Diploma in Pharmacy
Programme Overview
Pharmacy is the study of the preparation, dispensing and review of drugs as well as providing additional clinical services. It provides the basic knowledge that links health sciences with pharmaceutical sciences and aims to ensure the safety, efficacy, and affordable use of drugs.
With pharmacy, you will learn the scientific basis of medicine. This include understanding that the body and major organs work as a whole (anatomy and physiology), the science of dosage form design (pharmaceutics) and the body’s reaction to drugs (pharmacology).
The study of drugs also requires an understanding of how these drugs work onto diseases involving microbes, and alternative type of treatments in order to treat the diseases. As such, students will be exposed to the study of microbes as well as alternative medicine. To understand the chemical implication and background of the said drugs, students will also learn the basic of chemistry and the composition of the medications.
The programme will provide you with an excellent understanding of the drugs and its effect, and position you for the next stage of undergraduate programme.
Our course also emphasizes practical skills and experience at all stages, including retail and hospital training. The students will undergo a three-year programme in which the learning spans on lecturing, tutorials, and practical.
Pharmacy
Assistant may find work in various places like:
·
Community
Pharmacy
·
Pharmaceutical/
Cosmetics/ Medical devices/ Food Industries
·
Government
hospitals Health centres /clinics
·
Private
hospitals and private practices
·
Universities
and Colleges
·
National
Pharmaceutical Control Bureau
Pass SPM / SPMV or O-level or its equivalent with at least 3 credits including one Science subject; or
Pass a certificate in the relevant field with a minimum CGPA of 2.00; or
Other qualifications recognized by the Government of Malaysia
This programme
serves as an alternative pathway to pursue undergraduates’ study in pharmacy
programmes. With Diploma in Pharmacy, it opens door to this various bachelor
programmes in local or international universities:
·
Bachelor
of Pharmacy (Hons.)
·
Bachelor
of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology (Hons.)
·
Bachelor
of Science in Pharmacology (Hons.)
Year 1
·
Introduction
to Pharmacy
·
Pharmaceutical
Chemistry I
·
Pharmaceutics
I
·
Pharmacology
I
·
Anatomy and
Physiology
·
Introduction
to Pharmacy
·
Pharmaceutical
Chemistry II
·
Pharmacology II
·
Pharmaceutics II
·
Basic
Microbiology
·
Mathematics
·
Alternative
Medicine
·
Introduction
to IT
Year 2
·
Pharmacology III
·
Pharmaceutics III
·
Introduction
to Research Methodology
·
Pharmaceutical
Microbiology
·
Medical
Emergencies
·
Pharmacology
IV
·
Hospital
Pharmacy
·
Prescription
Practice
·
Pharmaceutics
IV
Year 3
·
Retail
Training
·
Hospital
Training
Campus:
Batu Muda
Programme Status:
Full Accreditation
Programme Code:
MQA/FA0328
Specialisation:
Pharmacy
Study Mode:
Full-time
Study Level:
Diploma
Intake:
January, April and September
Duration:
3 years