Overview
The Pharmacy study program excels at problem-solving by utilizing an inter-and multidisciplinary approach. Our pharmacy study program has gained knowledge through extensive research, allowing us to create work that is both innovative and tested. We have also received national and international recognition for our community research and development management.
Study Program Profile
The Master Programme in Pharmaceutical Science (MPPS, Program Studi Magister Ilmu Farmasi/PS-MIF) Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Airlangga was established on September 24, 1984, based on the decree from the Ministry of High Education (DIKTI) Number 593/DIKTI/Kep/1993. This program is one of six study programs managed by the Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Airlangga and located in Nanizar Zaman Joenoes Building (Campus C UNAIR, Jl. Mulyorejo, Surabaya, Indonesia).
MPPS undergoes a series of assessment processes from independent accreditation agencies to gain recognition and improve its existence. As a result, MPPS obtained the accreditation status of B (Good) in 2000 (based on SK Dikti No 00242/AK-1-25/UALFAR/IX/2000). Reaccreditation continues every five years. Based on the results of the accreditation of the last two periods, in 2015 and 2021, MPPS managed to maintain an A (Excellent) rating (stated based on LAM-PTKes Decree No. 0404/LAM-PTKes/Akr/Mag/II/2016 and SUPERIOR according to Decree No. 0178/LAM -PTKes/Akr/Mag/V/2021).
Vision
The vision of the MPPS is to become an innovative leading Program for Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the national and international levels, excellent in pharmaceutical science.
Mission
To organize an innovative education by applying modern learning methods and technology based on religious morality.
- To develop basic, innovative, and applied research on pharmaceutical science and technology.
- To carry out community service in the form of dissemination of pharmaceutical science and technology research as a manifestation of social responsibility for empowering and improving the quality of life of the Indonesian people.
- To organize a master's program in pharmaceutical sciences education to produce superior, challenging, religious, moral, competitive, and collaborative graduates at national and international levels.
- To develop a collaborative network at the national and international levels, targeting developing education, research, and community service programs.
The standard period of study and credit equivalence
The standard study period is 3-4 semesters with total gained credit points: 38-40 credits (equivalent to 60.8-64.0 ECTS). It consists of 8 credits (12.8 ECTS equivalent) for research and thesis writing and 30-32 credits (48.0-51.2 ECTS) for lecture activities.
Entry requirements
Applicant should have IPK ≥ 2,5, with linear scientific fields: Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering.
Applicant should have a pre-proposal plan including title, introduction (background, problem formulation, research objectives, and benefits), literature review, hypothesis, research materials and methods, bibliography, and cost source plan)
For more information, please visit https://ppmb.unair.ac.id/.
Program starting date
The academic year begins every August (for even semester intake) or February (for odd semester intake).
Program structure
The structured curriculum of MPPS is divided into 7 (seven) research interests. The MPPS offers the following research interests: Pharmaceutical Analysis, Natural Product Chemistry, Biomedical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Policy & Management, Cosmetics, Drug Development, and Drug Delivery Systems.
