Pharmacy, State Examination
The Pharmacy program at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg is a state-regulated degree in pharmaceutical sciences. It combines natural sciences, pharmaceutical subjects and clinical content to prepare students for the pharmacist profession and for scientific work in pharmacy, drug development and healthcare.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
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| Duration | 8 semesters |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester, summer semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €180 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
| Campus | Campus Hubland Nord |
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 →About the programme
Pharmacy is the science of medicinal products. It studies the properties, effects, production, testing and dispensing of medicines. The program combines chemistry, biology, physics, physiology, pharmacology and clinical pharmacy. In Würzburg, the curriculum is structured into a four-semester basic phase and a four-semester advanced phase. After that, students complete the Practical Year (Praktisches Jahr) and the third part of the Pharmaceutical Examination, both required for licensure as a pharmacist in Germany.
What you study
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Basic study phase, semesters 1 to 4: foundations of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology, dosage forms, pharmacopoeial analysis, physiology and microbiology.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
- Public pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy and hospital-supply pharmacy services
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Analytics and quality control
- Drug approval, drug safety and medical information
- Health administration, health insurance institutions and pharmaceutical economics
- Research, development and teaching at universities
- Testing institutions, environmental and consumer protection
- Professional associations, chambers, publishing and continuing education
- Armed forces and other pharmaceutical fields
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €180 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Interest in and understanding of chemistry and biology Basic interest in physics and mathematics Enjoyment of laboratory experimentation Interest in physiological and chemical processes in humans, animals and plants Carefulness, cleanliness and reliability in practical classes Willingness to critically evaluate results Interest in interdisciplinary problem solving Enjoyment of working with people and ability to work in teams |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
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.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, 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
How much does the programme cost?
What language level do I need?
When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 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.