Philosophy
Candidates will prosecute their programmes through coursework and research work. The courses are designed to increase the student’s knowledge of various areas in Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine including phytomedicinal separations processes, standardization of herbal drugs, identification and evaluation of herbal medicines, clinical pharmacognosy, and phytochemistry.
On successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to pursue careers in teaching and research institutions, hospitals, and industries.
Core Objectives
1). Producing specialized manpower needed for institutions of higher learning.
2). Producing high-level manpower required for Research institutes and industries.
3). Providing adequate knowledge to explore and exploit the possible use of indigenous Nigerian Herbal/Traditional Medicines and formulation of these phytomedicines.
4). Producing specialized cadre of personnel, who would assist in the integration of Herbal Medicine into Modern Medicine