Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the students' preferences for different pharmacy departments in research project course in Al-Kharj.
Methodology: This study included a web-based survey using google forms delivered to the students about the students' research interest. The students ranked the pharmacy departments according to their preferences. The descriptive data were represented as frequencies and percentages.
Results: The cumulative grade of 78.85% of the students was more than or equal to 3 out of 5. About 33.66% of them ranked pharmacology as their first choice and 33.66% of them selected clinical pharmacy as their first choice.
Conclusion: Pharmacy students were interested in conducting researched mainly in pharmacology and clinical pharmacy department. Training programs, workshops and lectures are required to enhance pharmacy students' research capabilities.