

University Degree in Pharmacy
and Diploma in Pharmaceutical Innovation
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE | IN PERSON MODALITY
+ Specialization of your choice:
” Pharmacy management and its relationship with the pharmaceutical company
” Drug design and R&D
Did you know that innovation in the pharmaceutical sector has contributed to the increase in life expectancy? With this official degree, you will be trained to develop innovative drugs, vaccines and therapies and you will witness – and play a leading role – in the major changes in this industry: therapeutic software, personalized medicines, virtual reality applied to research, etc.
Would you like to work in a pharmacy or to be part of research projects?
Do you want to discover how digitalization, AI and robotics are transforming this sector?
Do they say you are a communicative and decisive person, with the ability to work in a team?
Are you passionate about the healthcare field and looking for a career that positively impacts others?
If so... this is the university degree for you!
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Study University Degree in Pharmacy in Madrid.
A degree with dual practical experience and a 100% employability rate
Only at UFV will you have the opportunity to carry out internships in pharmaceutical companies and research centers, as well as in hospitals and pharmacies. In addition, you will be able to gain practical experience in prestigious international institutions such as Harvard Medical School. Thanks to this complete training and a demanding syllabus -designed to reach postgraduate level-, 100% of our students find a job upon graduation.
Syllabus University Degree in Pharmacy
First Year Syllabus 2024
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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GENERAL CHEMISTRY | BT | 1 SEM | 9 |
STATISTICS | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
GENERAL BIOLOGY | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
APPLIED PHILOSOPHY APPLIED | OB | 1 SEM | 3 |
PHYSICS | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | BT | 2 SEM | 6 |
PLANT BIOLOGY | BT | 2 SEM | 6 |
ANATOMY | OB | 2 SEM | 6 |
COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES | OB | 2 SEM | 3 |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | BT | 2 SEM | 9 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION |
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | ||||
Scientific English(*) | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | ||||
Molecular Genetics | PW | 2 SEM | 3 | ||||
(*) Subjects taught in English |
Second year syllabus 2024
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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PHYSIOLOGY | BT | 3 SEM | 9 |
PHYSICO-CHEMISTRY | BT | 3 SEM | 9 |
MICROBIOLOGY | OB | 4 SEM | 9 |
FUNDAMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY | OB | 3 SEM | 3 |
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS | OB | 4 SEM | 6 |
INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES | OB | 4 SEM | 6 |
BIOCHEMISTRY | BT | 3 SEM | 9 |
PHARMACOLOGY I | OB | 4 SEM | 9 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Drugs, Patents and Commercialization of New Drugs | PW | 3 SEM | 3 | |||||
Management and Business Organization: Focus on the Pharmaceutical Company and the Pharmacy Office | PW | 4 SEM | 3 |
Third year syllabus 2024
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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PHARMACOGNOSY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
PARASITOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
NUTRITION AND DIETETICS | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
IMMUNOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY | OB | 5SEM | 6 |
PHARMACOLOGY II | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY PHARMACEUTICS I | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
BROMATOLOGY | OB | 6 SEM | 3 |
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | OB | 6 SEM | 3 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
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Students can take both itineraries or choose one of them: | ||||||||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | ||||||||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Bioinformatics and Modeling in Drug Design | PW | 5 SEM | 3 | |||||
Identification of Therapeutic Targets | PW | 6 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | ||||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |
Pharmacy Office and New Technologies | PW | 5 SEM | 3 | |
Purchasing Management and Analysis of Financial Statements | PW | 6 SEM | 3 |
Fourth year syllabus 2024
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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BIOPHARMACY AND PHARMACOKINETICS | OB | 7 SEM | 6 |
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY I | OB | 7 SEM | 12 |
TOXICOLOGY | OB | 7 SEM | 6 |
CLINICAL PHARMACY | OB | 7 SEM | 3 |
ETHICS AND BIOETHICS | OB | 7 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY II | OB | 8 SEM | 6 |
INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACOGENETICS AND PHARMACOGENOMICS | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY | OB | 8 SEM | 6 |
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
ELECTIVE I | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (CHOOSE 1 SUBJECT) | |||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
