have u included cost of living and everything else?

how many years will u be exempted from?

so u r doing 4 years all over again?? 

all 4 years at UoS?

Why not take SAM? The duration is the same as foundation in science. And its much more recognized than fd in science.

And if you cant do well in SAM, what makes you think you can handle Bpharm? U've gone thru diploma in pharmacy, i believe taking SAM will not be a big trouble for u...i personally do not advise you to go for foundation in science, not to mention that its MAHSA's fd in science. Recognition is only limited to MAHSA college IINM.

@sandrateoh

i didnt know aimst was offering a course in pharmacy at diploma level in the past. did they phaze it out?

the bottom line is, to try to keep your options in the future wide open.

i am sure your knowledge and experience would be of great help to others in this thread.

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Added on August 10, 2010, 4:08 pm@sandrateoh

anyway, just take a look at curtin australia. as far as i am aware of, curtin do offer credit for previous unit done.

"If you have previously worked or studied in this field, you are encouraged to contact the Faculty to discuss eligibility for recognition of prior learning."

if not, they might be willing to let you join the first years February 2011. skipping any pre-u qualification years straight would be better if your parents can afford to send you overseas.

so u will working for the time being?

it depends. if you compare 4 years in aus and 4 years in uk, aus will be cheaper. i dun think courses like pharmacy offer credit transfers. even if i study at monash sunway, i can't transfer over to monash parkville at my own will.

@sandrateoh

but SEGi is offering 2+2 wiith university of sunderland, that should work out to be cheaper than all 4 years at UoS.

i would not say that all four years in aus will turn out to be cheaper than uk but 400k malaysian ringgit should be quite a safe figure to complete 4 years degree all in.

fees would cause around 12 - 13 k AUD per semester. the exchange rate now is lingering at near 3.0. rent is normally 130 per week. a meal take away would cost 8 AUD. just in case you want to do some calculation.

curtin do offers recognition of prior learning, that is what they call it.
http://international.curtin.edu.au/recogni...or-learning.htm
http://rpl.students.curtin.edu.au/searchBy...CourseStudy.jsf

it works on the principle of credit transfer i guess, but they do exempt you from taking some first year units.

@sandrateoh

i think UoS has one of the cheapest pharmacy course over in uk. i am not sure where curtin stands but i suppose they are not the most expensive. the cost of living in aus on a first look is quite expensive, but if you are working part time, then you could easily cut the cost into half or more.

considering the exchange rate when i calculated quite some time ago, i dont think 4 years in uk or aus made that much difference.

but anything is worth trying.

i'm so close to pharmacy...

if u r doing business course, then yes, no matter where u graduate from its the same(if u only plan to work in Malaysia).

for professional courses, such as pharmacy and medicine, it DOES matter where u come from.

more established unis are more likely to get better hospitals, or better networking with pharmaceutical companies for the student's exposure. the lecturer's in good unis are also generally more experienced. they have more experience to share compared to some lecturers at an unknown uni where they only teach you theories.

the equipments for good unis certainly outweigh those lesser unis as they have more fundings(expensive course fees is one of the contributors).

but having said that, if you just plan to work happily in a pharmacy 9-5 everyday in malaysia, you can ignore what i say above. as long as you know your drugs, and have good working attitude, you are good to go.

erm..working for my dad full time now. 

@sandra
so u doing 4 years all over in indo? or got exemptions?

both are 2 totaly different course leh... are u sure u know what u want? 
pharmacy in ucsi already about 10 years liao..they have their own issues la..no doubt about it..

for the notts part, that will only be true if u stay back at uk(not really sure about this also), but if u come back to malaysia, you have to work at gov hospital irregardless where u graduate from.

however i do agree that counsellors n marketing people at monash are idiots!!! 

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Added on August 12, 2010, 3:13 pm

when is entrance exam? how much is the course?