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IMU PHARMACY PROGRAMME
Unlock Global Opportunities with an Internationally Recognised Degree
About The Programme
Pharmacy offers diverse and rewarding career options from patient care, clinical research, and leadership roles in all aspects of the healthcare system. Pharmacists can work in hospital and community settings, enjoying versatility in their choice of work preferences and schedule.
With the ever-increasing volume of medicines in the market, pharmacists have a crucial role in helping doctors and patients decide on the medicines that will have the most beneficial results. Indeed, with pharmacists as part of the healthcare team involved in patient care, outcomes improve and costs decline.
Pharmacy graduates can also work on product development. In Malaysia and abroad, they are in great demand in the pharmaceutical industry for clinical research, formulation research and development, production, quality assurance, regulatory affairs and marketing.
The IMU Pharmacy programme offers the option to complete the entire 4-year programme locally at IMU or credit transfer to the University of Otago, New Zealand or University of Tasmania, Australia.
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Our Recent Achievements
IMU School of Pharmacy is #1
in Pharmacy & Pharmacology*
among the higher education institutions in Malaysia
*Source: Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024
#1 in Champion in Pharmacy
*Source: Talent Bank
Why Study at IMU?
An Established Private Healthcare University
IMU is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and healthcare university with over 30 years of dedicated focus in healthcare education. IMU achieved the SETARA-2018/2019 Tier 6 status (Outstanding) under the Mature University category.
Graduates' Career Readiness and Employability for The Future Jobs
Innovations in digital health are reshaping how healthcare is accessed and provided worldwide, and is set to revolutionise the healthcare sector in the future. In line with this, the School of Pharmacy is committed to provide up-to-date teaching and learning experiences by incorporating the digital health components in the pharmacy curriculum to prepare our graduates to be work-ready and responsive in a technology-driven healthcare industry.
Unique Pharmacy Alumni-Mentor Programme
With more than 3,000 pharmacy graduates in our alumni network, the School introduces a ‘Alumni-Mentor’ programme, which focuses on connecting students with established alumni career professionals; providing them with a unique opportunity to improve transferable skills, strengthen networking skills and promote seamless transition from university to workplace. Our students will learn more about possible career paths from experienced professionals when they embark on the programme.
Bringing Industry to University Teaching
As part of the graduate preparedness for workplace, the School is actively engaging industrial experts from community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, industrial pharmacy and academic pharmacy, to share their work experiences, expected competencies, and career prospects as well as teaching. This would provide students with exposure on the latest practical aspects and know-how, and understand how their knowledge can be translated to the workplace.
Opportunity to Gain Global Experience
Students will have the opportunities to gain global experiences through elective or research placements in UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore. Participating in international educational programmes will be an added advantage to the students as they broaden their perspectives on global opportunities, international work culture and knowledge including networking opportunities. Each student is given a guaranteed financial support, to meet either part or full travel expenses.
Key Facts
At IMU
- DEGREE
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) (IMU)
- COMMENCEMENT
July & September
- TOTAL DURATION
4 years
- TOTAL TUITION FEE
RM224,000 (Malaysian)
RM233,000 (International)
At Partner University
- DEGREE
Degree from partner universities
- COMMENCEMENT
July & September
- TOTAL DURATION
4 to 7 Years*
- TOTAL TUITION FEE
At IMU (2 Years)
RM112,000 (Malaysian)
RM116,500 (International)
At Partner University**
Australia (2 - 5 years)
AUD 80,900 - 288,500
New Zealand (2 years)
NZD 96,962
Disclaimer:
* The average total study duration varies with each partner university.
** Overseas fees are indicative and subject to annual increase and currency exchange rate. Fees are exclusive of levy and bridging fee.
- PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
Industrial Partners
Engagement and partnership with industries are key to the success to graduate employability, and we at IMU are proud to share prominent industry partners who have taken in our students as interns in preparation for future careers. The theories learned in the classroom are translated to real-world experience whereby our students are able to apply their knowledge in the workplace of their choice.
Career Opportunities
Community
- Medication therapy management
- Prescription screening
- Medicine dispensing, counselling and advisory
- Procurement manager
- Health screening
- Public health promotion
Hospital
- Clinical pharmacy
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Parenteral nutrition pharmacy
- Cytotoxic drug reconstitution pharmacy
- Inpatient/Qutpatient pharmacy
- Nuclear pharmacy
- Drug information services
Governance
- Regulatory affairs
- Drug environment dividion
- Public health promotion
- Pharmacy practice & development
Industry
- Clinical research
- Regulatory affairs
- Pharmaceutical quality assurance
- Quality control
- Product development (R&D)
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical sales & marketing
- Pharmaceutical distribution
- Pharmaceutical product management
- Analytical method development
- Pharmacogenomics
- Herbal medicine research / development
- Biotechnology
- Biosimilar / Bioequivalence
Malaysian Armed Force
- Military pharmacy (RMDC)
- Military peace keeping operations
- Humanitarian assistance disaster relief
Academia
- Teaching (requires postgraduate Master / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)))
- Drug discovery / development research
- Pharmaceutical / Medical science researcch
Entrepreneur
- Retail Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Clinical research
- Pharmaceutical distribution / Wholesale
- Consultancy
- Supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients / excipients
SEE WHAT
Some of Our Alumni are doing
HEAR WHAT
Some of Our Students Say
FEATURED ACADEMICS
PROF ONG CHIN ENG
Dean, School of Pharmacy
BPharm (Hons), PhD (Pharmacology)
A/PROF GAN SOOK YEE
Associate Dean for Academic, School of Pharmacy
PhD Algal Biotech. (UM) , MPhil Mol. Taxonomy (UM) , BSc Biotech. (Hons) (UPM)
A/PROF DR DINESH KUMAR CHELLAPPAN
Associate Professor & Programme Director
BPharm, MPharm (Manipal), PhD (Manipal)
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