About the Program
A specialized Master’s program designed to prepare highly qualified pharmacists with deep expertise in phytotherapeutic drugs
focusing on the safety, efficacy, and quality assessment of herbal medicines and natural products.
Graduates will meet the growing national need for qualified experts in herbal medicine regulation, research, and phytopharmaceutical industry application.
Importance of the Program
- The program supports national healthcare transformation plans by promoting the safe, evidence-based use of herbal medicines and integrating phytotherapy into modern healthcare practices.
- Prepare experts for regulatory agencies like SFDA, healthcare institutions, and pharmaceutical industries.
Promote community awareness on the safe and evidence-based use of phytotherapy and herbal drugs within pharmaceutical practice.
- Vision
Our master's program envisions a future where graduates are recognized as esteemed professionals, possessing outstanding expertise and capabilities, committed to advancing the assessment and applications of plant-based medicines and natural products to make a significant impact on the academic, scientific, and community landscapes.
- Mission
This program aims to prepare distinguished graduates with a high degree of knowledge in the field of phytotherapy and phytopharmaceutical assessment that contribute effectively to academic environment, scientific research, and community needs.
- Goals
- Preparing remarkable graduates with specialized qualifications and skills in the field of phytotherapeutic drugs to compete in the labor market.
- Developing research skills of graduates to produce impactful scientific research locally and internationally.
- Enhancing graduates' capacity to uphold ethical values, demonstrate social responsibility, and foster sustainable educational advancement.
- Universities (Pharmacy Colleges, Science, Agriculture) – Academic & Research Positions
- University Lecturer (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy, Natural Products)
- Research Scientist (Phytotherapy, Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plants)
- Research Centers Related to Phytotherapeutic Drugs
- Researcher in Herbal Drug Development.
- Ministry of Health
- Herbal Medicine Specialist (Assessing safety & efficacy of herbal remedies).
- Public Health Consultant (Integrating phytotherapy into healthcare).
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Clinical Herbalist (Advising on evidence-based herbal treatments).
- Quality Control Specialist (Ensuring herbal product safety).
- Food and Drug Authority Saudi Arabia (SFDA)
- Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Approving herbal and phytopharmaceutical products).
- Herbal Drug Analyst (Evaluating phytotherapeutic drug composition).
- Pharmacovigilance Officer (Monitoring herbal medicine safety).
- Toxicologist (Assessing herbal drug risks).
- Public Pharmacies and Herbal Shops
- Herbal Pharmacist (Dispensing herbal medications.
- Entrepreneur in Herbal Medicine Production & Retail.
