Master of Science - Clinical Pharmacy and
Doctor of Philosophy
Opportunities are available to suitable qualified graduates to carry out research in natural product chemistry and drug
discovery, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, dosage design and formulation development, pharmaceutical biotechnology, pharmaceutical microbiology, drug delivery systems, traditional medicine, pharmacognocy, analytical chemistry, biosciences and neural sciences, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, public health pharmacy, sociobehavioural aspects of pharmacy, pharmaceutical economics, pharmacoepidemiology, medicines policy and administrative aspects of pharmacy.
Clinical Pharmacy
- Clinical Pharmacy
Microbiology
- Microbiology
Biotechnology
- Biotechnology
Methods of Drug Analysis and Synthesis
- Methods of Drug Analysis and Synthesis
Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacokinetics
Drug Metabolism
- Drug Metabolism
Traditional Medicine / Herbal Medicine
- Traditional Medicine / Herbal Medicine
Neuroscience
- Neuroscience
Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling
- Bioinformatics and Molecular Modeling
Expertise available in the following School:
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
www.pha.usm.my/pharmacy
Traditional Medicine/Herbal Medicine
- Herbal Medicine
- Naturopathy
- Traditional & Complementary Medicine
Expertise available in the following School/Institute:
Advanced Medical and Dental Institute
www.amdi.usm.edu.my
Admission Requirements
Applicants should possess one of the following:
MSc
- A BPharm degree.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related area.
- Foreign applicants are required to have a minimum score of 550 in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Results must be attached with the application form.
PhD
- A Master’s or Bachelor’s (First Class Honours / CGPA >3.67) degree in a related area.
- Foreign applicants are required to have a minimum score of 550 in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Results must be attached with the application form.
Duration
MSc
- Full-time: Min 12 months / Max 36 months
- Part-time: Min 24 months / Max 72 months
PhD
- Full-time: Min 24 months / Max 60 months
- Part-time: Min 36 months / Max 90 months

