FUNDING

Funding for the Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ph.D.) at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Gadjah Mada University, is based on the Rector’s Decree of Gadjah Mada University dated May 3, 2023, for the Academic Year 2023/2024 with reference number 615/UN1.P/KPT/HUKOR/2023, in the form of Single Tuition Fee (UKT), with the following amounts:

Regular/Scholarship Track: IDR 18,000,000 (Eighteen million Indonesian Rupiah) per semester.

Research-Based Track: IDR 19,000,000 (Nineteen million Indonesian Rupiah) per semester. read more

CURRICULLUM

CURRICULLUM STRUCTURE OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES REGULAR TRACK

The curriculum of the regular doctoral program in Pharmaceutical Sciences consists of 42 credit hours (for cohorts from 2016 and earlier, comprising 10 credit hours of coursework and 32 credit hours of research for the dissertation) and 46 credit hours (for cohorts from 2017 onwards), divided into 12 credit hours of coursework and 32 credit hours of research for the dissertation. For the 2017 cohort, the coursework load for students is 12 credit hours, consisting of 4 credit hours of general courses (mandatory for all program participants), 4 credit hours of core courses (taken by students whose dissertation research aligns with the respective field), and 4 credit hours of dissertation-supporting courses. Dissertation-supporting courses are those whose content is related to or supports the dissertation research. For example, if a student is conducting dissertation research in the field of Pharmaceutics, they would take a 4-credit-hour course in scientific writing and publication, 2-credit-hour courses in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology I and II each, and 2-credit-hour courses in Pharmacology II and Biology II each, making a total of 12 credit hours of coursework. The research load to produce the dissertation is 32 credit hours, assessed based on the student’s ability to comprehensively conduct Ph.D. research from start to finish, with the following stages:

  1. Research proposal and basic comprehensive skills with a weight of 4 credit hours.
  2. Monitoring and evaluation of research progress conducted every semester with a weight of 5 credit hours.
  3. Presentation of research results for the dissertation with a weight of 4 credit hours.
  4. Feasibility of the dissertation manuscript with a weight of 4 credit hours.
  5. Final dissertation examination in the form of a closed examination and/or without an open examination with a weight of 15 credit hours.

All courses are accompanied by course descriptions, syllabi, and syllabus and academic plan (SAP) documents included in the curriculum document (RPKPS).

CURRICULLUM STRUCTURE OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES BY RESEARCH TRACK

The curriculum of the Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a research track (by research) consists of 46 credit hours, divided into 6 credit hours of coursework and 40 credit hours of research to produce the dissertation. The research study load to complete the dissertation in the research track (by research) is 40 (forty) credit hours and is evaluated based on the student’s ability to comprehensively conduct dissertation research from start to finish, with the following stages:

Research Proposal and Basic Comprehensive Skills with a study weight of 4 (four) credit hours.

Research Progress Seminars conducted every semester with a total study weight of 7 (seven) credit hours, divided into 4 (four) sessions, including:

  1. Seminar on Dissertation Research Results I with a study weight of 1 (one) credit hour.
  2. Seminar on Dissertation Research Results II with a study weight of 2 (two) credit hours.
  3. Seminar on Dissertation Research Results III with a study weight of 2 (two) credit hours.
  4. Seminar on Dissertation Research Results IV with a study weight of 2 (two) credit hours.

Publication of Dissertation Research Results with a study weight of 6 (six) credit hours.

Presentation of Dissertation Research Results with a study weight of 4 (four) credit hours.

Evaluation of Dissertation Manuscript with a study weight of 4 (four) credit hours.

Closed Dissertation Examination with a study weight of 15 (fifteen) credit hours.

 

Program Educational Objectives

The Program Educational Objectives is to produce Doctoral graduates who are excellent at national and international levels, competent in the development and application of pharmaceutical sciences, and ready to serve the interests of the nation and humanity.”

The graduates of the Doctoral Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences have the following profile:

  1. Teacher
  2. Researcher
  3. Leader
NO. GRADUATE PROFILE DESCRIPTION OF GRADUATE PROFILE
1. Teacher The graduates become a teacher who masters the concept of academic integrity, philosophy of pharmaceutical sciences, theory, and general concepts of advanced science in pharmaceutical technology and community clinical pharmacy, performs teaching professionally, and can master and develop new theories.
2. Researcher The graduates become a pharmaceutical researcher who is independent, masters research principles in the development and application of pharmaceutical sciences in pharmaceutical technology and community clinical pharmacy, and can manage, lead, and develop innovative pharmaceutical research to improve the quality of life in society, nation and state, through inter, multi and transdisciplinary approach.
3. Leader The graduates become a leader who can internalize the spirit of independence, and can evaluate, make decisions, and demonstrate independent performance to produce solutions with integrity to solve pharmaceutical science and health problems in society.

Program Learning Outcomes

ATTITUDE

The graduates are expected to be able to:

  1. Demonstrate Pancasila values and awareness of the nation and state interest
  2. Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, confidence, emotional maturity, ethics, and awareness of being a lifelong learner

MASTERY OF KNOWLEDGE

  • Master the philosophy of pharmaceutical science
  • Master the theories and general concepts of advanced science in pharmaceutical science
  • Master the principles of cutting-edge technology related to pharmaceutical science
  • Master the application theory related to pharmaceutical sciences
  • Master the research principles in the development and application of pharmaceutical sciences
  • Master the concept of academic integrity in general, and the concept of plagiarism in particular in terms of the types of plagiarism, the consequences of violations and efforts to prevent them
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    Vision Mission and Objectives

    VISION

    To become a pioneer in excellent and innovative Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences education at the national and international levels, dedicated to the interests of the nation and humanity, inspired by Pancasila.

    MISSION

  • To conduct a Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences program based on research, prioritizing ethical and moral values, and having an international perspective.
  • Carrying out the development of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research to produce applicable research works in the fields of pharmacy and health through external collaboration.
  • Carrying out community service based on research results to address national and humanitarian issues.
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    Introduction

    The Faculty of Pharmacy at UGM, as one of the educational institutions, is committed to achieving graduate competencies through the Graduate Program. The Graduate Program at the Faculty of Pharmacy offers a structured Doctoral (Ph.D.) program in accordance with the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia’s Regulation No. 217/99 regarding Guidelines for Doctoral Program Implementation.

    The implementation of this structured program provides participants with the assurance of completing their studies in a timely manner. The Ph.D. program at UGM is a pioneer in implementing doctoral education in Indonesia. The Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical sciences, which is the highest formal education level in pharmaceutical higher education, offers various fields of study: Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Social Pharmacy. read more