Pharmacy
Source: https://english.spbu.ru/admission/programms/undergraduate/pharmacy Parent: https://english.spbu.ru/admission/programms/undergraduate
33.05.01 In English and Russian
Level of education Specialist
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 5 years
Programme description
- The 'Pharmacy' specialist programme covers a broad range of disciplines aimed at training pharmacists The primary goal of the educational programme is to train a skilled professional who can compete in both domestic and foreign labour markets. This professional should be focused on implementing continuing medical education and digital health. Special attention is given to teaching fundamental disciplines, which helps students develop a broad scientific outlook.
- The 'Pharmacy' programme combines an internship with research work under the supervision of SPbU faculty. This approach equips students with professional competencies of a pharmacist and prepares them to use modern methods and technologies, including digital tools, while considering the latest scientific achievements in medicine. Additionally, the programme fosters scientific research skills.
Main courses
- Introduction to pharmacy
- Biopharmacy
- Management and Economics of Pharmacy
- Biochemistry
- Pharmaceutical chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Toxicological chemestry
- Pharmacology
- Botany
- Pharmacognosy
- General Pharmaceutical Technology
- General issues of clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy of internal diseases
- Bioethics
- Exercise Therapy and Medical Supervision\
Our advantages
- Around twenty departments are involved in training pharmacists at SPbU. These departments cover a range of subjects, including humanities, socio-economics, natural sciences, biomedical sciences, and professional and special disciplines. Additionally, students can choose from a variety of elective courses.
- The programme places particular emphasis on teaching fundamental disciplines, which cultivates a broad scientific perspective among students. The extended English language course enables learners to achieve advanced proficiency in it.
- The development of professional thinking is fully developed through the study of core and specialised disciplines, complemented by both academic and industrial placements.
- For decades, SPbU has been renowned for its highly qualified teaching staff - professionals who combine expert problem-solving with creative approaches. This longstanding tradition ensures our 'Pharmacy' programme remains truly competitive.
- The programme offers personalised learning pathways allowing students to select their own elective courses and incorporating online learning components into the curriculum.
- The programme has been designed in accordance with professional standards and employer perspectives regarding the correlation between graduate competencies and job functions within the professional field.
- The academic programme is also implemented for physically challenged students taking into account their special needs, individual capabilities and health condition.
- The academic programme has been designed taking into account professional standards and the views of employers on the correlation of graduates' competencies and job functions in their professional activities.
The educational programme ’Pharmacy’ at SPbU utilises:
- a unified electronic information and educational environment for educational, scientific, and expert activities. This environment provides students and staff with access to SPbU’s information and educational resources.
- e-learning, distance learning and modern digital educational technologies, including SPbU online courses. According to the SPbU established policy, students are able to transfer credits for online courses from other educational institutions.
- The educational process adheres to the educational programme and the calendar plan within a unified university cultural and educational environment. This environment is supported by scientific, educational, and intellectual resources, as well as modern educational and communication technologies.
Teaching staff
The programme's academic staffing strategy is founded on the involvement of distinguished scholars, the recruitment of emerging young researchers and recognised industry practitioners, alongside the internationalisation of the teaching faculty. Academic staff qualifications are rigorously assessed through comprehensive evaluation of their current achievements in research, teaching and professional domains
Career opportunities
- The types of professional activities for graduates include: pharmacist (working in health care, pharmacies, or pharmaceutical production), organisational and managerial (working in health care, pharmacies, or pharmaceutical production), and pedagogical (teaching and research).
- The practical skills, taught in accordance with international standards and domestic traditions of higher pharmaceutical education, are consolidated during annual internships in specialised laboratories of JSC Petersburg Pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies with production branches based in St Petersburg.