The Single Cycle Degree Programme in Pharmacy is a five year programme whose main goalis to provide the theoretical and practical knowledge to give graduates solid scientificbases in order to practice as professional pharmacists andwork in healthcare as experts in medicines and health products (cosmetic products ,dieteticproducts and food supplements, herbal products, medical devices, sanitarygoods, etc.).
The degree programme also aims to train professionalswith knowledge that will enable them:
- to perform the role of health educators and participate ininstitutional campaigns run in collaboration with the public administration invarious areas of healthcare;To achieve thelearning outcomes set out above, the singlecycle degree programme in Pharmacy is structured in a way that allowsprogressive learning by the student, It starts out with the study of the basicdisciplines during the first two years and is completed over the subsequentthree years which focus on specialist disciplines and include a suitable professionalinternship. This structure allows a gradual and ongoing progression in thestudent's acquisition of multidisciplinary knowledge with the aim of traininggraduates in Pharmacy for the professional role.
The disciplinaryareas studied during the first two years are:
1) basicphysics-mathematics, statistics-ITand chemistry areas;
2) basic biology and physiology areas.
During thesubsequent three years, students continue their specialist training withcourses grouped under the following learning areas:
3)physiopathology area;
4) pharmacology and toxicology areas;
4) chemistry-pharmaceutics area;
5) technological-legislative and professional training areas.
On completion ofthe teaching activities, the students acquire at least 9 CFU credits throughthe independent choice of teaching activities from among those offered by theUniversity, in order to complete the practical-professional training.
Finally, thesingle cycle degree programme gives students the opportunity to apply the interdisciplinaryknowledge they have gained during the degree programme through a professionalinternship carried out in a pharmacy open to the public (community pharmacy) orlocated within a hospital (hospital pharmacy), thanks to specific agreementsand under the guidance of a pharmacist acting as their contact person. Theinternship is full-time and lasts for a period of at least six months. At the endof the programme, students will take a final exam involving the discussion of a written library-based dissertation,practical-professional or experimental nature.
The methods for verifying the knowledge required for admission aredefined in the degree programme teaching regulations.
If the results of the assessment are not positive, additional learningrequirements will be specified.
Completion of the learning requirements is the subject of a separatetest. The relevant testing method is also set out in the degree programmeteaching regulations.
Students who do not complete the additional learning requirements by thedate established by the competent bodies and, in any case, by the end of thefirst year of the degree programme, will be unable to sit exams in thefollowing years.