Doctor of Philosophy(Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

  Institution: Private: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Programme Description

• Natural product and herbal research
• Isolation and characterisation of chemical constituents
• Standardization, quality control, herbal monographs
• Pharmacokinetics and stability studies
• Principal components analysis
• Biological activities (antimalarial,antiobesity, anticancer, kidney stone disease, etc)
• Proteomics of medicinal plants
• Metabolism
• Toxicology
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Synthesis
• SAR
• Proteomic analysis of breast and colon cancers
• Biochemical toxicology and metabolism
• Cell culture, cancer biology and molecular biology
• Drug discovery and molecular modelling
• Cell-based and biochemical assays
• Halal pharmaceutical and standards, including gelatine source analysis

Admission Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (First Class Honours / CGPA >3.67) in a related area in Science

• A Master’s degree in a related area in Science (research mode)

• A Master’s degree in a related area in Science (coursework/mixed-mode) with a CGPA of 3.00 or above.
• Language Requirement

• A minimum score of 550 in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), or
• A minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
• Results must be attached with the application

Duration

Fees

• Registration Fees:RM 340.00
• Tuition Fees (Per Semester):RM 4150.00
• Examination Fees (Thesis Evaluation):RM750.00 (MSc) / RM1000.00 (PhD)

• Registration Fees:RM 910.00
• Personal Bond:RM 1900.00
• Tuition Fees (Per Semester):RM 6200.00
• Examination Fees (Thesis Evaluation):RM1000.00 (MSc) / RM1500.00 (PhD)

Source : Universiti Sains Malaysia