Program Overview
Programme: Master of Medical Pharmacology [MPharmMed]
The Master of Medical Pharmacology [MPharmMed] is a postgraduate degree offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.
Programme Information
- Code: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology
- Credits: 422
- Duration: Minimum duration of study is 3 years
- NQF level: 09
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (or equivalent) degree, or a relevant medical degree with modules equivalent to at least the first two years of the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree.
- Currently registered as a physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and must have been registered for at least one year.
Additional Requirements
Also consult General Academic Regulations G30-G41.
Examinations and Pass Requirements
- The examinations for each year of study will take place during the summer examination period.
- To pass in a module, a minimum final mark of 50% is required.
- In addition to the examination, a student will be required to complete all practical work satisfactorily, as well as prepare a research report and pass the final research report (minimum pass mark 50%), in order to comply with all the requirements for the degree.
- Supplementary examinations will not be held until at least six months have elapsed since conclusion of the examination in which the student failed.
Pass with Distinction
The degree will be conferred with distinction on a student who has obtained a final mark of at least 75% in the following modules:
- Medical pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- The Research report in the final year of study.
Core Modules
Year 1
- CLI 872: Principles of clinical epidemiology
- Credits: 10.00
- FFD 801: Pharmaco-kinetics and pharmaco-dynamics
- Credits: 30.00
- MBS 800: Medical biostatistics
- Credits: 20.00
- Module content: The role of statistics and the data analysis process, collecting data sensibly, graphical methods for describing data, numerical methods for describing data, summarizing bivariate data, probability, random variables and probability distributions, sampling variability and sampling distributions, estimation using a single sample, hypothesis testing using a single sample, comparing two populations or treatments, the analysis of categorical data and goodness-of-fit tests, simple linear regression and correlation: inferential methods, multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance, nonparametric (distribution-free) statistical methods.
- MFM 801: Medical pharmacology
- Credits: 30.00
- TNM 802: Applied research methodology
- Credits: 0.00
- Module content: Attendance module only.
- WKT 881: Practical work and work assignments
- Credits: 40.00
Year 2
- CLI 873: Evidence-based medicine
- Credits: 12.00
- FFD 802: Pharmaco-kinetics and pharmaco-dynamics
- Credits: 30.00
- MFM 802: Medical pharmacology
- Credits: 30.00
- NAV 882: Research report: Preparation
- Credits: 40.00
- WKT 882: Practical work and work assignments
- Credits: 40.00
Final Year
- FFD 803: Pharmaco-kinetics and pharmaco-dynamics
- Credits: 30.00
- MFM 803: Medical pharmacology
- Credits: 30.00
- NAV 883: Research report
- Credits: 40.00
- WKT 883: Practical work and work assignments
- Credits: 40.00
General Academic Regulations and Student Rules
The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Pretoria. On registering for a programme, the student bears the responsibility of ensuring that they familiarise themselves with the General Academic Regulations applicable to their registration, as well as the relevant faculty-specific and programme-specific regulations and information as stipulated in the relevant yearbook. Ignorance concerning these regulations will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression, or basis for an exception to any of the aforementioned regulations. The G Regulations are updated annually and may be amended after the publication of this information.
Regulations, Degree Requirements, and Information
The faculty regulations, information on and requirements for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended after the publication of this information.
University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) Verification Project
The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The University of Pretoria is presently engaged in an ongoing effort to align its qualifications and programmes with the HEQSF criteria. Current and prospective students should take note that changes to UP qualification and programme names may occur as a result of the HEQSF initiative. Students are advised to contact their faculties if they have any questions.