School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Overview:

Centurion University’s School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (SoPLS) is a premier institution established in 2016 dedicated to touch human lives in healthcare and happiness to ensure holistic societal development through skill-based education, research, development and community welfare services. The SoPLS has 4 different campuses located in Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Balangir and Rayagada. The school is approved by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi, with accreditation of NAAC A+ grade. SoPLS is committed to undertake the task of meeting social needs like identification, cure, and mitigation of disease with innovative drug design programme. It focuses in fulfilling student’s career ambition in pharmaceutical sectors such as industries, hospitals, administrations, and entrepreneurship. The students are usually involved in dissertation and small tenured projects in Pharmacy. SoPLS has well-furnished laboratories equipped with all modern and latest Equipments and machine. The school is staffed with high caliber faculties having excellent academic and industrial background. The school also undertakes various projects offered by industries on research and consulting front. SoPLS has its own Centre for Drug Design, focusing on research activities and product development. This is one of its own kind institutions established in Odisha. The school offers various program such as Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), and Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) having 3 distinct Specializations i.e. Pharmaceutics, Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis. The school also offers doctorate degree in Pharmacy (Ph.D.). The school is striving its best to become an ultimate destination for pharmacy students not only in Odisha but also in national level.

VISION

To be a globally recognized centre for Teaching, Research and Entrepreneurial Training in Pharmaceutical Sciences and to provide Healthcare services for Societal needs.

MISSION

Nurture young minds into knowledgeable, skillful and ethical professionals to serve for the society.
To support research in diverse ways by launching partnerships and collaborations.
To ensure affordable health care by developing pharmaceutical formulations using in house resources.
To inculcate the mindset for entrepreneurship and innovativeness to enrich the healthcare system.

B. Pharm Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

PEO1: To produce pharmacy graduates with strong basics and high technical knowledge to cater the various areas of Pharmaceutical industry.

PEO2: To provide the required training in all aspects to the graduates to work as a health care professional in community and hospital pharmacy.

PEO3: Cultivate an inclination for higher learning, entrepreneurial and research.

PEO4: To provide a Pharmacists to the society with skill and will to make and serve quality pills.

B. Pharm Program Outcomes (POs)

At successfully completing the B. Pharm program, student should have achieved the following program outcomes mentioned below:

PO Number	PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)
PO 1	Pharmacy Knowledge: Possess knowledge and comprehension of the core and basic knowledge associated with the profession of pharmacy, including biomedical sciences; pharmaceutical sciences; behavioural, social, and administrative pharmacy sciences; and manufacturing practices.
PO 2	Planning Abilities: Demonstrate effective planning abilities including time management, resource management, delegation skills and organizational skills. Develop and implement plans and organize work to meet deadlines.
PO 3	Problem analysis: Utilize the principles of scientific enquiry, thinking analytically, clearly and critically, while solving problems and making decisions during daily practice. Find, analyse, evaluate and apply information systematically and shall make defensible decisions.
PO 4	Modern tool usage: Learn, select, and apply appropriate methods and procedures, resources, and modern pharmacy-related computing tools with an understanding of the limitations.
PO 5	Leadership skills: Understand and consider the human reaction to change, motivation issues, leadership and team-building when planning changes required for fulfilment of practice, professional and societal responsibilities. Assume participatory roles as responsible citizens or leadership roles when appropriate to facilitate improvement in health and well-being.
PO 6	Professional Identity: Understand, analyse and communicate the value of their professional roles in society (e.g. health care professionals, promoters of health, educators, managers, employers, employees).

PO Number	PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)
PO 7	Pharmaceutical Ethics: Honour personal values and apply ethical principles in professional and social contexts. Demonstrate behaviour that recognizes cultural and personal variability in values, communication and lifestyles. Use ethical frameworks; apply ethical principles while making decisions and take responsibility for the outcomes associated with the decisions.
PO 8	Communication: Communicate effectively with the pharmacy community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports, make effective presentations and documentation, and give and receive clear instructions.
PO 9	The Pharmacist and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety and legal issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional pharmacy practice.
PO 10	Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional pharmacy solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
PO11	Entrepreneurship: Develop entrepreneurship skills that support the growth of Pharmaceutical Industry / Pharmaceutical Services leading to economic development.
PO 12	Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. Self-assess and use feedback effectively from others to identify learning needs and to satisfy these needs on an ongoing basis.