Diploma Courses
Pharmacy /Hospital/Health Programme

Pharmacy /Hospital/Health Programme
Diploma Courses in
Yoga                              Medical Transcription                     Promoting Rational Drug Use
Health Assistant           Hospital Management                     Physiotherapy And Nutrition
Bio-Informatics             Radio Imaging Technology             Medical Laboratory Technology
Sociology of Health      Pharmaceutical Marketing              Refraction Optometry Technology
Population AND Health Management
                                 Pharmacy Practice and Drug Store Management                     

Annamalai University       Pondicherry University          Madurai Kamaraj University 
Periar University                  Alagappa university               Tamil Nadu Open university 
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University

 

P.G Diploma in Promoting Rational Drug Use
 Annamalai University
Eligibility: : B
achelor Degree in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy preference will be given to working persons
Subjects :

  
1)Rational Pharmaceutical Management
  2) Drugs Use Problems
  3) Rational Drugs Use
  4)Intervention Strategy

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P. G Diploma in Pharmacy Practice and Drug Store Management
 
Annamalai University
Eligibility: Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy preference will be given to working persons
 Subjects :
1) Drug Store Management
2) Human Resource and Financial Management
3)Hospital Pharmacy Management
4) Pharmaceutical Practice

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DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING
Pondicherry University
Eligibility: Any Degree
Subject:
1. Marketing Strategy Manag­ement
2. Anatomy, Physiology and pharmacology
3. Pharma distribution Manag­ement
4. Pharma selling & sales Management
5. Pharma Product Mana­gement
6. Paradigms in Pharmaceu­tical Industry
7. Project work

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DIPLOMA IN POPULATION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Annamalai University 
Eligibility :
(a) Any Graduate OR (b) Non-graduates-in service like Medical Pers­onnel. Paramedical and other Health Personnel, School Teachers, Personnel in
Population related research Instit­utions, Voluntary Agencies etc.
Subject :

1. Population Dynamics
2. Population Problems
3. Health Policy and Programme
4. Health Management

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PG DIPLOMA IN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Annamalai University 
Eligibility Any graduate
Subject :

1. Principles of Management
2. Hospital Management
3. Human Resource Mana­gement
4. Inventory Management and Book Keeping
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DIPLOMA in Hospital MANAGEMENT
Madurai Kamaraj University

Eligibility : Any Degree
1 Community Health Demography and Bio-Statistics
2 Human Anatomy Physiology and Medical Terminology
3 Patient Care Satisfaction and Quality Assurance
4 Medical Records  Management
5 Principles of Hospital Management
                             
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D
iploma in Sociology of Health
Annamalai university
Eligibility: Any Degree holder including Professional degree holders in Medicine, Engineering, Law or Agriculture of any recognized
University
Subjects.

1 General Sociology
2 Research Methods and Statistics
3 Sociology of Health
4 Medical Social Welfare
P.G. Diploma in Herbal Science
Annamalai university
Eligibility: Pass in B.Sc. Botany degreee examination with Herbal Science/Botany /Pharmacy /Chemistry / Agriculture /
Bio-chemistry as one of the subject
1 Botany of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
2 Taxonomy and Secondary Products
3 Production Technology of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops
4 Practica
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PHYSIOTHERAPY AND NUTRITION (PG DPN)
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University, Bhopal
Objectives The main objective of this programme is to develop a knowledge base in the key areas of Physiotherapy and Nutrition. It would
offer job opportunities to the students both as a Physiotherapist and as a Clinical Nutritionist
 Duration one year
Eligibility Graduation
Subjects
1 Human Physiology
2 Introduction to Nutrition
3 Clinical Physiotherapy
4 Food Science
5 Project Work
There would be two contact sessions of 15 days each. At the end of the term 4 theory exams and one practical exam has to be cleared by the candidates
Courseware delivery system
Self Instructional Study Material /Print material from university
The experts of different universities/institutions prepare the course material, from all over the
country as well as by our faculty members.
These materials are previewed and reviewed by the faculty as well as outside experts and edited or modified, whenever necessary,
before they are finally dispatched to the students
University-FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT PROGRAMME
There will be two face-to-face contact programme of generally 15 days duration, at regional/study centers of the university and at
recognized study centers. Attendance of 75% in each programme is compulsory. Prior information for the contact programme will be
given to the students, facilitating them to attend the programme. The schedule decided for contact programme by the university shall be
notified to the students well in advance through the study centre /regional centre
INTERACTIVE RADIO COUNSELING
Every fourth Sunday between (4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University has a phone-in (interactive radio counseling) programme on AIR.
EVALUATION

