(R/0916/6/0017) (11/25) (MQA/FA3618)
October
4 years | Full-time
Full-Time
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Pharmacy is a branch of health sciences where graduates are involved in 3 major practice areas. Industrial Pharmacy sees pharmacists practice the research, development and formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms. This is followed by production and quality assurance – which ensures a medicine’s quality when it reaches the patient. Industrial pharmacy also involves regulatory and product management.
Under Hospital/ Clinical Pharmacy, pharmacists are trained to provide pharmaceutical care – which is the responsible provision of drug therapy to achieve definite outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life.
In Community Pharmacy, pharmacists serve the public by dispensing and managing medicine, responding to symptoms, carrying out screening tests, oral contraception, weight management and smoking cessation, as well as health and natural products supplementation. Other areas of practice include academia and the military.
Pharmacists are experts in medicines and medicine management. The profession continues to be in high demand, attracting some of the highest salaries after graduation and registration. The current pharmacist: population ratio is about 1: 2800 – well below the ratio required by developed nations.
The 4-year Bachelor of Pharmacy Programme trains undergraduates in basic medical sciences, pharmaceutical dosage forms and technology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice.
After successfully completing the degree programme, graduates undergo a 1-year housemanship at government hospitals, followed by a year of compulsory service. After the year-long housemanship, the pharmacist can be registered to practice.
A. HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE LEVEL OR ITS EQUIVALENT (STPM AND ALEVEL)
i. Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
Grades BBB or ABC or AAC in 3 subjects:
ii. General Certificate of Education Advanced (“A”) Levels
Grades BBB or ABC or AAC in 3 subjects:
Note: Combination of A-Level or STAM and STPM is allowed to fulfil the entry requirement as stated in Keputusan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk MQASPIPTS Bil.1/2009 dated 11 May 2009 and Keputusan Mesyuarat MQA Bil. 4/2009 dated 22 May 2009 (Kompilasi Dasar Jaminan Kualiti Pendidikan Tinggi (2009 – 2020: Edisi Ketiga)
C. MATRICULATION, FOUNDATION OR PRE-MEDICAL/ PRE-PHARMACY PROGRAMME OR ITS EQUIVALENT
i. Matriculation
Grades BBB or ABC or AAC in 3 subjects:
and
Provided the programme is not less than 1 year and completed in the same institution.
ii. Pre-Medical/ Pre-Pharmacy Programme or Foundation in Science
Grades BBB or ABC or AAC in 3 subjects:
and
Provided the programme is not less than 1 year and completed in the same institution
and
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
5 Bs each in 5 subjects:
or
General Certificate of Education Ordinary (“O”) levels or equivalent
5 Bs each in 5 subjects:
or
Unified Examination Certificate UEC
B4 each in 3 subjects:
Note: Combination of SPM and OLevel (or equivalent) results is allowed to fulfill the entry requirement as stated in Keputusan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk MQA-SPIPTS Bil.1/2009 dated 11 May 2009 and Keputusan Mesyuarat MQA Bil. 4/2009 dated 22 May 2009 (Kompilasi Dasar Jaminan Kualiti Pendidikan Tinggi (2009 – 2020: Edisi Ketiga)
iii. Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
B4 each in 5 subjects:
iv. International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
A minimum of 30 points overall
and
attained a minimum score of 5 each in 3 of the following subjects: • Biology; and • Chemistry; and • Physics or Mathematics With a minimum of 2 at Higher Level (HL) and 1 at Standard Level
C. DIPLOMA LEVEL
Diploma in Pharmacy or Diploma in Health Sciences or equivalent
CGPA 3.5 (out of 4.0)
and
Provided the programme is not less than 5 semesters or 2½ years and completed in the same institution
and
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2 Bs each in
or
General Certificate of Education Ordinary (“O”) levels or equivalent
2 Bs each in
Note: Combination of SPM and O-Level (or equivalent) results is allowed to fulfill the entry requirement as stated in Keputusan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk MQA-SPIPTS Bil.1/2009 dated 11 May 2009 and Keputusan Mesyuarat MQA Bil. 4/2009 dated 22 May 2009 (Kompilasi Dasar Jaminan Kualiti Pendidikan Tinggi (2009 – 2020: Edisi Ketiga)
D. DEGREE LEVEL
Degree in Health or Medical or Pure or Applied Sciences
CGPA 3.0 (out of 4.0)
All applicants must attain the following proficiency:
Note: Malaysian applicants who seek employment in the public sector must fulfill the requirement of Bahasa Melayu and English language set by the Public Services Comission of Malaysia (SPA)
| Year 1 | Basic Medical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
University & General Study Subjects
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| Year 2 | Basic Medical Sciences
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
University & General Study Subjects
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| Year 3 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
Renal System
Gastrointestinal System
Attachments
Research Qualifying Examination |
| Year 4 | Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice
Electives
Attachments
Research Qualifying Examination |
| Experiential Leaning |
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| Public Holidays | Week start | Week end | Academic Week |
| 18-Nov | **Registration & Orientation – 18 Nov (Mon) | ||
| 19-Nov | 22-Nov | Week 1 – Class starts for all (19 Nov) | |
| 25-Nov | 29-Nov | Week 2 | |
| 2-Dec | 6-Dec | Week 3 | |
| 9-Dec | 13-Dec | Week 4 | |
| 16-Dec | 20-Dec | Week 5 | |
| 25-Dec Wed Christmas Day | 23-Dec | 27-Dec | Week |
| 1-Jan Wed New Year | 30-Dec | 3-Jan | Week 7 |
| 6-Jan | 10-Jan | Week 8 | |
| 13-Jan | 17-Jan | Week 9 | |
| 20-Jan | 24-Jan | Week 10 | |
| 29 Jan Wed Chinese New Year | 25-Jan | 31-Jan | Mid-sem Break |
| 3-Feb | 7-Feb | Week 11 | |
| 11 Feb Tue Thaipusam | 10-Feb | 14-Feb | Week 12 |
| 17-Feb | 21-Feb | Week 13 | |
| 24-Feb | 28-Feb | Week 14 | |
| 3-Mar | 7-Mar | Study Week | |
| 10-Mar | 15-Mar | Final Examination | |
| 17 Mar Mon Nuzul Al-Quran | 17-Mar | 22-Mar | Final Examination |
| 24-Mar | 28-Mar | Semester Break | |
| 31 Mar Mon Hari Raya Aidilfitri | 31-Mar | 4-Apr | Semester Break |
| 7-Apr | 11-Apr | Semester Break | |
| 14-Apr | 18-Apr | Semester Break |
* When a public holiday falls on Sunday, the holiday is substituted with the following working Monday/ working day
**Registration and Orientation (Nov 2024 sem) – for late registration students who did not manage to go through orientation in MOOC semester
Note: The University reserves the right to amend as and when required