ENGLISH I | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY OP OP 3 THEOLOGY | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
ADVANCED DIETETETICS | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
From the list of electives that make up the syllabus, students will be able to choose among the subjects offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus book for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional subjects depending on the number of students enrolled. |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
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The student can take both itineraries or choose one of them: | ||||||||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | ||||||||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Methodology of Chemical Synthesis | PW | 7 SEM | 3 | |||||
Synthesis and Biosynthesis of Natural Products | PW | 8 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | ||||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |
PW | 7 SEM | 3 | ||
Pharmacy Office and its Partners | PW | 8 SEM | 3 |
Fifth year syllabus 2024
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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PHARMACEUTICAL CARE | OB | 9 SEM | 6 |
LEGISLATION AND DEONTOLOGY | OB | 9 SEM | 3 |
PUBLIC HEALTH | OB | 9 SEM | 9 |
SUPERVISED PRACTICE | PEXT | 10 SEM | 30 |
END OF DEGREE PROJECT | END OF DEGREE PROJECT | 10 SEM | 6 |
ELECTIVE II | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
ELECTIVE III | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (CHOOSE 2 SUBJECTS) | |||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES I | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES II | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
ENGLISH II | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
COSMETICS | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
3 3 HUMAN GENETICS | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students will be able to choose among the subjects offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus book for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional subjects depending on the number of students enrolled. |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | |||
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Internship in Institutions | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
The student can take both itineraries or choose one of them: | |||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | |||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
Drugs of Biotechnological Origin | PW | 9 SEM | 3 |
Synthetic Biology | PW | 9 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | |||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
Management Skills – Human Resources | PW | 9 SEM | 3 |
Healthcare Services and Specialization of the Pharmacy Office | PW | 9 SEM | 3 |
First Year Syllabus 2011
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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GENERAL CHEMISTRY | BT | 1 SEM | 9 |
STATISTICS | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
GENERAL BIOLOGY | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
APPLIED PHILOSOPHY APPLIED | OB | 1 SEM | 3 |
PHYSICS | BT | 1 SEM | 6 |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | BT | 2 SEM | 6 |
PLANT BIOLOGY | OB | 2 SEM | 6 |
ANATOMY | OB | 2 SEM | 6 |
COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES | OB | 2 SEM | 3 |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | BT | 2 SEM | 9 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION |
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | ||||
Scientific English(*) | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | ||||
Molecular Genetics | PW | 2 SEM | 3 | ||||
(*) Subjects taught in English |
Second Year Syllabus 2011
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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PHYSIOLOGY | BT | 3 SEM | 9 |
PHYSICO-CHEMISTRY | OB | 3 SEM | 9 |
MICROBIOLOGY | OB | 4 SEM | 9 |
FUNDAMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY | OB | 3 SEM | 3 |
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS | OB | 4 SEM | 6 |
INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES | OB | 4 SEM | 6 |
BIOCHEMISTRY | BT | 3 SEM | 9 |
PHARMACOLOGY I | OB | 4 SEM | 9 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
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SUBEJCT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Drugs, Patents and Commercialization of New Drugs | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | |||||
Management and Business Organization: Focus on the Pharmaceutical Company and the Pharmacy Office | PW | 2 SEM | 3 |
Third Year Syllabus 2011
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|
PHARMACOGNOSY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
PARASITOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
NUTRITION AND DIETETICS | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
IMMUNOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
PHARMACOLOGY 2 | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY PHARMACEUTICS 1 | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | OB | 5 SEM | 6 |
BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS | OB | 6 SEM | 6 |
BROMATOLOGY | OB | 6 SEM | 3 |
EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | OB | 6 SEM | 3 |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
