Course
Pharmacy
Offered by Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences – Institute of Pharmaceutics
QS Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Well-regarded pharmaceutical-science programme with industry links
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf offers a pharmaceutical-industry-oriented master’s in a region with a dense concentration of pharma and chemical companies.
Key advantages
- English-taught options
- Pharmaceutical industry orientation
- No tuition fee
- Rhine-Ruhr pharma and chemical industry
- Research-led teaching
- International student body
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Industrial Pharmacy (English-taught options): 2 years (full-time)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €300 per semester including a transport ticket (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 manufacturing, quality assurance and regulatory affairs; the programme does not by itself lead to German pharmacist licensure.
Student experience
Düsseldorf is a prosperous, international city on the Rhine with a large pharmaceutical, chemical and consulting presence, and Heinrich Heine University has a strong life-science and pharmacy profile. No tuition fee is charged for non-EU students.
Research strengths
Research in pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical technology and drug formulation.