Welcome to the Postgraduate Study Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine

The international orientated study course “Master of Science (MSc) in Pharmaceutical Medicine” at the University of Duisburg-Essen is the first accredited and state-approved Postgraduate Study Course in Pharmaceutical Medicine in Germany. The English study course lasts two years and is designed that it can be conducted while the participant is working. This opens especially employees of pharmaceutical companies and health care institutions job-related options.  

While observing national and international quality standards, Pharmaceutical Medicine deals with the discovery, research and development of medicinal products and medical devices. In addition, it is engaged in benefit/risk-assessment, approval, marketing and monitoring of drugs and biotechnological products.

Participants will interact with lecturers from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. They are key thought and opinion leaders. They work in health care institutions and the international pharmaceutical industry.