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Students can take both tracks or choose one of them: | ||||||||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | ||||||||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Bioinformatics and Modeling in Drug Design | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | |||||
Identification of Therapeutic Targets | PW | 2 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |
Pharmacy Office and New Technologies | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | |
Purchasing Management and Analysis of Financial Statements | PW | 2 SEM | 3 |
Fourth Year Syllabus 2011
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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BIOPHARMACY AND PHARMACOKINETICS | OB | 7 SEM | 6 |
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY 1 | OB | 7 SEM | 12 |
TOXICOLOGY | OB | 7 SEM | 6 |
CLINICAL PHARMACY | OB | 7 SEM | 3 |
ETHICS AND BIOETHICS | OB | 7 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY 2 | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY 2 | OB | 8 SEM | 6 |
INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACOGENETICS AND PHARMACOGENOMICS | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY | OB | 8 SEM | 6 |
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING | OB | 8 SEM | 3 |
ELECTIVE 1 | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (CHOOSE 1 SUBJECT) | |||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
ENGLISH 1 | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY OP OP 3 THEOLOGY | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
ADVANCED DIETETETICS | OP | 8 SEM | 3 |
Students will have the option to select from a list of electives that comprise the syllabus. The University will publish this list in the Syllabus book for enrollment. Additionally, the University reserves the right to open these optional subjects after the enrollment period, depending on the number of students enrolled. |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The student can take both itineraries or choose one of them: | ||||||||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | ||||||||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |||||
Methodology of Chemical Synthesis | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | |||||
Synthesis and Biosynthesis of Natural Products | PW | 2 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS | |
Marketing | PW | 1 SEM | 3 | |
Pharmacy Office and its Partners | PW | 2 SEM | 3 |
Fifth Year Syllabus 2011
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
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PHARMACEUTICAL CARE | OB | 9 SEM | 6 |
LEGISLATION AND DEONTOLOGY | OB | 9 SEM | 3 |
PUBLIC HEALTH | OB | 9 SEM | 9 |
SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP | EXT INTERNSHIP | 10 SEM | 30 |
END OF DEGREE FINAL PROJECT | END OF DEGREE FINAL PROJECT | 10 SEM | 6 |
ELECTIVE 2 | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
ELECTIVE 3 | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS (CHOOSE 2 SUBJECTS) | |||
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SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES 2 | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES 2 | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
ENGLISH 2 | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
COSMETICS | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETING | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
3 HUMAN GENETICS | OP | 9 SEM | 3 |
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students will be able to choose among the subjects offered by the University each academic year, which will be published in the Syllabus book for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional subjects depending on the number of students enrolled. |
DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION | |||
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Internship in Institutions | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
The student can take both itineraries or choose one of them: | |||
Itinerary: Drug Design and R&D | |||
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
Drugs of Biotechnological Origin | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
Synthetic Biology | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
Itinerary: Management of the Pharmacy Office and its Relationship with the Pharmaceutical Company | |||
---|---|---|---|
SUBJECT | TYPOLOGY | SEM | ECTS |
Management Skills – Human Resources | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
Health Services and Specialization of the Pharmacy Office | PW | 1 SEM | 3 |
Syllabus structure
The student will acquire the following competencies:
The student will acquire the following competencies: | Download |
Do you have doubts about studying the University Degree in Pharmacy?



Why is UFV the best place to study Pharmacy?
You will study at a leading university in the field of Experimental Sciences, as we have more than 20 years of experience training researchers who are now working in the best laboratories in the world.
In addition, you will be able to intern at international institutions such as Queen Mary University of London, Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and New York University Medical Center, among others.
You will be able to identify what treatment a patient needs in the Clinical Simulation Center and in the Anatomy Room of the Faculty of Medicine. In addition, you will visit research centers and pharmacies, as well as attend lectures on new challenges in the industry.
