Doctor of Philosophy(Pharmacy)
- Field Of Study:
- Health, Medicine & Welfare
- Level Of Study:
- PhD. Studies
- Course Subject:
- Pharmacy
- Course Intake:
Programme Description
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
Admission Requirements
Applicants should possess one of the following:
PhD
- A Master’s or Bachelor’s (First Class Honours or CGPA >3.67/4) degree in a related area.
- Foreign applicants are required to have a minimum score of 550 in Paper- based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or a minimum score of 213 in Computer-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or a minimum score of 80 in Internet-based 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 form.
Duration
PhD
- Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters
- Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 15 semesters
Source : Universiti Sains Malaysia
