36 monthsProgramme duration
5,720 USDTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MPhil and PhD programmes are designed to prepare graduates for a challenging career in basic or applied research in innovative medicine. Our patient-centric, multidisciplinary philosophy underpins our efforts to understand diseases, develop better drugs and enhance the effectiveness of drug-based therapies to improving outcomes and reducing costs.
Our programme will inspire students to adopt cutting-edge technology and bio-informatics tools to address pressing research questions in the emerging areas of pharmacology and drug discovery. Our students will be challenged to integrate chemical technology with state-of-the-art analytical techniques to develop new drugs, and apply pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling to personalize drug use in patients. They will also leverage healthcare economics and epidemiology to optimize cost-effective drug therapies to meet both medical and social needs.
Our research programme features extensive collaborations locally with the Hospital Authority and major pharmaceutical companies. We also partner with institutions in mainland China (e.g. Sichuan University, China Pharmaceutical University, Sun Yat-sen University), as well as renowned overseas research groups from Harvard Medical School and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Our graduates have landed academic and research jobs regionally in Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, the United States, Europe, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MPhil and PhD programmes are designed to prepare graduates for a challenging career in basic or applied research in innovative medicine. Our patient-centric, multidisciplinary philosophy underpins our efforts to understand diseases, develop better drugs and enhance the effectiveness of drug-based therapies to improving outcomes and reducing costs.
Our programme will inspire students to adopt cutting-edge technology and bio-informatics tools to address pressing research questions in the emerging areas of pharmacology and drug discovery. Our students will be challenged to integrate chemical technology with state-of-the-art analytical techniques to develop new drugs, and apply pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling to personalize drug use in patients. They will also leverage healthcare economics and epidemiology to optimize cost-effective drug therapies to meet both medical and social needs.
Our research programme features extensive collaborations locally with the Hospital Authority and major pharmaceutical companies. We also partner with institutions in mainland China (e.g. Sichuan University, China Pharmaceutical University, Sun Yat-sen University), as well as renowned overseas research groups from Harvard Medical School and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Our graduates have landed academic and research jobs regionally in Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, the United States, Europe, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia.
Admission Requirements
For the Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Music, Doctor of Nursing, Doctor of Psychology, Doctor of Business Administration (Chinese), Doctor of Social Science in Applied Social Science Programmes, the applicant shall have:
- a master's degree obtained from a recognized university; or
- a bachelor's degree, normally with Second Class Honours in the upper division or above, and have been registered in a course of study for a master's degree at this University for at least one year and have demonstrated research ability; or
- been registered in a course of study for a doctoral degree at a recognized university for at least one year, and have been approved for admission by the Graduate Council; or
- obtained the degrees of M.B., Ch.B., or equivalent, or under special circumstances, the degree of bachelor, for admission to programmes of the Faculty of Medicine.
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a Master's degree in Pharmacy or related discipline (e.g. Biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoepidemiology, etc.). Postgraduate students with a taught master degree are encouraged to apply via MPhil Programme initially.
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