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Pharmaceutical Analysis)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
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Code |
Name |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
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Semester 1 |
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Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|
||||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
Compulsory Courses for Pharmaceutical Analysis |
|
||||||
4 |
Instrumental Analysis and Electrochemistry A |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
5 |
Instrumental Analysis and Electrochemistry B |
1 |
1.6 |
||||
6 |
Advanced Spectroscopy A |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
7 |
Advanced Spectroscopy B |
1 |
1.6 |
||||
8 |
Advanced Chromatography |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
9 |
Functional Foods |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||||
Semester 2 |
|||||||
10 |
Bioanalysis |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
11 |
Food Quality and Safety |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
12 |
Advanced Clinical Chemistry |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
13 |
Microbiological Analysis |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
14 |
Analytical Methods Development and Validation |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|||||||
16 |
Doping Analysis |
2 |
6.4 |
||||
17 |
Analysis of Chemical Contaminants |
2 |
|||||
18 |
Environmental Impact Analysis |
2 |
|||||
19 |
Forensic Analysis |
2 |
|||||
20 |
Genomic and Proteomic Analysis |
2 |
|||||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||||
Semester 3 & 4 (open semester) |
|||||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 3 & 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
38 |
60.8 |
|||||
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Natural Product Chemistry)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|
||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Natural Product Chemistry |
|||||
4 |
Instrumental Analysis and Electrochemistry A |
2 |
3.2 |
||
6 |
Advanced Spectroscopy A |
2 |
3.2 |
||
8 |
Advanced Chromatography |
2 |
3.2 |
||
22 |
Molecular Biology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
23 |
Advanced Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
24 |
Advanced Phytochemistry |
2 |
3.2 |
||
25 |
Phytotherapy |
2 |
3.2 |
||
26 |
Phytopharmaceuticals |
2 |
3.2 |
||
27 |
Genetic Engineering |
2 |
3.2 |
||
28 |
Organic Synthesis |
2 |
3.2 |
||
29 |
Advanced Medicinal Chemistry |
2 |
3.2 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|||||
30 |
Bioactivity of Natural Products |
2 |
|
6.4 |
|
31 |
Mammalian Cell Culture |
2 |
|||
32 |
Natural Products Analysis |
2 |
|||
33 |
Bioethics and Clinical Trials |
2 |
|||
34 |
Advanced Biopharmaceutics |
2 |
|||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
18 |
28.8 |
|||
Semester 3 & 4 (open semester) |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit 3 & 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
40 |
64 |
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Biomedical Pharmacy)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|
||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Biomedical Pharmacy |
|||||
22 |
Molecular Biology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
37 |
Molecular Pharmacology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
34 |
Advanced Biopharmaceutics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
45 |
Advanced Pharmacokinetics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
46 |
Drug Development |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
38 |
Pharmacometrics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
47 |
Advanced Pharmacotherapy |
2 |
3.2 |
||
48 |
Pharmacogenomics and Proteomics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
39 |
Structure-Activity Relationship |
2 |
3.2 |
||
49 |
Drug Delivery and Targeting |
2 |
3.2 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|
||||
33 |
Bioethics and Clinical Trial |
2 |
6.4 |
||
50 |
Drug Interactions |
2 |
|||
51 |
Drug Surveillance |
2 |
|||
52 |
Molecular Biochemistry |
2 |
|||
53 |
Biopharmaceutical Products |
2 |
|||
54 |
Clinical Pharmacokinetics |
2 |
|||
55 |
Population Pharmacokinetics |
2 |
|||
56 |
Advanced Clinical Chemistry |
2 |
|||
10 |
Bioanalysis |
2 |
|||
57 |
Neurobiology |
2 |
|||
58 |
Molecular Immunology |
2 |
|||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semesters 3 and 4 |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 3 and 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
38 |
60.8 |
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Pharmacy Policy & Management)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Pharmacy Policy & Management |
|
||||
78 |
Pharmaceutical Services Management |
2 |
3.2 |
||
79 |
Pharmaceutical Marketing & Consumer Behaviour |
2 |
3.2 |
||
80 |
Pharmaceutical Logistics Management |
2 |
3.2 |
||
81 |
Pharmacy Law and Ethics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
82 |
