Faculty of Pharmacy

Admission Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited Egyptian University or an equivalent degree accredited by the Supreme Council of Universities, with a minimum grade of “Good” or a minimum GPA of (2.5) from universities that apply the credit hour system.
• Applicants who hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited Egyptian University or an equivalent degree accredited by the Supreme Council of Universities, with an overall “Pass” grade or a minimum GPA of (2.0) from universities that apply the credit hour system, may be accepted, provided that they obtain a postgraduate diploma in pharmaceutical sciences in the same specialization they wish to pursue, with a minimum grade of “good” or a minimum cumulative GPA of (2.5) under the credit hour system.
• Applicants must pass the English Language Exam set by the University Council and any other exam required for admission to the Faculty of Pharmacy. The Faculty Council may exempt students from the English Language Exam if they have passed the TOEFL with a minimum score of 450 or the IELTS with a minimum score of six.
• Applicants are required to pay the tuition fees at the beginning of each semester.

Program Duration

• The program duration is 4 semesters (two academic years) from the date of registration. The student must complete the coursework and the thesis defense within this period.
• The maximum load for each semester is 15 credit hours.
• The maximum registration period for the Master’s Degree is 8 semesters (four academic years). In exceptional cases, and after review by the Faculty Council and approval of the University Council for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, the period may be extended for a fifth year.

Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Analytical Chemistry)

Program Structure:

Three Faculty Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	6 credit hours
Five Specialization Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	10 credit hours
Two Specialization Elective Courses	4 credit hours
Thesis	18 credit hours

Faculty Requirement Courses (3 courses/ 6 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO750	Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2
2	PHC741	Literature Review, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics	2	2
3	PHL751	Pharmaceutical Statistics	2	2

Specialization Requirement Courses (5 courses/ 10 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHC724	Advanced Spectroscopic Analysis	2	2
2	PHC726	Electrochemical Analysis	2	2
3	PHC727	Recent Trends in Analytical Chemistry	2	2
4	PHC729	Advanced Instrumental Analysis	2	2
5	PHC742	Chemometrics and Statistics	2	2

Specialization Elective Courses

Student must select 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHC728	Food Analysis	2	2
2	PHC751	Pharmaceutical Stereochemistry	2	2
3	PHC725	Methods of Separation and Purification of Pharmaceutical Compounds	2	2

Master’s Thesis (18 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	PHC701	Thesis in Analytical Chemistry	18

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Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Biochemistry)

Program Structure:

Three Faculty Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	6 credit hours
Five Specialization Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	10 credit hours
Two Specialization Elective Courses	4 credit hours
Thesis	18 credit hours

Faculty Requirement Courses (3 courses/ 6 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO750	Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2
2	PHC741	Literature Review, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics	2	2
3	PHL751	Pharmaceutical Statistics	2	2

Specialization Requirement Courses (5 courses/ 10 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO761	Basic Principles of Cell Signaling	2	2
2	BIO762	Clinical Pathology	2	2
3	BIO763	Human Metabolism and Disease	2	2
4	BIO764	Hematology	2	2
5	BIO765	Molecular Genetics	2	2

Specialization Elective Courses

Student must select 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO766	Introduction to Stem Cells	2	2
2	BIO767	Multi-omics Data Integration	2	2
3	BIO768	Single-cell Genomics	2	2
4	BIO769	Advanced Topics in Biochemistry	2	2

Master’s Thesis (18 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	BIO701	Thesis in Biochemistry	18

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Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Microbiology and Immunology)

Program Structure:

Three Faculty Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	6 credit hours
Five Specialization Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	10 credit hours
Two Specialization Elective Courses	4 credit hours
Thesis	18 credit hours

Faculty Requirement Courses (3 courses/ 6 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO750	Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2
2	PHC741	Literature Review, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics	2	2
3	PHL751	Pharmaceutical Statistics	2	2

Specialization Requirement Courses (5 courses/ 10 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	MIC722	Public and Environmental Health	2	2
2	MIC715	Advanced and Applied Immunology	2	2
3	MIC716	Biotechnology (Industrial Microbiology)	2	2
4	MIC723	Infectious Diseases and Microbial resistance	2	2
5	MIC724	Microbiological Quality Control and Quality Assurance of Pharmaceuticals	2	2

Specialization Elective Courses

Student must select 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	MIC726	Trends in Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Infections	2	2
2	MIC727	Diagnostic Microbiology	2	2
3	MIC728	Molecular Microbiology	2	2
4	MIC729	Immunology	2	2

Master’s Thesis (18 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	MIC701	Thesis in Microbiology and Immunology	18

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Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

Program Structure:

Three Faculty Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	6 credit hours
Five Specialization Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	10 credit hours
Two Specialization Elective Courses	4 credit hours
Thesis	18 credit hours

Faculty Requirement Courses (3 courses/ 6 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO750	Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2
2	PHC741	Literature Review, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics	2	2
3	PHL751	Pharmaceutical Statistics	2	2

Specialization Requirement Courses (5 courses/ 10 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHC752	Structure-based Drug Design	2	2
2	PHC753	Ligand-based Drug Design	2	2
3	PHC754	Advanced Synthetic Routes of Pharmaceutical Compound	2	2
4	PHC755	Advanced topics in Medicinal chemistry	2	2
5	PHC724	Advanced Spectroscopic Analysis	2	2

Specialization Elective Courses

Student must select 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHC728	Food Analysis	2	2
2	PHC751	Pharmaceutical Stereochemistry	2	2
3	PHC725	Methods of Separation and Purification of Pharmaceutical Compounds	2	2

Master’s Thesis (18 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	PHC702	Thesis in Pharmaceutical Chemistry	18

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Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Pharmacology and Toxicology)

Program Structure:

Three Faculty Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	6 credit hours
Five Specialization Requirement Courses (Compulsory)	10 credit hours
Two Specialization Elective Courses	4 credit hours
Thesis	18 credit hours

Faculty Requirement Courses (3 courses/ 6 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	BIO750	Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2
2	PHC741	Literature Review, Scientific Writing and Research Ethics	2	2
3	PHL751	Pharmaceutical Statistics	2	2

Specialization Requirement Course (5 courses/ 10 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHL741	Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology	2	2
2	PHL742	Pharmacometrics	2	2
3	PHL743	Experimental Pharmacology	2	2
4	PHL744	Clinical Pharmacology	2	2
5	PHL745	Toxicometrics	2	2

Specialization Elective Courses

Student must select 2 courses (4 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
Theoretical	Total
1	PHL746	Pharmacogenomics	2	2
2	PHL747	Immuno- pharmacology	2	2
3	PHL748	Introduction to Systematic Review	2	2

Master’s Thesis (18 credit hours)

Serial No.	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
1	PHL701	Thesis in Pharmacology and Toxicology	18

Tuition fees:

20 Credit Hours + Thesis 18 Credit hours, total of 38 Cr. hrs

Fees and categories eligible for different discount rates:

• Total Program Fees 80,000 EGP
• 50% discount for Teaching Assistants working at MIU.
• 25% discount for MIU Alumni.
• 10% discount for applicants who achieved overall grade of Very Good or Distinction.
• Total Program Fees for Non-Egyptian Students $3000 same discounts mentioned above to be applied.
• In addition to 5000 EGP administrative fees to be paid by the beginning of the first year.

Any queries about the application process should be addressed to the Postgraduate Admissions & Registration Department at

[email protected]
Mobile # 01029988828