The Master’s program of Pharmaceutical Sciences program consists of 40 credits compulsory courses and 2 credits elective courses. M.Pharm students with non-linear background of undergraduate degree will be offered tailored program to align their previous training to basic pharmaceutical sciences.
The Master’s program of Pharmaceutical Sciences curriculum also unique as it offer students to have practical experience in handling mini research project in one of the following options: nanotechnology drug delivery system, pharmacology (animal modelling), protein extractions, cell culture technique, natural product chemistry, and pharmaceutical analysis.
The general outline of the program is indicated in the table below:
| Semester | Kode Mata Kuliah / Course Code | Mata Kuliah / Course | SKS / Credit |
| SEMESTER I | |||
| I | PMF10110803 | Etika Islam dan Filsafat Ilmu (Islamic Ethics and Philosophy) | 3 |
| I | PMF10110303 | Fisika Farmasi Lanjut (Advanced Physical Pharmacy) | 2 |
| I | PMF10110403 | Sistem penghantaran Obat dan Biofarmasetika Lanjut (Advanced Drug Delivery and Biopharmaceutics) | 3 |
| I | PMF10110503 | Teknologi Farmasi dan Rancangan Formula (Pharmaceutical Technology and Formulation Development) | 3 |
| I | PMF10110703 | Analisis Farmasi dan Biomedis (Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis) | 3 |
| I | PMF10120702 | Kimia Bahan Alam (Natural Product Chemistry) | 2 |
| SEMESTER II | |||
| II | PMF20110102 | Metode Penelitian dan Statistik (Research methods and Statistics) | 2 |
| II | PMF20110203 | Farmakokinetik dan Farmakodinamik (Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics) | 3 |
| II | PMF20110802 | Mata Kuliah Pilihan: Mikrobiologi/ Fitoterapi/ Imunologi (Elective Course: Microbiology/ Phytotherapy/ Immunology) | 2 |
| II | PMF20110603 | Bioteknologi Farmasi (Pharmaceutical Biotechnology) | 2 |
| II | PMF20110302 | Pengembangan Produk (Product Development) | 2 |
| II | PMF20110402 | Good Manufacturing Practices (Good Manufacturing Practices) | 2 |
| II | PMF20110501 | Manajemen dan Pengambilan Keputusan (Management and Decision Making) | 1 |
| SEMESTER III | |||
| III | PMF30110102 | Proposal Tesis (Research Proposal) | 2 |
| III | PMF20110704 | Internship (mini project) | 4 |
| SEMESTER IV | |||
| IV | PMF40110106 | Tesis (Thesis) | 6 |
| Total SKS/ Credit | 42 |
The Master of Pharmacy Study Program designs the distribution of courses so that they can be completed within 2 (two) years, and have a learning load of 42 credits.
February 2022
The master’s program is offered in two terms, September or February.
UMS International student’s office assigns International student’s liaisons to assist prospective students, on pre-departure, on arrival (e.g. visa or help with housing) and bridging program.
Although the course in Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences is primarily focused on understanding pharmaceutics, the skills being learned will translate to a range of chemistry-related or biomedical research opportunities which will be beneficial in industries from households to cosmetics or food manufacturing.
Some of the graduate destinations are as follow:
Biomedical researcher/university lecturer; product developer/formulation scientist; quality assurance and quality control chemist; medicinal chemist; skincare and cosmetics developer; regulatory affairs associate