Doctor of Pharmacy in English University of Pécs

The diploma programme consists of five years of basic and special studies. The first two years are devoted to the basic sciences. The 3rd, 4th and 5th years specifically concentrate on the special pharmaceutical sciences. After the 2nd, and the 3rd years, students take part in practical training in public pharmacies or at a pharmaceutical company in Hungary or in their home countries. In the 9th semester students must submit a written Thesis, and in the 10th semester they are engaged for 6 months in a practical training program in public and hospital pharmacies. After the practical training period, students take examinations in the presence of the State Board, where they have to prove their skills in pharmaceutical sciences (both practical and theoretical).

The Dr. Pharm. diploma entitles the bearer to work in public and hospital pharmacies, laboratories, pharmaceutical works, pharmaceutical research institutes, international commercial trade of pharmaceuticals, and management of pharmaceutical materials.

For more information please contact:

Admissions and English Student Service Center

email: studentservice.center@aok.pte.hu

phone: +36 72 536 018 (8:00-16:00)

Examples of subjects during the studies

The vast majority of pharmacy graduates work as pharmacists in large retail chains or independent pharmacies but there are other job options available within academia, regulatory bodies and the pharmaceutical industry.

• Community pharmacy
• Hospital pharmacy and
• Research Scientist (medical) are the most common but with the Pharm D degree you could equally work as:
• Clinical research associate
• Higher education lecturer
• Medical sales representative
• Pharmacologist
• Product/process development scientist
• Regulatory affairs officer
• Research scientist (Life sciences)
• Science writer
• Toxicologist.