Study pharmaceutical sciences abroad

Pharmaceutical Sciences program structure

There are plenty of options when it comes to studying pharmaceutical sciences. Completing a BSc over a minimum of three years is the most common route taken by students. Most bachelor’s programs will also include a sandwich year between the second and final years of study so that students can get useful industry insight and experience. As such, it’s not uncommon for undergraduate degrees to last upwards of four years.

If you decide to study in the US, you’ll select pharmaceutical sciences as your four-year major. In line with the country’s liberal arts system, you’ll work on your general education for the first two years of your program, before focusing entirely on pharmaceutical sciences-specific modules in the final half of your degree.

Once you’ve gained your BSc, you can enroll in a research-focused postgraduate course. After finishing an MSc in pharmaceutical sciences over one or two years, you can progress onto a PhD course, which usually takes around five years to complete.

Pharmaceutical sciences programs aim to provide you with the theoretical and practical expertise required to forge a successful career in the field. As such, you’ll likely be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, and labs.

Although universities around the world will offer different elective modules, most pharmaceutical sciences programs will cover these core areas:

• Fundamentals of pharmaceutical sciences
• Scientific skills and methods in pharmaceutical sciences
• Drug structure
• Biopharmaceutics
• Drug design
• Infection and immunity
• Pharmaceutical policy
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing and control