Overview

The interdisciplinary master's program in Pharmaceutical Sciences offered by the University of Freiburg builds on the basic skills in natural sciences taught in the bachelor's program and provides a broad grounding in pharmaceutics at a high level and a solid introduction to the different areas of pharmacy: pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutical biology, pharmaceutical technology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, and pharmacology.

Quick Facts:

The master's program in Pharmaceutical Sciences encourages students to build up an individual scientific profile. Some of the credits may be earned at other faculties of the university, at external research institutes, or abroad. A central goal of the master's program in Pharmaceutical Sciences is to teach the students to conduct independent experimental scientific research.

Building on the modules in the basic area, you can choose between two specializations:

The Drug Discovery and Delivery Specialization addresses the focus on the development and mode of action of drugs.
The subject of the Regulatory Affairs and Drug Development specialization is the development of drugs and their approval.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biology

Toxicology

Biochemistry

Structural Biology
Chemistry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-04-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in German

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Freiburg, Germany

Disciplines

Pharmacy View 9 other Masters in Pharmacy in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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72

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59

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Other requirements

General requirements

School certificates (as well as an authenticated translation)

University entrance examination certificate (as well as an authenticated translation)

Transcript of records (as well as an authenticated translation)

University degree (as well as an authenticated translation)

Proof of your language proficiency

CV and letter of motivation

A certificate of enrolment if you have already studied at a university in Germany

Certificate of the Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) of the German Embassy (China and Vietnam only)
Letter of recognition of study history

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Freiburg

Germany

790 - 1100 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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