Pharmaceutical

Bachelor's Degree Program

2023

Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science

Monash University

Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education, Monash University Australia & Australian Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

3 years

February

• Monash University Malaysia

Drug discovery biology
You'll have the opportunity to align your interests with particular aspects of the drug discovery pipeline. You might be attracted to drug discovery biology, which is about gaining an understanding of what causes different types of diseases and how current medicines work at a molecular level to treat them. You'll receive hands-on experience designing experiments to identify and assess new biological targets for the development of novel drugs.

Medicinal chemistry
You'll integrate your knowledge of how drugs work into the design of new medicines in medicinal chemistry, which represents the intersection of biology and chemistry. You'll learn contemporary approaches to the design of new bioactive molecules and their development into potential medicines from conception through to their clinical use. By applying the principles and techniques of organic chemistry, medicinal chemists discover and develop compounds that prevent, treat, or cure disease.

Pharmaceutical formulations
Formulation science enables you to understand the principles of designing pharmaceutical products and how medicines are absorbed and travel around the body to the site of action. Drawing on techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry, we'll teach you how to formulate chemical products in a wide range of applications, such as consumer products, cosmetics, paints and food.