Major: Pharmacy

Level: Undergraduate (starting from high school level)

Category of discipline: Pharmacy (Medicine)

Admission requirement: be practicing in a health-related profession with a regular high school or equivalent qualification.

Objectives: The major aims to cultivate workers who meet the needs of the development of medical services in China; who are dedicated to serving the people, and developed in an all-round way; who are able to safeguard and promote human health, are strict, scientific and ethical in their approach, have a background in both theory and practice of pharmacy, and are able to offer drug-related services, including use, distribution and production.

Length of study: The minimum length of study is five years, and the student status is valid for eight years since registration.

Forms of study: Open education

Total class hours and credits: 2,520 class hours, 140 credits

Main courses: Pathology and Pathophysiology, Analytical Chemistry, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Social Psychological Adaptation, Pharmaceutical Research, Medical Immunology and Microbiology, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Statistics, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Affairs Management and Regulations, Drug Analysis, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Therapy, Medical-commodity Marketing Practices, Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine, and others.