The Single - Cycle Degree Programme /Combined Bachelor and Master in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology lasts five years and its main objective is to provide students with the methodological basis of scientific investigation applied to the chemical, biological, pharmacological, pharmaceutical and technological-pharmaceutical fields.
This knowledge will allow graduates to work in pharmaceutical industries and address issue and challenges related to drug development and production. The Degree Programme particularly focuses on chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical and technological regulatory discipl ines, with particular emphasis on practical laboratory activities. This peculiar multidisciplinary education enables graduates to have a suitable background to work in several sectors of the pharmaceutical industries, both chemical (drug design, production and quality control) and biomedical. The learning outcomes of this Single Cycle Degree/Combined Bachelor and Master Programme meet the recent requirements set by the national law and the European Directive 2013/55/EC. T he Degree Programme provides knowledge and skills required to work as a Pharmacist in hospitals and pharmacies, as well as to work in the fields of pharmaceutical consultancy, advising and distribution of medicinal products.
Programme overview
The first two years of the Degree Programme entail basic learning activities in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and medicine-related disciplines in order to provide students with the scientific knowledge required to understand the more specific disciplines during the following years, as well as a good knowledge of English. Individual laboratory activities will begin from the second year and are planned for each of the following year.
At the third and the fourth years, students will undertake learning activities mainly in the chemical, pharmaceutical, technological, biological and pharmacological subject areas and will acquire knowledge of the chemical and structural properties of active substances; they will learn the pharmaceutical forms and raw materials used in the formulation of medicinal products and gain understanding of the pharmacological bases and their mechanism of action. This also includes understanding of drug therapy, as well as toxicological and pharmacovigilance aspects. This phase entails intense individual laboratory work. In addition, learning activities are developed to provide knowledge of the legal and ethical regulations, as well as of the business administration needed for performing the professional activities both in a pharmacy and in the pharmaceutical industry. At the fourth year, students may opt for a professional specialisation from among those offered in the fields of pharmaceutical regulatory technology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology- toxicology and pharmaceutical chemistry to complete their training in the chosen field. At the fifth year, as part of their practical-professional training, students will choose from among activities offered by the Degree Programme and the University amounting to a total of 8 ECTS . In addition, during the fifth year, the programme includes activities for the preparation of the experimental final examination and, pursuant to Law No 163 of 8 November 2021, 900 hours (corresponding to 30 ECTS ) of P ractical V ocational T raining (PTV) to be carried out entirely in pharmacies or divided into at least 450 hours in community pharmacies and 450 hours in a hospital pharmacy under the supervision of the pharmaceutical service.
The final examination to obtain the degree, in accordance with current legislation, includes the performance of a Practical Assessment Test ( Prova pratica valutativa – PPV in Italian ) of the professional skills acquired through the P ractical V ocational Training (PTV), prior to the discussion of the dissertation. Pursuant to current legislation, the final examination for the Single Cycle Degree Programme /Combined Bachelor and Master in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology qualifies to practise as a pharmacist.
