Table 2. Proportion of Each Curriculum Cluster in Total Syllabus Time of Sampled Pharmacy Programme.
Total timetabled syllabus time (Hours) |
Proportion of Curriculum Cluster in Total Syllabus Time in a Pharmacy Programme (%) (Contact Hours spent in a programme (hours)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHEM |
MATH |
MED |
PHAR |
BIO |
PRAC |
GEN |
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Country |
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|
|
China Taiwan |
4014 |
19.3 (774) |
2.7 (108) |
19.7 (792) |
7.2 (288) |
17.9 (720) |
28.3 (1134) |
4.9 (198) |
Croatia |
2636.25 |
36.3 (956.25) |
4.3 (112.5) |
16.5 (435) |
8.0 (210) |
11.7 (307.5) |
18.5 (487.5) |
4.8 (127.5) |
Czech Republic |
2827.5 |
25.7 (727.5) |
0.8 (22.5) |
18.3 (517.5) |
11.1 (315) |
5.3 (150) |
22.8 (645) |
15.9 (450) |
Iceland |
2295 |
20.9 (480) |
5.2 (120) |
24.2 (555) |
13.1 (300) |
6.5 (150) |
15.7 (360) |
14.4 (330) |
Malawi |
2864 |
10.0 (287) |
1.6 (45) |
34.3 (981) |
18.2 (522) |
4.0 (114) |
23.4 (671) |
8.5 (244) |
Namibia |
5568 |
13.2 (736) |
1.1 (64) |
21.6 (1200) |
9.2 (512) |
5.5 (304) |
42.8 (2384) |
6.6 (368) |
Malta |
3225 |
10.2 (330) |
2.3 (75) |
12.6 (405) |
8.4 (270) |
4.7 (150) |
49.3 (1590) |
12.6 (405) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3750 |
28.4 (1065) |
6.0 (225) |
23.6 (885) |
17.2 (645) |
8.0 (300) |
12.8 (480) |
4.0 (150) |
Uruguay |
5160 |
36.0 (1860) |
12.2 (630) |
12.5 (645) |
10.2 (525) |
8.1 (420) |
20.6 (1065) |
0.3 (15) |
USA |
3025 |
14.7 (445) |
6.9 (210) |
8.1 (245) |
5.3 (160) |
9.3 (280) |
35.5 (1075) |
20.2 (610) |
Japan |
12525 |
17.0 (2130) |
2.3 (285) |
5.0 (630) |
5.0 (630) |
3.4 (420) |
40.4 (5055) |
26.9 (3375) |
Austria |
2524.25 |
30.2 (761.25) |
1.5 (37.5) |
23.5 (592.5) |
15.6 (393.75) |
6.5 (165) |
12.9 (326.75) |
9.8 (247.5) |
Hungary |
2130 |
28.5 (607.5) |
4.9 (105) |
16.9 (360) |
18.3 (390) |
4.2 (90) |
17.3 (367.5) |
9.9 (210) |
India |
7320 |
14.8 (1080) |
2.2 (160) |
19.7 (1440) |
13.7 (1000) |
5.5 (400) |
35.0 (2560) |
9.3 (680) |
Pakistan |
4000 |
16.0 (640) |
1.5 (60) |
30.0 (1200) |
16.0 (640) |
3.5 (140) |
24.5 (980) |
8.5 (340) |
Great Britain |
3246.367 |
11.0 (365.24) |
0.0 (0) |
16.7 (542.26) |
14.4 (468.78) |
5.2 (168.91) |
45.1 (1465.23) |
7.6 (244.95) |
Sample Mean |
3639.0 (excluding outlier Japan) |
20.8 |
3.5 |
18.9 |
11.9 |
6.8 |
27.8 |
10.3 |
Note for abbreviation: CHEM – Chemical Science, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biochemistry; MATH – Maths and Physics; MED – Pharmacology and Medicinal Science; PHAR – Pharmaceutics, Technology, and Formulation; BIO – Biological Sciences; PRAC – Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Care, Clinical Pharmacy, Law and Social Pharmacy (PRAC); and GEN - Generic Appendices