The candidate studies (5) compulsory courses and chooses (1)
elective course as
shown in the following table:
Semester Code No. Course Title Credits Hour
Exam. Hours
Exam. Marks
Firs
t
2101 Physical Pharmacy.
.
Com
puls
ory
Cou
rses
[2+0] 2 100
2103 Dosage Form Design.
.[2+0] 2 100
2109
Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Control, Quality Assurance
and Validation
[2+0] 2 100
Seco
nd
2102 Drug Stability in dosage forms.
.[2+0] 2 100
2110 Scale up techniques in pharmaceutical industries
.[2+0] 2 100
2106 Cosmetics.
.
Elec
tive
Cou
rses
[2+0] 2 100
2107 Radiopharmaceuticals.
.
[2+0] 2 100
2111 Mechanical Utilities & Services
[2+0] 2 100
Total credit hours required 12
35
Postgraduate Studies Regulatory Statute
Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University
Course Content of Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
[Industrial Pharmacy]
Code No. & Credit Hours
Course Title and Content
2101 (2+0)
Physical Pharmacy: States of matter. Thermodynamics. Physical
properties of molecules. Solubility and distribution phenomena
Complexation and protein binding. Interfacial phenomena. Polymers
in pharmacy. Rheology.
2103 (2+0)
Dosage Form Design: Sustained release products: classification,
advantages, physicochemical and biological properties of drugs,
Formulation methods. Microencapsulation. Tablets and capsules,
Sterile products. Suppositories. Coarse dispersions. Topical
products and aerosols.
2106 (2+0)
Cosmetics: Technology of cosmetics, Skin products, Dental
products, Hair care products, Foot and nail care, Packaging and
Pharmaceutical evaluation of cosmetic
preparations.
2107 (2+0)
Radiopharmaceuticals: Radiation types, Radioactive decay and
types of decay, Doses of radiation, Human protection. Application
of radiopharmaceuticals in diagnosis and
