Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Introduction

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The University of Barcelona's bachelor's degree in Pharmacy covers the various areas of pharmaceutical activity, and is designed to meet the following general learning objectives:

1. To develop expert knowledge of all aspects of drugs and medicines.

2. To gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the different areas of professional activity.

3. To acquire a balance of contents that address basic sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical and clinical sciences, socioeconomic and behavioural sciences, experimentation, communication techniques and supervised placements, as recommended by the WHO.

4. To acquire a strong foundation for subsequent access to specialist training, scientific research, technological development or teaching.

5. To work with a choice of specific content areas leading to different careers.

6. To develop the capacity for self-directed learning and become less dependent on passive learning, thus gaining the motivation to pursue lifelong learning.

7. To acquire the specific training for employment in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry or healthcare management.

8. To learn to design experiments founded in the scientific method, and to interpret scientific studies in the field of health sciences.

9. To develop the ability to work in teams with other professionals in the different areas of healthcare. 10. To acquire a critical approach to problems and decision-making.

Competences

Basic and General Competences

• Capacity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, and to apply this knowledge in the professional area in question.
• Ability to gather and interpret relevant data, in order to evaluate specific social, scientific and ethical issues.
• Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists.
• Capacity to produce effective spoken and written communication.
• Capacity to identify limitations and awareness of the need to constantly update professional skills.

Generic competences

• Commitment to ethical behaviour in professional practice.
• Capacity for learning and responsibility.
• Teamwork skills.
• Creative and entrepreneurial skills.
• Awareness of the importance of sustainability.
• Communication skills.

Specific competences

• Capacity to identify, design, obtain, produce, analyse and control new drugs and medicines and other products and materials with potential applications in healthcare and veterinary care.
• Ability to supply and dispense medicines and other healthcare products.
• Capacity to apply the scientific method, work within the relevant legislative framework, use appropriate sources of information and reference, and apply protocols.
• Capacity to provide therapeutic advice on drug therapy and dietary therapy and in the general areas of food and nutrition.
• Capacity to evaluate the therapeutic and toxic effects of pharmacologically active substances.
• Ability to promote the rational use of medicines and healthcare products, and gain basic knowledge of clinical management, health economics and efficient resource management.
• Capacity to identify and assess therapeutic effects and problems related to drugs and medicines, and to participate in pharmacovigilance activities.
• The knowledge and skills to participate in activities to promote health and prevent disease.
• Ability to assess the toxic effects of different substances and to design and apply the corresponding tests and analyses.
• Capacity to design, apply and evaluate clinical methods and analytical techniques.
• Ability to design and carry out hygiene and health analyses related to food and the environment.
• Ability to develop clinical and social pharmacy activities, following the cycle of pharmaceutical care .

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

• General understanding of biology.
• Strong level of general chemistry training, with basic notions of inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry.
• Basic training in mathematics and physics.
• Strong reading comprehension skills in English.
• Good user-level IT skills.
• Interest in health sciences.
• Interest in laboratory safety

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

• Documents required for enrolment
• Procedure to formalize enrolment
• After enrolment
• Grants and financial aid
  

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

• Welcome portal
• Student Support Service (SAE)
• Open days
• Informative sessions

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

List of subjects

Pathways and specializations

Previous years

• Course plans 2023 - 2024
• Course plans 2022 - 2023
• Course plans 2021 - 2022

Teaching staff

Placements

• Regulations on external placements
• FeinaUB

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

Pharmaceutical training enables graduates to work in pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry, hospital specialities (pharmacy, clinical biochemistry and clinical microbiology), analytical laboratories, healthcare management in public and private institutions, and research and education.

Access to the labour market

Contact us

Joan XXIII, 27-31 - 08028 Barcelona

Secretary: 934 021 314
secretaria-estudiants-farmacia@ub.edu

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