At a Glance
| Duration: | 3 years full-time |
| Qualification: | Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science |
| Application: | Apply during the Joint Admissions Exercise following the release of the GCE O Level results. For other categories of local applicants, please refer to the section on 'Admission and Requirements'. For international students, please refer to the section on 'Information for International Students'. |
The Course
Novel drugs and even newer technologies! Join this field that is critical to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies. Learn the knowledge and skills required to design, analyse, manufacture and market new therapies for example cancer and infectious diseases to benefit mankind. Be ready, to seize the many career opportunities presented by the ever-growing pharmaceutical industry.
Pharmaceuticals account for 90% of the biomedical science industry output for Singapore, contributing $23 billion in 2007. Biopharmaceutical manufacturing, with total investments worth $2.1 billion, is poised to be the next leading driver of the industry, promising 1,500 jobs over the next three to five years. Pharmaceutical sales and marketing, regulatory as well as pharmacy practice industries, are also expected to grow, following the provision of enhanced healthcare services and the burgeoning medical tourism sector in Singapore.
Our course emphasises learning through established collaborative training with industry and work attachments with experienced teaching staff and industry professionals. You begin by learning the foundational sciences to understand the biology and chemistry of health science. You will study the inner workings of living cells, the biological processes involving proteins and enzymes, the structure, parts and functions of the human body, the world of bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms, and the structure, functions and chemical reactions of molecules. You will progress to learn the chemical drug actions, effects and uses. To appreciate fully the full spectrum of pharmaceutical activities, you will learn how drugs are discovered, manufactured under strict compliance to good manufacturing practices, marketed and dispensed according to prevailing regulatory requirements so as to ensure safety and efficacy for human consumption.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can work as pharmacy technicians assisting pharmacists at hospitals or community/retail pharmacies, QA/QC analysts, research technologists or process technologists in pharmaceutical or bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, executives for regulatory affairs involving pharmaceutical and related legislations, or technical sales and marketing personnel for pharmaceutical/health products.
Minimum Entry Requirements
| English Language (EL1)* | |
Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1-6 |
Biology, Chemistry, Combined Science, Engineering Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry) | Grades 1-6 |
Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | － |
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of Grade 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/Paper 322)/ Communication English or English Language (for UEC holders).
See also the minimum entry requirements for:
Graduation Requirements
| Cumulative Grade Point Average | min 1.0 |
| TP Core Subjects | 19 credit units |
| Diploma Subjects | |
| Core Subjects | 91 credit units |
| Elective Subjects | min 8 credit units |
| Cross-Disciplinary Subjects | min 9 credit units |
| Total Credit Units Completed | min 127 credit units |
Cross-Disciplinary Subjects
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.
Additional Information
Enquiries
For more enquiries, please feel free to contact us at:
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Tel: 67878000 (Admission Hotline)
Fax: 67898220 (General Enquiry)
Email: admissions@tp.edu.sg
Sale of Prospectus
The prospectus for full-time diploma is on sale at the following places for the price of S$7.00 per copy.
One Stop Service Centre
Temasek Polytechnic
Administration Block 9
East Wing, Lobby C, Level 2 (Plaza Level)
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Alternatively, you can request the prospectus to be mailed to you. The cost is S$7.00 + S$2.50(local postage cost) for local addresses and S$7.00 + overseas postage cost for overseas addresses. You can send in your requests to corpcomm@tp.edu.sg
Please make your cheques/drafts* payable to "Temasek Polytechnic" and send it together with your request to:
Corporation Communications
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
* Foreign cheques/drafts drawn on overseas banks are not acceptable.
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