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Master in Pharmacy with focus Professional
- academic year2025-2026This programme is organized in several flavours.
The 2025-2026 programme is subject to change. It is provided for information purposes only.
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Programme titleMaster in Pharmacy with focus Professional
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Programme mnemonicM-PHARS
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Programme organised by
- Faculty of Pharmacy
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Degree typeMaster 120 credits
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Tier2nd cycle
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Field and branch of studyHealth/Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences
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Schedule typeDaytime
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Languages of instructionfrench
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Theoretical programme duration2 years
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CampusPlaine
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Category / TopicHealth - Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences
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General information
Degree typeMaster 120 credits
Theoretical programme duration2 years
Learning language(s)french
Schedule typeDaytime
CampusPlaine
Category(ies) - Topic(s)Health - Biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences
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Presentation
Programme objectives
The Master in Pharmacy is the final step leading to the qualification of pharmacist, which allows graduates to work in the profession. Since pharmacy offers many different opportunities, the course is not only tailored to the internationally recognised training standards for high street and hospital pharmacy, which is a traditional path for pharmacy graduates, but also covers a range of other activities which provide career opportunities, such as jobs in the pharmaceutical industry, analytical laboratories, (clinical biology, food/nutrition, toxicology, etc.), clinical pharmacy or scientific research in the fields of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Their training means that pharmacists are really the only specialists in medicinal products working for patients and their health. Their theoretical and practical knowledge is highly appreciated since it focuses on promoting and protecting human health in line with particularly strict quality standards. As the person responsible for medicines which people take, from their design through to their use, pharmacists are thorough, careful scientists. They have particularly good analytical skills in their areas of competence and are perfectly integrated into modern society, which has high health care demands and is concerned about cost and accessibility issues.
Teaching team and methods
Lectures, seminar, laboratory and project-based learning
Programme's added value
The course provides a mix of high quality training and learning for a multi-faceted job which is rapidly changing. The division into two options means that students can gear the final stages of their courses towards activities and placements which will prepare them for existing opportunities while still covering a comprehensive range of subjects. The Faculty of Pharmacy attaches a great deal of importance to pharmacy itself, as a result of the many practicing pharmacists who teach there. At the same time, it is open to other disciplines from the fields of health science, including medicine.
Practical training, up-to-date teaching practices with project-based learning and role-playing seminar to concretely learn the role of chemist.
Access conditions
The conditions of access to the selected Master's degree meet the requirements of Article 111 of the Decree of 07/11/2013.
To facilitate the reading of these access conditions and click on the category that concerns you, to obtain more information, please note that :
The point A concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma in theFrench-speaking community of Belgium and who benefit from full admission rights .
The point B concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, recognised as equivalent in the framework of a European directive, an international convention, ...
The point C concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, whose application is submitted to the opinion of the academic jury
A. Full admission rights granted to holders of a degree obtained in the French-speaking Community of Belgium
Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's degree in the same field of study (if available), awarded in the French-speaking Community of Belgium, without supplement.
Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degree :
- Bachelier en sciences pharmaceutiques
Admission granted to the holder of the same Master's degree, but with a different focus.
Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degree :
- Master en sciences pharmaceutiques, à finalité approfondie
Rem. concerning admission to a Bachelor degree in a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (short course).
By way of derogation, students who still need to earn a maximum of 15 credits in order to be awarded the degree entitling them to be admitted to the Master's programme, and who are enrolled simultaneously for these studies in a Higher Education institution in the French-speaking Community, will also be admitted.
B. Admission granted to the holder of a degree obtained abroad which is recognised as equivalent to degrees mentioned previously in application of the Decree of 7 November 2013 (décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études), of a European directive, of an international agreement or other legislation, under the same conditions.
C. Admission granted following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury
Admission granted to the holder of a degree similar to the degrees awarded in the French-speaking Community (see point A), and awarded by a Higher Education Institution outside the latter (Flemish Community, German-speaking Community, Royal Military Academy, foreign institution), under the additional conditions determined by the jury. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme. A qualification or degree leading to the same career prospects or to a continuation of studies in the original system is considered similar to a degree awarded in the French-speaking community.
Admission granted, under the general conditions laid down by the academic authorities, to the holder of a qualification, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French-Speaking Community or awarded abroad if the qualification, diploma, degree or certificate attests to the successful completion of studies and the jury considers them to be worth at least 180 credits. The jury may impose a programme worth a maximum of 60 credits in addition to the Master's programme, bearing in mind all the credits for which the student obtains recognition at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme.
Criteria laid down by the jury.
