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MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)

Level Master's
Faculty FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Website http://www.pharmacy.mahidol.ac.th/th/about-departmentinfo.php?depid=10

Degree Designation

MASTER OF SCIENCE(NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS)

Admission Requirements

Plan 1.1 Academic (Research only) Applicant
1) Hold a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy, Sciences or other related fields 
2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.0
3) Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies
4) Have experience in conducting research in the area of nutraceuticals and functional foods or related fields and presenting the research work in national/international academic conference in the form of poster or oral presentation
5) Qualifications different from 2) and 3) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Plan 1.2 Academic (Course work and research) Applicant
1) Hold a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy, Sciences or other related fields
2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 2.5
3) Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies	
4) Qualifications different from 2) and 3) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Curriculum Structure

Plan 1.1 Academic (Research only)
Thesis 36            Credits
Total not less than 36            Credits
Plan 1.2 Academic (Course work and research)
Required Courses 8            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 8            Credits
Thesis 20            Credits
Total not less than 36            Credits

Job option after graduation

1) Researcher in the area of nutraceuticals and functional foods in food, nutraceuticals manufacturing company or research institute or other organizations
2) Academician in the area of nutraceuticals and functional foods in import/ export
company, food, nutraceuticals manufacturing company or research institute or other organizations
3) Entrepreneur in the area of nutraceuticals and functional foods

Course Requirements

Plan A2

Required Courses Credit
PYFC619 : NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYFC620 : NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 2
PYFC621 : INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 1
PYFC676 : SEMINAR IN NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS I 1
PYID685 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN PHARMACY I 2
Elective Courses Credit
PYFC604 : FOOD CHEMISTRY 2
PYFC612 : PACKAGING FOR NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYFC614 : FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, FOOD SAFETY, AND FOOD QUALITY CONTROL 2
PYFC617 : SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYFC623 : FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS 2
   EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES TRACK
PYFC603 : BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS 2
PYFC607 : BIOLOGICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL, AND CLINICAL STUDIES 2
PYFC622 : NOVEL METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS ANALYSIS 2
   PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRACK
PYFC605 : PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYFC606 : SENSORY EVALUATION METHODS 2
PYFC610 : QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE INDUSTRIES OF NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
   ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK
PYFC611 : PROCESSING OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYFC615 : MARKETING PRINCIPLES OF NUTRACEUTICALS AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS 2
PYRS514 : REGULATION OF FOOD AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS 2
Thesis Credit
PYFC698 : THESIS 20