1 year February
RM48,000 Malaysian student
RM56,160 International student 2025 fees per year
BACHELOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE( HONOURS)
KPT / JPT( N / 0916 / 6 / 0011) 12 / 28- MQA / PSA 17107
CAREER PATHS The course bridges the transition from a bachelor’ s to doctoral degree study. Employment options outside academia include careers as a specialist or scientist in:
• analytical development
• bioassay development
• cosmeceuticals
• drug product development
• formulation
• manufacturing
• medicinal chemistry
• pharmaceutical chemistry
• nutraceuticals
• pharmacovigilance
• preclinical and translational pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• quality assurance or control
• regulatory affairs.
Equip yourself for a career in research.
Designed to provide a clear pathway from a bachelor’ s degree to a higher degree by research – primarily a PhD, the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science( Honours) offers an optimal blend of pharmaceutical science knowledge and skills with research experience in your chosen area of research.
You’ ll be able to select coursework modules that inspire you and customise your study towards a specific research topic of interest, which will help prepare you for your original research under the guidance of a leading academic expert in the field.
What will I gain from this course?
• An honours year gives you a taste of a research career and enhances your job prospects upon graduation.
• This course is a one-year intensive preparation for your doctoral degree study. You’ ll build a solid foundation in research skills and methodologies to start strong in your research career.
• If you hold a bachelor’ s degree in allied sciences, this course will streamline your career pathway in drug discovery and development.
Course structure
This course is a combination of coursework and research. The coursework component consists of the modules you select based on your research interest, which will help you develop advanced theoretical and / or technical knowledge in an area within pharmaceutical science:
• drug discovery biology
• formulation science
• medicinal chemistry
• medicine use and safety.
In the research component, you will develop research methodologies and execute a research project under the guidance of at least one academic supervisor.
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