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
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 |
Programme Lecturer
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ADISAK WONGKAJORNSILP (PROGRAMME DIRECTOR)
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRAVIT AKARASEREENONT
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SIWANON JIRAWATNOTAI
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SOMRUEDEE CHATSIRICHAROENKUL
- PROFESSOR URAIWAN PANICH
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR KITIPONG SOONTRAPA
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PINPAT TRIPATARA
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PINPILAI JUTASOMPAKORN
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SUVIMOL NIYOMNAITHAM
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR WEERAWADEE CHANDRANIPAPONGSE
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SOMPONNAT SAMPATTAVANICH