Doctor of Pharmacy in English
Pécs, Hungary
PhD
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 8,400 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 4400 for the 1st and 4,000 EUR for the 2nd semester. / Application fee: 200 USD. / Entrance exam fee: 250 USD. / Registration fee: 220 USD.
Key Summary
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.
Examples of subjects during the studies
Basic Module | Medical-biology module | Professional module |
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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.