University will organize the examination in two parts:
Theory
Practical & Assignments (As per the scheme of examination)
ASSIGNMENTS FOR CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
During the period of contact programme, assignments will be given to the students for continuous self-study
The candidate shall submit the assignments in the intervening months
These assignments will serve as feedback and will be counted towards the internal assessment in each paper
Assignments may be submitted at their regional centers/study centers with in schedule
DIPLOMA COURSE IN MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
Alagappa university
Eligibility:Graduates of any faculty
Subjects :

1. Information Technology and Office Automation.
2  Medical Transcription Paper-l
3. Medical Transcription Lab
4. Office Automation Lab
5. Internet Technology
6  Medical Transcription Paper-ll
7. Professional practice

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Diploma in Health Assistant (DHA)
Tamil Nadu Open university
The Diploma in Health Assistant is a person who has been prepared as a member of the nursing team to assist the hospital administration and health care. The Diploma Programme has been designed to develop of the learner to meet the health needs of individuals and families by providing comprehensive health care. After completion of the Programme, the student health worker should demonstrate ability to plan and carry out job responsibilities assigned to them. The students can get employed in Public and Private Hospitals and can become Health Workers also. This is a 32 credit programme comprising following four courses.
Eligibility 10th Pass minimum age 16 years
1 Fundamentals of Nursing
2 Maternal and Child Health
3 Community Health Nursing
4 Basic Sciences
Students enrolled for Health Assistant Programmes has to attend 90 percent of compulsory Practical session for each Course. The details of Counselling
and Practical sessions
1 Fundamentals of Nursing
2 Maternal and Child Health
3 Community Health Nursing
4 Basic Sciences
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Certificate in Radio Imaging Technology
(One Year)
Periar University
Eligibility
Xth pass
Duration:-
One Year
1 Biomaterials
2 Biomedical instrumentation
3 Biomedical instrumentation – II
4 Practical – I

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Diploma in Hospital Management (One Year)
Periar University
Eligibility
HSC pass
Duration:-
One Year
1 Principles of Hospital Management
2 Hospital Office Management
3 Support Services Management
4 Marketing of Hospital Services
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Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology
Periar University
Eligibility HSC pass
Duration:-
Two Years
First Year
1 Basic Biochemistry & Physiology 2
2 Hematology and Clininc Pathology
3 Immunology & Serology
4 Practical – I
Final Year
1 Clinical Pharmachology
2 Instrumentation and Techniques
3 Laboratory Management and Ethics
4 Project
5 Diploma in Ratio Imaging Technology – I Year
6 Biomaterials
7 Biomedical Instrumentation – I
8 Practical – I
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Diploma in Refraction Optometry Technology  2 years course
Periar University
Eligibility
HSC pass
Duration:-
Two Years
First Year

1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye
2 Basic Pharmacology & Micro Biology & Clinic pathology
3 Priniciples of Refraction
4 Ophthalmic Instruments
Final Year
1 Clinical ophthamology
2 Practical Refraction
3 Community Ophtamology
4 Ophthalmic Nursing
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Diploma in Yoga
Periar University
Eligibility
HSC pass
Duration:-
Two Years
First Year

1 Principles of Siddha System
2 Panchabootha, Tridosha, Arusuvai, Sapta Dhatus, Six Aadharams, Dasavayus etc.
3 Social outlook, rational thoughts and aim of Siddhars
4 Identification of 32 imporatant herbs
5 A Study of their medicinal values
6 Phytochemistry
7 Demonstarion of Yogic Practices
 Final Year
1 Principles of Yoga Ashtangayoga
2 Tirumular,patanjali Yoga sutras
3 Suryanamaskar, Pavanamukthasana
4 PRANAYAMA, Mudra, Bandha and Kriya
5 Therapeutic applications of Yoga
6 Study of Simple home remedies of medicinal
7 Sathva, rajo and Tamoguna diets
8 Identification of Medicinal Plants
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PG Diploma in Bio-Informatics (One Year)
Periar University
Eligibility:B.Sc. Agriculture, Biochemistry, Physics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Zoology, Bioinformatics, BCA with main Biology Subject XII Level
Duration:-One Year
01 C and C++ Programming
02 Database Management and Web Publishing
03 Statistics and Mathematics
04 Computational Biology
05 Applied Cell Biology
06 Molecular Biology
07 Genomics and Proteomics
08 Drug Metabolism and Drug Docking
09 Practical – I: Lab in C and C++ Programming
10Practical – II: Lab in Bioinformatics
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