Drug Research, M.Sc.
For information on risks and side effects, read the package insert or study pharmacy up to the second state examination. If you are interested in research and development beyond the effects and use of drugs, then you will find your prescription in the single-subject master's program in drug research at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU). You can redeem this within two semesters as part of the master’s course.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 2 semesters, 60 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €179 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The course consists of three compulsory modules each with 10 credit points and a master's thesis with 30 credit points. The compulsory modules have a total of 24 hours per week with a focus on instruction for scientific work, English for natural sciences, presentation of scientific results.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The pharmaceutical industry is constantly looking for qualified young people. Due to the limited number of study places in Germany, the number of pharmacists is relatively small. In addition, a large proportion of pharmacists work in public pharmacies. This leaves only a small number for industry and research, and the job prospects for pharmacists, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, are excellent here. Industry colleagues are looking for pharmacists with appropriate qualifications in the fields of analysis, quality assurance and pharmaceutical technology. Due to their broad training, pharmacists are also very well suited for the preclinical development of drugs. However, they lack the experience with regard to independent scientific work. Experience in independent scientific work through the master’s course in drug research further increases the attractiveness.
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Due to the comprehensive, very broad training, pharmacists can find very diverse fields of activity. In addition to the public pharmacy (employee, manager), pharmacists are in great demand in industry (production manager, control manager, development of new drugs), at universities and in hospital pharmacy. A doctorate in one of the pharmaceutical subjects opens up additional opportunities for pharmacists.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €179 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Research interest in one of the following fields: Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical / Medicinal Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy. |
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| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.