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Prospective Students


MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN PHARMACOLOGY AND NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) 

Level Master's
Faculty FACULTY OF MEDICINE SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL
Website http://www.si.mahidol.ac.th

Degree Designation

MASTER OF SCIENCE(PHARMACOLOGY AND NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT )

Major

  • MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY
  • SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY
  • Additional advantages of the programme


    - The research environment in the department provide an opportunity for graduate student to conduct corresponding basic and clinical research.
    - Student will be trained to understanding question physiology and pathologic condition of diseases.
    - The facilities of the Department of Pharmacology and the core facilities of the Faculty of Medicine provide state of the art research in students for biomedical science.
    - A recently implemented program in new drug development provides a huge resource of biomedicines with accompanying clinical training opportunity. This is a collaborating project with EU which will be the first program in Asean community.

    Admission Requirements

    (1) Applicants should hold or be expected to earn either a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology, Plant Science, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biomedical science, Genetic Engineering, Bioengineering,  Cancer Biology, Mathematics and Physics) or Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, medical relevant engineering from national or international institutes accredited by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.  Otherwise program's committee considers as appropriate for application.
    (2) Possess cumulative GPA not less than 2.7
    (3) Possess English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
    (4) Applicants qualified for acceptance apart from (2) and (3) may be considered by the program committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University.

    Curriculum Structure

    Plan A2
    Core Courses 3            Credits
    Required Courses 12            Credits
    Elective Courses not less than 9            Credits
    Thesis 12            Credits
    Total not less than 36            Credits

    Job option after graduation


    - Scientists, academicians and researchers in pharmacological related fields
    - Academicians in the fields of medical pharmacology or systems pharmacology

    Course Requirements

    Plan A2

    Core Courses Credit
    SIID501 : MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BASIS OF BIOMEDICINE 3
    Required Courses Credit
    SIPM512 : SEMINAR IN PHARMACOLOGY AND NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2
    SIPM513 : EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY IN PHARMACOLOGY AND NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT 4
       MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY
    SIPM514 : FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY 3
    SIPM515 : MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS 3
       SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY
    SIPM516 : FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES IN SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 3
    SIPM517 : ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 3
    Elective Courses Credit
    SIIM615 : MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY OF CANCER 2
    SIIM616 : STEM CELL SCIENCE 3
    SIPM518 : FRONTIER RESEARCH IN MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY 2
    SIPM519 : FRONTIER RESEARCH IN PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY 2
    SIPM520 : FRONTIER RESEARCH IN SYSTEMS PHARMACOLOGY 2
    SIPM521 : FRONTIER RESEARCH IN STATISTICAL MODELING AND DATA MINING FOR DRUG DESIGN AND DISCOVERY 2
    SIPM522 : AUGMENTED COURSE IN CANCER RESEARCH 1
    Thesis Credit
    SIPM698 : THESIS 12