Pharmacoepidemiology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
83 |
Policy Analyses |
2 |
3.2 |
||
84 |
Organizational Behaviour |
2 |
3.2 |
||
85 |
Health Management |
2 |
3.2 |
||
86 |
Professional Communication |
2 |
3.2 |
||
87 |
Pharmacoeconomics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|||||
47 |
Advanced Pharmacotherapy |
2 |
|
6.4 |
|
88 |
Health Insurance |
2 |
|||
89 |
Pharmaceutical Information Technology |
2 |
|||
90 |
Health Behaviour |
2 |
|||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 3 & 4 (Open Semester) |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 3 & 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
38 |
60.8 |
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Cosmetics)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Cosmetics |
|||||
66 |
Skin & Cosmetics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
67 |
Cosmetics Formulation |
2 |
3.2 |
||
68 |
Cosmetics Safety |
2 |
3.2 |
||
69 |
Evaluation & Regulation of Cosmetics |
4 |
6.4 |
||
70 |
Cosmetics Labelling and Packaging |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
18 |
28.8 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
71 |
Delivery Systems for Cosmetics |
4 |
6.4 |
||
72 |
Anti-aging Preparations |
3 |
4.8 |
||
73 |
Skin Whitening Preparations |
3 |
4.8 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|||||
74 |
Aromatherapy |
2 |
|
6.4 |
|
75 |
Make-up Cosmetics |
2 |
|||
76 |
Oral Hygiene Cosmetics |
2 |
|||
77 |
Haircare Cosmetics |
2 |
|||
13 |
Microbiological Analysis |
2 |
|||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 3 & 4 (Open Semester) |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 3 & 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
38 |
60.8 |
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Drug Development)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Drug Development |
|
||||
4 |
Instrumental Analysis and Electrochemistry A |
2 |
3.2 |
||
6 |
Advanced Spectroscopy A |
2 |
3.2 |
||
22 |
Molecular Biology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
35 |
Advanced Biochemistry |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 1 |
14 |
22.4 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
28 |
Organic Synthesis |
2 |
3.2 |
||
36 |
Physical Organic Chemistry |
2 |
3.2 |
||
37 |
Molecular Pharmacology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
38 |
Pharmacometrics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
39 |
Structure-Activity Relationship |
2 |
3.2 |
||
40 |
Drug Designs |
2 |
3.2 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|
||||
29 |
Advanced Medicinal Chemistry |
2 |
|
6.4 |
|
41 |
Proteomics, Genomics & Drug Development |
2 |
|||
42 |
Enzyme & Drug Development |
2 |
|||
43 |
Microbiology and Microbe Biotechnology |
2 |
|||
44 |
Biotransformation and Drug Development |
2 |
|||
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 2 |
18 |
28.8 |
|||
Semester 3 & 4 (Open Semester) |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total Semester Credit Unit Semester 3 & 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Total Semester Credit Unit |
38 |
60.8 |
Curriculum Structure of Study Programme (Field of Interest: Drug Delivery Systems)
No. |
Courses |
Semester Credit Unit (SCU) |
Semester Credit Unit (ECTS) |
||
Code |
Name |
||||
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(5) |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|||||
Compulsory Courses for MPPS (all research interests) |
|||||
1 |
Research Methodology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
2 |
Philosophy of Science |
2 |
3.2 |
||
3 |
Statistics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Compulsory Courses for Drug Delivery Systems |
|||||
4 |
Instrumental Analysis and Electrochemistry A |
2 |
3.2 |
||
22 |
Molecular Biology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
37 |
Molecular Pharmacology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
34 |
Advanced Biopharmaceutics |
2 |
3.2 |
||
59 |
Advanced Physical Pharmacy |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Sub Jumlah Beban Studi Semester 1 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semester 2 |
|||||
60 |
Nanoparticle Technology |
2 |
3.2 |
||
49 |
Drug Delivery and Targeting |
2 |
3.2 |
||
61 |
Advanced Drug Delivery System |
2 |
3.2 |
||
62 |
Pharmaceutical Polymer |
2 |
3.2 |
||
53 |
Biopharmaceutical Products |
2 |
3.2 |
||
15 |
Thesis Proposal |
2 |
3.2 |
||
Supporting Thesis Courses (optional) minimum 4 SCU |
|||||
63 |
Transdermal Delivery System |
2 |
6.4 |
||
64 |
Inhalation Delivery System |
2 |
|||
65 |
Solid Preparation Formulation Plan |
2 |
|||
Sub Jumlah Beban Studi Semester 2 |
16 |
25.6 |
|||
Semesters 3 and 4 |
|||||
21 |
Thesis |
6 |
9.6 |
||
Sub Jumlah Beban Studi Semester 3 and 4 |
6 |
9.6 |
|||
Jumlah Beban Studi Prodi |
38 |
60.8 |
Career outcomes
Students declared to have passed entitled to an academic title Master of Pharmacy (M.Farm.). The Study Program has graduated more than 400 Masters in Pharmacy who work in educational institutions, government, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, pharmacies, and other institutions.