MSc (Pharmacy) - Centre for Drug Research

OVERVIEW

The Centre for Drug Research offers graduate programmes encompassing several thrust areas pertaining to drug research at the Master of Science, Master of Arts or Doctor of Philosophy levels. These thrust areas are Clinical/ Experimental Pharmacology; Chemical / Pharmaceutical Analysis; Drug Abuse and Addiction; Public Health; Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery & Development. This programme is open to all students of USM and other local and international universities, who are qualified to pursue their graduate studies through research mode either on a full- time or a part-time basis.

Research Thrust Areas:

Clinical / Experimental Pharmacology

Tropical Disease and Anti-infective
Metabolism
Drug Evaluation
Bioequivalence
Pharmacokinetics
Protein Binding
Brain Study
Clinical Trials
Drug Interaction
Neurobehavioral
Neurophysiology
Blood Brain Barrier

Chemical / Pharmaceutical Analysis

Extraction Technology
Analytical Method Development for Drugs in Body Fluids
Analytical Method Development for Illicit Drugs
Analytical Method Development for Pharmaceutical Compounds
Instrumentation Methods
Chemical and Physical Methods

Molecular Pharmacology

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
Medical Enzymology
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

Drug Abuse and Addiction (Including tobacco and alcohol)

Epidemiology
Prevention
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Programme Evaluation
Social, Economic and Health Impact
Drug Policy Studies

Public Health

Social and Behavioural Aspects of Diseases
Health Education and Promotion
Evaluation of Health Interventions

Drug Discovery and Development

Computer-aided Drug Design
Synthesis, Isolation, Characterization and Structural Elucidation
Lead Compound Optimization
In vitro and in vivo screening
Toxicology

Expertise available in the following Centre: Centre For Drug Research

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should possess the following:

A minimum of 2.75/4.00 for BPharm or related area; or
CGPA below 2.75/4.00 for BPharm or related area with additional requirements

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption is given to candidate if:

English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

DURATION

Full-time: Min 2 semesters / Max 6 semesters
Part-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 12 semesters

FEES

Malaysian (MYR)
Full Time	Part Time
Registration Fee : 340.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 4,150.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee : 750.00 Convocation Fee : 200.00	Registration Fee : 340.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 3,535.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee: 750.00 Convocation Fee : 200.00

International (USD)
Full Time	Part Time
Registration Fee : 227.50 Personal Bond : 1000.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 1,550.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee: 250.00 Convocation Fee : 50.00	Registration Fee : 227.50 Personal Bond : 1000.00 Tuition Fee (Semester) : 963.00 Thesis Evaluation Fee : 250.00 Convocation Fee : 50.00

** Fees are subject to change