You will study at a leading university in the field of Experimental Sciences, as we have more than 20 years of experience training researchers who are now working in the best laboratories in the world.
ONLY at the UFV you will complement your training with a diploma in Pharmaceutical Innovation, an area of great demand that will allow you to specialize in Pharmacy Management or in Design and R&D of drugs.
You will be able to participate in 15 UFV research groups in areas such as oncology, gene and cell therapy, neuroscience, microbial biotechnology and computational biophysics.
You will do twice as many internships as any other Pharmacy student, since you will combine the diploma internships in pharmaceutical companies and research centers such as Pfizer, Roche and PharmaMar with the degree internships, which will be in hospitals and pharmacies.
And the best part! You will live an unforgettable university experience on a campus that invites you to share, learn and enjoy with students and professors from different faculties. You will be able to participate in sports teams, volunteering, conferences, theater, missions, student societies and hundreds of other activities.
Internships in pharmacies, research centers, hospitals and local and international companies.
You will be able to carry out professional internships in pharmaceutical companies and research centers such as Pfizer, Cofares, CSIC, Roche and PharmaMar, as well as in pharmacies and hospitals such as Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Hospital San Rafael, Hospital La Milagrosa, etc.
In addition, the UFV offers you the possibility of carrying out international internships in prestigious institutions such as Boston University, Harvard Medical School, Cancer Research UK, Queen Mary University of London Medical School and John Hopkins University, among many others.












INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS
8,4 / 10
in international
experience of
our students
Source: 2024 undergraduate student experience report.
The program offers the opportunity to study for a semester or a year at universities in America, Europe, and Asia, including the University of South Carolina (USA), Zurich University (Switzerland), Universidad Anahuac (Mexico), and the Università degli Studi di Bologna (Italy). Furthermore, you will reside on campus with students from a variety of nationalities and have access to the Language Center.
We train professionals who put the patient at the center of their work
Our syllabus is designed with the purpose of providing you with an excellent technical and professional preparation along with a comprehensive, deontological and ethical training where you will learn the importance of the pharmacist-patient relationship and discover the deepest meaning of your profession.

TITLE OF UNIVERSITY DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN PHARMACY
INITIAL FEE
€1,500
MONTHLY FEE
€1,090
TOTAL
€12,400
Scholarships and Grants
UFV is one of the universities with the highest percentage of scholarship students. We are committed to supporting our students and value academic excellence, talents, and the particular circumstances of each student. Our Study Grants Service offers an ambitious scholarship and grant program to ensure that financial considerations do not prevent students from pursuing their studies at our university.

Career Opportunities
The university degree in Pharmacy opens up a wide range of career opportunities, some of which include:
1. Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, medical devices, environment:
- Technical departments (production, quality control, quality assurance)
- Research and development departments
- Registration departments
- Marketing and sales department
- Logistics
- Medical department (drug monitoring and clinical trials)
2. Hospital:
- Radiopharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy
- Clinical analysis and clinical biochemistry
- Microbiology and parasitology
- Immunology
3. Other opportunities:
- Analysis and control of medicines and drugs
- Experimental pharmacology
- Industrial microbiology
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Environmental health and public health
- Health inspection
- Military pharmacy
- Food technology and hygiene
- Experimental and analytical toxicology
- Pharmaceutical distribution
- Pharmacy offices
- Teaching and research
- Research and development of new drugs (R+D)
Name:
University Degree in Pharmacy
Centers where the University Degree is taught:
Faculty of Experimental Sciences
Branch of knowledge:
Health Sciences
Field of knowledge:
Pharmacy
Modality:
In-person
Language:
Spanish
Total number of credits:
300 ECTS credits
Specializations:
Not applicable
Places:
100
Regulated profession:
Pharmacist
Resolution:
Resolution of 14 February 2008, BOE of 27 February 2008
Regulation:
ORDER CIN/2137/2008, of 3 July, BOE of 19 July 2008