Pharmaceutical Research, M.Sc.
Pharmacy is an interdisciplinary science that deals with the nature, effect, development, testing, manufacture and delivery of active ingredients and drugs. Pharmacy combines aspects from various natural sciences, especially chemistry, biology and physics, with medical topics.
The students learn to work on complex and current interdisciplinary problems in pharmaceutical drug research using scientific methods. The course imparts the necessary specialist knowledge, skills and methods that enable scientific work, the application and critical classification of scientific findings and responsible behavior.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 2 semesters, 60 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.05, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €376.80 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
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
Pharmacy is the central discipline within the molecular life sciences that deals with the development, manufacture, effect, use and other aspects of pharmaceuticals, taking into account the relevant subjects from the field of gender and diversity. Pharmacy is an interdisciplinary subject and deals with all questions about drugs in its five sub-disciplines, pharmaceutical / medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical biology, clinical pharmacy, pharmacology / toxicology and pharmaceutical technology. The master’s course in Pharmaceutical Research is an innovative course in the life sciences with a focus on modern pharmaceutical research. So far, the course has only been offered in Germany at the Free University of Berlin. In an excellent scientific environment, the master’s program prepares in a special way for research and development work in the pharmaceutical industry or at scientific institutions. The study program offers a current research focus, interdisciplinary courses at the interfaces of modern drug development and the involvement of experts from pharmaceutical practice.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Graduates have in-depth scientific knowledge and advanced professional skills, which most graduates further develop in a doctorate
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €376.80 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A German or an equivalent foreign degree in pharmacy, food chemistry, medical chemistry, human biology, medicine, veterinary medicine or a related scientific subject with a standard study period of at least eight semesters or a scope of 240 credit points. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.05, 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.
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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.