Course
Pharmacy
Offered by Institute of Pharmacy
QS Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Well-regarded pharmaceutical-science programme
Friedrich Schiller University Jena offers research-oriented pharmaceutical sciences in a compact science city with very low living costs.
Key advantages
- English-taught options
- Research-oriented programme
- No tuition fee
- Very low living costs
- Compact science city
- International student body
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences (English-taught options): 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €250 per semester (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit for the summer semester (April). Applications usually close between January and May.
- English requirement
- IELTS: 6.5 overallTOEFL iBT: 88+PTE: 60+ (English-taught programmes)
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, chemistry or a related life-science field with a strong GPA. CV, motivation letter and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in pharmaceutical research and development and quality assurance roles; the programme does not by itself lead to German pharmacist licensure.
Student experience
Jena is a compact, youthful science city known for optics, life sciences and pharmaceutical research, with a very low cost of living. No tuition fee is charged for non-EU students.
Research strengths
Research in pharmaceutical chemistry, drug delivery and natural-product research.