D. Accreditation of prior experience
In line with the procedure defined by the ULB, juries can recognise knowledge and skills acquired through professional and/or personal experience, and may grant access to the MA to any person who does not fall under the categories listed above. The jury determines the additional courses and any possible exemptions which constitute supplementary entry requirements for the student. The personal or professional experience must be equivalent to at least five years of activity. A maximum of two years of higher education can be taken into account, providing 60 credits were obtained per year.
Administrative fee for Applicants from outside the European Union
Applicants from outside the European Union who do not meet the assimilation criteria and do not meet a criterium of article 3 of the Decree of the 11 April 2014 adapting the financing of higher education institutions to the new organisation of studies are required to pay an administrative fee of 200 euros. This payment is a prerequisite for the examination of the application. We invite you to check whether you meet the access conditions to the studies envisaged before submitting your application insofar as the administrative fee is not refundable.
The conditions of access to the selected Master's degree meet the requirements of Article 111 of the Decree of 07/11/2013.
To facilitate the reading of these access conditions and click on the category that concerns you, to obtain more information, please note that :
The point A concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma in theFrench-speaking community of Belgium and who benefit from full admission rights .
The point B concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, recognised as equivalent in the framework of a European directive, an international convention, ...
The point C concerns the candidates who have obtained a diploma outside the French-speaking community of Belgium, whose application is submitted to the opinion of the academic jury
A. Full admission rights granted to holders of a degree obtained in the French-speaking Community of Belgium
Admission granted to the holder of a Bachelor's degree in the same field of study (if available), awarded in the French-speaking Community of Belgium, without supplement.
Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degree :
- Bachelier en sciences pharmaceutiques
Admission granted to the holder of the same Master's degree, but with a different focus.
Finalité spécialisée accessible without supplement to the holder of the following degree :
- Master en sciences pharmaceutiques, à finalité approfondie
Rem. concerning admission to a Bachelor degree in a Non-University Higher Education Institution -HE or ESA- (short course).
By way of derogation, students who still need to earn a maximum of 15 credits in order to be awarded the degree entitling them to be admitted to the Master's programme, and who are enrolled simultaneously for these studies in a Higher Education institution in the French-speaking Community, will also be admitted.
B. Admission granted to the holder of a degree obtained abroad which is recognised as equivalent to degrees mentioned previously in application of the Decree of 7 November 2013 (décret définissant le paysage de l'enseignement supérieur et l'organisation académique des études), of a European directive, of an international agreement or other legislation, under the same conditions.
C. Admission granted following submission of a dossier and decision by the jury
Admission granted to the holder of a degree similar to the degrees awarded in the French-speaking Community (see point A), and awarded by a Higher Education Institution outside the latter (Flemish Community, German-speaking Community, Royal Military Academy, foreign institution), under the additional conditions determined by the jury. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme. A qualification or degree leading to the same career prospects or to a continuation of studies in the original system is considered similar to a degree awarded in the French-speaking community.
Admission granted, under the general conditions laid down by the academic authorities, to the holder of a qualification, diploma, degree or certificate awarded outside the French-Speaking Community or awarded abroad if the qualification, diploma, degree or certificate attests to the successful completion of studies and the jury considers them to be worth at least 180 credits. The jury may impose a programme worth a maximum of 60 credits in addition to the Master's programme, bearing in mind all the credits for which the student obtains recognition at the time of admission. These extra courses form part of the student’s Master's programme.
Criteria laid down by the jury.
D. Accreditation of prior experience
In line with the procedure defined by the ULB, juries can recognise knowledge and skills acquired through professional and/or personal experience, and may grant access to the MA to any person who does not fall under the categories listed above. The jury determines the additional courses and any possible exemptions which constitute supplementary entry requirements for the student. The personal or professional experience must be equivalent to at least five years of activity. A maximum of two years of higher education can be taken into account, providing 60 credits were obtained per year.
Administrative fee for Applicants from outside the European Union
Applicants from outside the European Union who do not meet the assimilation criteria and do not meet a criterium of article 3 of the Decree of the 11 April 2014 adapting the financing of higher education institutions to the new organisation of studies are required to pay an administrative fee of 200 euros. This payment is a prerequisite for the examination of the application. We invite you to check whether you meet the access conditions to the studies envisaged before submitting your application insofar as the administrative fee is not refundable.
Programme
What's next ?
Prospects
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Chemist in high street or hospital pharmacy
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Chemist in pharmaceutical industries
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Analyst
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Expert at the federal agency for medicines and health product or or the Ministry of Health and Welfare
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Chemists in private or public insurance company
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Chemist in high street or hospital pharmacy
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Chemist in pharmaceutical industries
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Analyst
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Expert at the federal agency for medicines and health product or or the Ministry of Health and Welfare
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Chemists in private or public insurance company