Overview of Master in Pharmacy Practice in International Medical University Malaysia
IMU’s Master in Pharmacy Practice provides a platform for aspiring pharmacists to improve their skillsets, to create an impact on their professional practice and fast-forward their career trajectories.
The first of its kind to be offered in a Malaysian private university, the Master in Pharmacy Practice programme is unique as it offers four areas of specialisation with research, namely Clinical Pharmacy, Social & Administrative Pharmacy, Pharmacy Management or Clinical Research.
Students are taught and supervised by an established faculty that pursues excellence in a wide range of research activity including published research in international peer-reviewed journals. Students also get to participate in collaborations with various local and foreign institutions in areas such as cancer, bioactive molecules, nutrition and environmental health.
This programme is available full-time or part-time, allowing pharmacists to continue working while undertaking a flexible schedule of campus-based classes and experiential learning, with online support and contact with tutors when needed.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is offered in a blended mode, which means that you can undertake much of the study online, with some weekend on-campus sessions to attend face to face teaching and learning sessions. The online platform of IMU will allow you to access all the contents online. The face to face teaching and learning sessions will be scheduled on weekends to allow the working pharmacists to continue their job/practice and complete the master’s degree.
| Clinical Pharmacy |
- Research Methodology and
Scientific Writing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Clinical Pharmacy Practice
and Services
- Research Project
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| Social & Administrative Pharmacy |
- Research Methodology and
Scientific Writing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Social Pharmacy
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Business Administration and
People Management
- Public Health and
Governance
- Research Project
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| Pharmacy Management |
- Research Methodology and
Scientific Writing
- Pharmaceutical Marketing
and Ethics
- Management of Healthcare
Institutions
- Business Administration and
People Management
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Research Project
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| Clinical Research |
- Research Methodology and
Scientific Writing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Clinical Research and Good
Clinical Practice
- Regulatory Affairs in Clinical
Research
- Clinical Trial and Clinical
Data Management
- Research Project
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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A. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
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B. ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
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Applicants are required to have obtained:
- A bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.75, as accepted by the HEP Senate; or
- A bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent with minimum CGPA of 2.50 and not meeting CGPA of 2.75, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment; or
- A bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or equivalent not meeting CGPA of 2.50, can be accepted subject to a minimum of 5 years working experience in relevant field.
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For Malaysian Students
Not applicable
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For International Students
- IELTS : Band score 5.0; or
- TOEFL (iBT) : Overall score of 42; or
- Cambridge English : Advanced (CAE) : Overall score of 154; or
- Cambridge English : Proficiency (CPE) : Overall score of 154; or
- Cambridge Linguaskill : Overall score of 160; or
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) : Overall score of 47;
The following categories of students are exempted from the above requirements:
- International students from countries in which English is the first language.
- International students who graduated from any Malaysian or other institutions where the curriculum is delivered in English.
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