University of Pharmacy, Mandalay
University of Pharmacy, Mandalay
The University of Pharmacy, Mandalay (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a university in Mandalay, Myanmar, that specializes in pharmaceutical education and research.
Etymology
The name "University of Pharmacy, Mandalay" is derived from its location in Mandalay, the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Myanmar, and its focus on pharmacy, the branch of health sciences that deals with the preparation and dispensing of drugs.
History
The University of Pharmacy, Mandalay was established in 1991 as a separate institution from the University of Medicine, Mandalay. It was originally known as the Institute of Pharmacy, Mandalay and was upgraded to university status in 2001.
Courses
The university offers a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree, a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacy. The BPharm course is a four-year program, while the MPharm and PhD programs are research-based and take two and three years to complete, respectively.
Related Terms
- Pharmacy: The science or practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs.
- Pharmaceutical: Relating to medicinal drugs, or their preparation, use, or sale.
- University: An institution of higher education and research which awards academic degrees in various academic disciplines.
- Mandalay: The second-largest city and the last royal capital of Myanmar.
- Myanmar: A country in Southeast Asia.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on University of Pharmacy, Mandalay
- Wikipedia's article - University of Pharmacy, Mandalay
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski