– Five years duration.
– Graduates possess knowledge and skills to address all the issues of the pharmaceutical sector.
– Graduates are qualified to practice as pharmacists and can obtain professional qualification to practice as a chemist.
– Scientific and technological training of undergraduate students is aided by an extensive experimental practice in teaching and research laboratories.
– Students can spend a study period abroad thanks to the numerous active agreements with foreign institutions.
Basic subjects: Maths, Physics, Applied biology, Anatomy, Physiology, General and Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Physical chemistry, General pathology, Clinical pathology, Clinical microbiology.
Characterizing subjects: Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmaceutical technology and legislation, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Pharmaceutical biology, Food chemistry, Pharmacology, Marketing and management, Biotechnology, Toxicology.
Students participate in a call for application. Admission requirements are listed in the call for application:
- early (March/May): recommended to secure a place; high school seniors may also participate, students are admitted through a selective test TOLC
- standard (July/August)
- postponed (September/October), if there are still places available
Only those admitted can enroll.
For the call for application consult the dedicated section
Degree program classLM13 Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy
Language Italian
Duration 5 yearsCourse description
The course provides knowledge and skills aimed at research, development, production, control, dispensing and post-marketing surveillance of drugs, diagnostics and health products, also including the formulation of medicinal products following the guidelines of the official Pharmacopoeia. Thanks to scientific and technological multidisciplinary expertise (chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry and technology) and soft skills, graduates can work as experts of drugs and health products in the corresponding industrial sector, in public or private research institutions, and may also practice the profession of Pharmacist.
To be admitted, students must hold a secondary school graduation or other qualification obtained abroad recognized as equivalent. The ideal candidate favours scientific method and shows interest toward chemical and biomedical sciences concerned with research, development and application of medicinal products.
Formation of professionals with an adequate scientific background to work in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetics industry and to occupy technical and managerial positions in all sectors concerning drugs and health products, as well as to operate in public and private research institutions or to practice the profession of Pharmacist.
As experts of medicinals, graduates can be employed in chemical, pharmaceutical, dietary supplements or cosmetics industries; public or private research centres, pharmaceuticals laboratories; pharmacovigilance,clinical monitoring and regulatory affairs offices; pharmacies, drugstores and pharmaceutical departments of the National Health Service.
Fees, contributions and exemptions
Costs calculated based on family income (ISEE-University) and including:
- fee for the equal access to university studies (from 130€ to 160€);
- annual amount (from 0 (if ISEE-University <= € 22,000) to € 2,000);
Flat tax = €1,000 for international students (UE and non UE)
With a family income (ISEE-University < € 26,000) students are entitled to receive:
- Scholarship consisting of total exemption from taxes, cash share, canteen and accommodation service (for off-site students)
- Grants for international mobility
- Reduced rates for the use of sports facilities and cultural services
- Benefits for students completing their degrees within regulation time
Exclusively on grounds of merit, students can obtain:
- International mobility grants (Erasmus)
- Free accommodation and canteen services published in the call DUnicAL career program for student-athletes
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Life on Campus
In the largest and best equipped campus in Italy students will experience the sense of a unique university community, sharing educational, recreational, sporting and cultural events with fellow colleagues and professors. The Campus is equipped with lecture rooms, a sports center, theaters, amphitheaters, cinemas, cafes, refreshment areas and other places for socialization, thus offering an extraordinary human and educational experience.
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Services to Students
Unical is organized as an independent town that provides the best possible solutions of accommodation for students and staff living on campus, because it offers multiple services for study activities and for individual and collective well-being: libraries, the Language Learning Center, counselling and inclusion services. The Campus also includes a health center, a post office, a bank counter and a mindfulness dedicated area.
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Residential Center
It complements and completes the services provided by the University of Calabria and has put into shape the idea of a British-American campus-style University. It encompasses 10 districts hosting the university residences, consisting of apartments with double and single rooms, living room, kitchen and toilets. In these districts there are common areas for study and recreational activities and sports, there are TV rooms, game rooms and gyms; launderettes and bike rental services are also available.
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