1021 8 4 3 1
Veterinary Physiology I BVSC1022 6 3 2.5 0.5
Total 32 18    

Year I, Semester II

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
03 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Vphar 1021 Veterinary Physiology II BVSC1023 6 3 2.5 0.5
05 Chemistry Module Vphar 1052 Analytical Chemistry CHEM1035 6 4 4
Practical Analytical Chemistry CHEM1036 3 1 1
06 Biomolecular Sciences Vphar 2061 Biochemistry I BVSC1033 5 3 2.5 0.5
02 Basic English Skills EnLaM1011 Basic Writing Skills EnLaM1012 5 3 3
04 Social science module SoCM-01 Introduction to Sociology SoCI-2013 5 3 3
Total 30 17    

Year II, Semester I

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
05 Chemistry Module Vphar 1052 Chemistry of Natural Products CHEM1033 5 3 3
06 Biomolecular Sciences Vphar 2061 Biochemistry II BVSC1034 5 3 2.5 0.5
07 Veterinary Infectious Pathogens   Vphar 2071 Veterinary Pharmaceutical Microbiology PCSC 1042 7 3 2.5 0.5
Veterinary Parasitology PCSC 1041 8 4 3 1
08 Immunology and Pathophysiology Vphar 2082                                        Pathophysiology PCSC 1046 5 3 3
10 Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Analysis Vphar 3101 Veterinary Pharmaceutical Calculations VTPH 3052 2 1 1
Total 32 17    

Year II, Semester II

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
11 Animal Nutrition, Zoonoses and Disease Control Vphar 3111 Animal Nutrition APET1024 5 3 2.5 0.5
06 Biomolecular Sciences Vphar 2061 Introduction to Molecular Biology BVSC1043 3 2 2
12 Biotechnology and Botanical Medicinal sources Vphar3122 Pharmacognosy VTPH1071 6 4 3 1
13 Pharmacology and Toxicology Vphar3132 Veterinary Pharmacology I VTPH3063 6 4 3 1
09 Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics Module Vphar2092 Integrated Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics I Phar3053 7 4 3 1
17 Pharmaceutical Research Vphar4172 Drug Informatics VTPH1082 5 3 2 1
Total 32 20    

Year III, Semester I

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
14 Medicinal Chemistry Module Vphar4141 Medicinal Chemistry I VTPH1075 5 3 3
13 Pharmacology and Toxicology Vphar3132 Veterinary Pharmacology II VTPH3064 6 4 3 1
09 Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics Module Vphar 2092 Integrated Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics II Phar3054 6 4 3 1
07 Immunology and Pathophysiology Vphar2082 Veterinary Immunology PCSC1044 5 3 2.5 0.5
10 Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Analysis Vphar 3101 Pharmaceutical Analysis I VTPH3056 6 4 3 1
03 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Vphar 1021 Animal Behavior and Welfare BVSC1025 3 2 2
Total 31 20    

Year III, Semester II

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
14 Medicinal Chemistry Module Vphar4141 Medicinal Chemistry II VTPH1076 5 3 3
10 Industrial  Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Analysis Vphar3101 Pharmaceutical Analysis II VTPH3057 8 4 3 1
12 Biotechnology and Botanical Medicinal Sources Vphar3122 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology BVSC1045 3 2 2
Ethnoveterinary Medicine VTPH1072 3 2 2
13 Pharmacology and Toxicology Vphar3132 Veterinary Toxicology VTPH3066 3 2 1.5 0.5
15 Veterinary Clinical Pharmacy Vphar4151 Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics VTPH3065 5 3 2.5 0.5
11 Animal Nutrition, Zoonoses and Disease Control Vphar3111 Animal Health and Disease Control CLSD3062 5 3 3 0
Total 32 19    

Year IV, Semester I

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
10 Industrial  Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Analysis Vphar3101 Industrial Pharmacy PHAR 3055 5 3 2.5 0.5
15 Veterinary Clinical Pharmacy Vphar4151 Veterinary Integrated Therapeutics I VTPH 1073 6 4 3 1
Practicum I VTPH 1077 3 1 1
16 Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Business Management Vphar4162 Veterinary Supplies, Equipments and Reagents VTPH 1081 3 2 1.5 0.5
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management MGMT 1083 5 3 3
17 Pharmaceutical Research Vphar4172 Biostatistics and Research Methodology VEPH 1086 6 4 3 1
Total 28 17    

Year IV, Semester II

Module Number Module Name Module code Course Title Course Code ECTS Credit Hour Lecture Practical
11 Animal Nutrition, Zoonoses and Disease control Vphar3111 Zoonoses and emerging diseases VEPH 3061 5 3 3
15 Veterinary Clinical Pharmacy   Vphar4151 Veterinary Integrated Therapeutics II VTPH 1074 5 3 3
Practicum II VTPH 1085 3 1 1
16 Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Business Management   Vphar4162 Veterinary Drug Supply Management VTPH 1084 3 2 2
Veterinary Pharmacy Law and Ethics VTPH 3067 5 3 3
17 Pharmaceutical Research   Vphar4172 Pharmacoepidemiology and Economics VEPH 1087 3 2 2
Senior Research project and Scientific paper writing VTPH 1088 4 3 3
Total 28 17