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BSc Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences

University of Nottingham Malaysia
Semenyih, Selangor
What is pharmacy?
Pharmacists are experts in medicines, their development and clinical usage. Pharmacy is a professional role requiring in-depth knowledge across a range of biological, chemical and professional disciplines. It requires a range of skills and knowledge and these are delivered through the themes of biology and physiology, clinical and pharmacy practice, chemistry, pharmaceutics, professionalism and leadership and pharmacology and therapeutics. Pharmaceutical scientists are central to the discovery and development of new drug entities, the design of novel drug delivery systems and therapeutics.


How will I study?
You will experience an integrated range of teaching and learning styles – from lectures and tutorials to practical classes, workshops and case studies. Our programmes develop a range of transferable skills and you will be taught to work to the highest professional and ethical standards. You will be allocated a personal tutor to help with personal and academic issues. The school also has a Learning Community Forum that provides an opportunity for you to discuss programmerelated issues with academic staff. All students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of one of the many vacation work experience placements that the school secures each year.

Practising community, hospital and industrial pharmacists contribute to teaching and visiting academics from the University of Nottingham, UK deliver lectures, workshops and practical classes. This will provide you with an invaluable insight into the profession of pharmacy. MPharm students will study in the UK for the final two years of their programme, providing an unrivalled opportunity to learn and experience the UK aspects of clinical pharmacy as part of the programme.


Professional accreditation
The four-year MPharm degree is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (UK) and was the first 2+2 Pharmacy programme to be recognised by the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia. The School of Pharmacy has risen from 8th to 7th in the world in the new 2020 QS World Rankings for the subject area ‘Pharmacy and Pharmacology’


Code of conduct/ fitness to practise
As with all fully accredited UK MPharm programmes, students are required to abide by a code of conduct and are subject to fitness to practise regulations. Appropriate health and good character checks will be required when you join us as a student. You will be provided with further information when you are made an offer


Career prospects
Our MPharm programme is your passport to a pharmacy career in many countries around the world. Graduates of the 2+2 MPharm can be found working as community and hospital pharmacists in the UK and Malaysia. The industrial sector allows pharmacists to work in clinical trials, drug discovery and development, marketing, product registration and quality assurance. Numerous pharmacists are employed in the regulation of medicines. MPharm graduates may also pursue careers in academia or as medical journalists or scientific writers.

Our BSc Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences programme puts you in an ideal position to pursue a career in Malaysia’s burgeoning pharmaceutical industry. Graduates can embark upon a range of careers including: pharmaceutical, chemical or cosmetic industries; medical sales and marketing; research managers in the biotechnology sector; academics in higher education institutions; scientific writing; and other appointments which require a general science background.

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Course Summary

Intake

Sept

Course Fees (estimated)

RM 136,800

Course Duration

3 years

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A Level
BBB, incuding chemistry and 2 other academic subjects (such as biology, physics or mathematics).

IB Diploma
30 points with 5, 5, 5 at Higher Level including chemistry and 2 other academic subjects (such as biology, physics or mathematics) and 5 points in mathematics at Standard Level.

STPM
B+B+B+, including chemistry and 2 other academic subjects (such as biology, physics or mathematics).

UEC
2 As (including chemistry) and grade B3 in 3 further academic subjects (including biology, mathematics or physics), excluding Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese language.

SAM or other Australian matriculations
ATAR 86 including chemistry and 2 other academic subjects (such as biology, physics or mathematics).

Canadian Ontario Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
79% average based on 6 subjects with at least 70% in chemistry and must include other academic subjects (such as biology, physics or mathematics).

Canadian Secondary School Diplomas from other provinces are acceptable and to be assessed based on the University’s requirements.

Advance Placement (AP)
4,4,4, including AP chemistry and 2 other academic subjects (such as AP Biology, AP Physics or AP Calculus). Applicants taking non-preferred subjects may be made an offer across more than three subjects at Advanced Placement level.

Diploma - Other Institutions 
Acceptance is at the discretion of the School but normally would require an overall GPA of 3.3 (out of 4) or 70% and above (consideration to be made based on relevant subjects), and previous studies must meet the prerequisite requirements of the programme.

Foundation - Other Institutions
Acceptance is at the discretion of the School but normally would require an overall GPA of 3.3 (out of 4) or 70% and above (consideration to be made based on relevant subjects), and previous studies must meet the prerequisite requirements of the programme.

University of Nottingham Malaysia Foundation
Successful completion of the Foundation in Science programme.


In addition to the entry requirements listed above, those who have taken SPM / GCSE / IGCSE / High School Diploma or equivalent must have grade B in mathematics.


English language requirements
IELTS (Academic): 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each element)
TOEFL (iBT): 79 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking)
PTE (Academic): 65 (with no less than 59 in each element)
GCE A Level English Language or English Literature: grade C
GCE AS Level English Language or English Literature: grade C
SPM: grade B+
1119 (GCE O): grade C
GCSE O-Level: grade C
IGCSE (first language): grade C
IGCSE (second language): grade B
MUET: Band 4
UEC: grade B3
IB English A1 or A2 (Standard or Higher Level): 4 points
IB English B (Higher Level): 4 points
IB English B (Standard Level): 5 points
Malaysian – RM 45,000 per year
Non-Malaysian – RM 53,000 per year
BSc Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
The BSc programme is distinct from the MPharm degree. You will study core modules delivered by the School of Pharmacy, the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Biosciences, as well as optional modules from both inside and outside of the Faculty of Science. For example, in the final year you can take advanced modules in areas such as drug discovery, drug design and molecular pharmacology, as well as optional modules in areas such as business, entrepreneurship and marketing.


Year one
Typical core modules
  • Biochemistry: The Building Blocks of Life
  • Fundamentals of Neuroscience
  • Genes and Cells
  • Human Physiology
  • Laboratory Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences 1
  • Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry
  • Pharmaceutics 1: Physiochemical Science and
  • Medicines Design


Year two
Typical core modules
  • Biopharmaceutics
  • Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
  • Laboratory Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences 2
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis and Spectroscopy
  • Pharmaceutical Microbiology
  • Pharmaceutics 2: Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
  • Principles of Immunology


Year three
Typical core modules
  • Advanced Drug Delivery
  • Commercialisation in Biotechnology
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design
  • Therapeutic Immunology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Project

Typical optional modules
  • International Business
  • Molecular Pharming and Biotechnology
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Technology and Organisation
  • Environmental Awareness
  • Evolutionary Psychology
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