Degree course in Pharmacy

Course Name
PHARMACY
Course Code
MU04
Class (Ministerial code)
LM-13
Website
Field(s) of study
ISCED Area 09 – Health and welfare
Qualification award
Master Degree
Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF
EHEA Second cycle; EQF Level 7
Length of programme / number of credits
5 years / 300 ECTS
Language of Teaching
Italian
Mode of study
In-class
Didactic centre
Via Fabretti, 48 06123 - PERUGIA
Programme director
Prof.ssa Maria Carla Marcotullio
Access to the course
Open access with assessment of personal competences
Specific admission requirements
Certificate of completion of Italian upper secondary school or equivalent foreign qualification.
Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry
Verification of the knowledge required for the attendance of the course of study through a compulsory evaluation test of indicative and non-selective nature; if the test is not passed, the student will be given additional educational obligations and will be granted with: • alignment courses • tutoring Foreign students are required to take a test to verify their proficiency of the Italian language, except Erasmus Incoming students, Exchange Students and students in mobility as per the Cooperation Agreement.
Profile of the programme
The Master Degree in Pharmacy is ruled by a European Directive (2013/55/CE) that aims to prepare pharmacists. For this purpose, students will learn about natural, synthetic or biotechnological drugs, about their metabolism, biological effects, about their active principles and their physical, chemical, biological and microbiological controls and about pharmaceutical technology. Furthermore, students will learn about toxicology and regulatory aspects of drugs.
Programme learning outcomes
Graduates of the Programme will be able to demonstrate multidisciplinary knowledges about structure and biological activity, preparation and quality control of drugs as well as national and European pharmaceutical legislation. This will allow graduated students to acquire informations and interpret the data being able to make decisions for themselves and give the right advices and recommendations about health.
Qualification requirements and regulations
Admission to the final test for the achievement of the qualification will require that the student has acquired all the credits foreseen in the study plan for training activities other than the final test. The final test for the achievement of the qualification consists of the presentation of a thesis work (written in Italian or English) concerning: -a critical literature survey about professional and cultural topics of interest for the course programme or – an experimental work done in research labs (universities, national or foreign, public or private companies and institutions with an agreement
Examination regulations and grading scale
Assessment is normally an oral or written exam; the grades for subject exams are measured in thirtieths: the minimum grade is 18/30 and the maximum grade is 30/30. The maximum grade can be enhanced with “cum laude”, in case of excellence. The final degree evaluation is expressed in one hundred and tenths, the minimum grade is 66/110 and the maximum grade is 110/110. “Cum laude” may be added to the maximum grade. The final grade takes into account the overall curriculum, as well as the quality of the final thesis The University provides an ECTS Grading Table, which shows the actual distribution of the examination and final grades among students for each degree programme.
Obligatory or optional mobility windows
The credits acquired by the student during a period of study abroad or during a virtual mobility are fully used for the achievement of the qualification pursued, without any further activity or learning verification for the student
Work-based learning
Sono previsti: -Tirocinio professionale (6 mesi in una farmacia territoriale o, non più di 3 mesi, in una farmacia ospedaliera o all’estero) -Tirocinio formativo (1 CFU) (in strutture di ricerca e/o produzione in campo farmaceutico, pubbliche o private, e in laboratori galenici).
Occupational profiles of graduates
The main occupational profile of graduates is as pharmacist. Graduates are able to work in various working context such as pharmaceutical informant, chemists and researchers in chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry. Furthermore, they can teach in high school.
UnitLanguageAnnoPeriodCFU
ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian1I11
ENGLISH B2
In all curricula
English1whole year6
GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian1I10
HUMAN ANATOMY
In all curricula
Italian1II8
MEDICAL STATISTICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
In all curricula
Italian1II6
PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
In all curricula
Italian1I9
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian2I6
ELEMENTS OF BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSY
In all curricula
Italian2II8
GENERAL AND MOLECULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian2II12
MICROBIOLOGY AND HYGIENE
In all curricula
Italian2I12
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian2I12
PHYSIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian2II10
DRUG ANALISYS I
In all curricula
Italian3whole year10
FOOD AND DIET PRODUCTS
In all curricula
Italian3I6
FOOD SCIENCE
In all curricula
Italian3II6
GENERAL AND CLINIC PATOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian3I8
MEDIAL BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian3II6
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I
In all curricula
Italian3I11
PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY I
In all curricula
Italian3II12
BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS
In all curricula
Italian4I4
CELLULAR AND MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian4II4
DIETETICS FOR ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS
In all curricula
Italian4I4
DRUG ANALISYS II
In all curricula
Italian4II12
FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
In all curricula
Italian4I4
HERBAL PRODUCTS TOSSICOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian4II4
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II
In all curricula
Italian4I11
MEDICINAL PLANTS AND HERBAL MEDICINES
In all curricula
Italian4I4
MOLECULAR BASES OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL DRUGS
In all curricula
Italian4II6
NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY
In all curricula
Italian4II4
PHARMACEUTICAL NORMATIVE AND PHARMACOECONOMICS
In all curricula
Italian4II8
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY AND GALENIC LABORATORY
In all curricula
Italian4I10
PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY II
In all curricula
Italian4I10
PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
In all curricula
Italian4II4
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
In all curricula
Italian4II10
QUALITY CONTROL OF FOODS, DIETETICS AND FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
In all curricula
Italian4II4
ELECTIVE EXAM
In all curricula
Italian5whole year6
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY AND COSMETIC PRODUCTS
In all curricula
Italian5I13
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
In all curricula
Italian5whole year30
TRAINING
In all curricula
Italian5whole year2

Free-choice training activities

UnitPeriodCFU
Group ATTIVITA' DI SEDE IV ANNO
CFU (University training credits) required: 4
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