Pharmaceutical Science

All about Pharmaceutical Science program in UCSI University Malaysia, like Intake date, Tuition fees, Scholarship, Faculty, Campus and etc.

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Pharmaceutical Science

Faculty: Pharmaceutical Science
Qualification: Ph.D (Mixed mode)

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Subject: Pharmacology
Duration: 5 Years
Tuition Fee (Totally):

$22,000

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What will you learn?

UCSI’s Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences) is a multidisciplinary postgraduate degree. It is designed for the development of safe and effective medications using various fields of scientific knowledge. This includes chemistry, medicinal chemistry, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutics and formulation science. These fields are highly in demand in the pharmaceutical industry, which is worth US$300 billion a year according to the World Health Organisation. In Malaysia, the government has identified the domestic pharmaceutical industry as one of the key areas to be developed under its new economic development plan, as reported in the Mega Science Report by the Academy of Science Malaysia.

The PhD (Pharmaceutical Sciences) is flexible enough to be pursued by those with a pharmaceutical or science qualification. Graduates of this qualification will be equipped with advanced knowledge in research planning, experimental design and scientific analysis.

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is driven by academic staff members who are respected researchers in their own right. Thus, candidates of this PhD have the opportunity to work with UCSI researchers on actual projects funded by grants received internally as well as externally. Positions as paid research assistants are also available, and with the wide range of research areas pursued by various staff, interested candidates have the freedom to discuss their affinities with the relevant staff member.


 

Eligibility

Relevant Master’s degree or equivalent only.

(Applicant with a Bachelor’s degree of first class or CGPA >3.67, to be referred to faculty for further discussion).

  • A Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant discipline, as recognised by the Senate.

 

English Requirement:

Minimum IELTS of 6.0 or TOEFL 570 (PBT) / 230 (CBT) / 105 (IBT). To be obtained before admission.

International Students

To sit for English Placement Test (EPT) and enroll into CETE programme until fulfil the above English requirement within 12 months upon arrival.

English Language Course Exemption:

Applicants who are pursuing Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in other universities that use English as the medium of instruction may be exempted from taking English classes at UCSI University if the alma mater’s Registrar issues an official letter indicating so to the University. Applicants may be required to attend an interview, conducted by UCSI’s faculty experts, or sit for a written test before they are accepted for admission. Prior to the interview, the applicant is also required to submit a research idea outline.

Core areas of emphasis

• Research Methodology • Bio statistics and Experimental Design • Research work

Career prospects

The programme’s comprehensive design and delivery paves the way for careers in advance scientific research of various institutions including (i) research institutes (ii) drug regulatory agencies (iii) academia.

Tuition Fees

Totally (USD) Yearly (USD)
$ 22000 $ 4400
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Course Details:

Duration: 3-5 Years Intakes: February, August

Scholarships for Post-graduate studies:

UCSI University offers scholarships to deserving international students at UCSI University.

As the scholarships are limited and often based on merit, they are very competitive. All shortlisted applicants will be notified for an interview before the confirmation of the scholarship award.

Interested applicants can find out details of the scholarship criteria by downloading the international scholarship form.

Campus (Kuala Lumpur Campus)

No. 1, Jalan Menara Gading, UCSI Heights (Taman Connaught), Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


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