Graduate School | Department of Pharmacology | Non-Thesis Master’s Degree in Pharmacology

Last Updated: 21/09/2026

Students have to take mandatory and elective courses and submit a Thesis based on their research. For the Master of Science (M.Sc.) without Thesis, students have to take courses and prepare graduation projects. After completing courses and graduation project with success, they should take a qualification exam against a jury of three experts. Student usually requires approximately two years to complete the Master of Science degree.Necessary instruments and facilities for this scientific activities are available at the research laboratory of the department.The followings are examples from research topics that have been investigated by members of the department and students can investigate: Pharmacology of smooth muscles, Cardiovascular pharmacology, Central nervous system pharmacology, Behavioral pharmacology and psychopharmacology, Autonomic pharmacology, Autocoids, Bradykinin and related kinins, Endocrine pharmacology, Experimental diabetes and its complications (Link to PubMed), Hepatotoxicity and anti hepatotoxic compounds, The Pharmacology of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.), Cancer and antineoplastic compounds, Wound healing activity, Studies for the development of new drugs from natural and synthetic sources, Pharmacology of pain and investigations on novel antinociceptive compounds, Antiinflammatory activity, Antithrombotic activity.

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The programme is delivered in distance mode. Students are enrolled on the programme as (full-time / part-time) students. Teaching and learning activities are conducted in accordance with the programme curriculum, including the semester structure, scheduled class hours, practical components, and, where applicable, online learning environments.

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Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0

A student is required to successfully complete a minimum of 10 courses, not less than 60 ECTS credits and complete a term project, have a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00 and no letter grades lower than CC and YT.

To be awarded a Non-Thesis Master's Degree, students must successfully complete at least ten courses and a term project, corresponding to a minimum of 60 ECTS credits. To qualify for graduation, students must obtain a grade of Satisfactory (YT) or CC or above in all courses, achieve a minimum CGPA of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale, successfully complete and submit the term project, and receive a Satisfactory (YT) grade for the project.

Students who successfully fulfil all programme requirements are awarded a Master's Degree Diploma in Non-Thesis Master’s Degree in Pharmacology.. Graduates obtain a Level 7 (Master's Degree) qualification within the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF).

Students who are graduated from faculty of pharmacy could set up a drug store(pharmacy); work at hospitals and healthcare organizations including SGK as senior executives. Graduates from faculty of pharmacy and/or other than pharmacy faculties, work at international or national pharmaceutical industries or laboratories in pharmacology related research and development fields. If students have required scores from ALES and language proficiency exams, they could be appointed as academic staff.

Graduates of non-thesis Master's Degree programmes are not eligible to apply directly for Doctoral or Proficiency in Arts programmes under the current legislation. To pursue doctoral studies, they must first successfully complete a Master's Degree programme with a thesis.


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