PHARMACY IN ENGLISH

5-YEAR FULL-TIME MASTER'S DEGREE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The pharmacy study program in English is studied as combined I. and II. degree with a standard length of study of at least 5 and at most 7 years. The study is completed with the award of a master's degree (Mgr.).

The practical teaching of students is specific and includes the completion of a 6-month internship during studies in educational facilities as well as public pharmacies at home and abroad. The final theses are of an experimental nature. Research results during the course of study at faculty are presented at international conferences of student scientific activity, by participating in domestic and foreign scientific conferences and publications in the form of abstracts and scientific articles in proceedings of scientific events and in scientific journals.

Graduates have extensive knowledge and practical skills with wide application, e.g. in the regulated profession of a pharmacist in a pharmacy, in the production and distribution of medicines, in clinical practice or on behalf of a pharmaceutical company. The diploma obtained at the Faculty of Pharmacy is accepted in EU member countries.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Dates of the admission procedure:

  1. Deadline for submitting a study application: from December 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027
  2. Deadline for submitting mandatory attachments to the application: July 31, 2027
  3. Deadline for payment of the admission fee: July 31, 2027
  4. Admission fee: €50
  5. Entrance exam date: January - August 2027
  6. Date of the Admissions Committee meeting: January - August 2027
  7. Deadline for publishing information to applicants about the result of the admission procedure: on an ongoing basis
  8. Enrollment deadline: September 1, 2027

 


Information on the number of applicants that the faculty plans to accept to study the relevant study program:

Pharmacy in English: 80

 


Internal regulations:

 


Conditions for accepting applicants:

  1. The basic condition for the admission of an applicant to a university, which results from the provisions of § 56 par. 1 of the Act on Universities, is the acquisition of a complete secondary or complete secondary professional education (submission of a school graduation certificate). More information: Centre for Recognition of Diplomas. An applicant who does not demonstrate fulfillment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the time of verification of fulfillment of the conditions for admission may be admitted to study conditionally, with the obligation to demonstrate fulfillment of the basic conditions for admission to study at the latest on the day designated for enrollment. The right of an applicant who has been conditionally admitted to study expires if he does not prove that he has fulfilled the basic conditions for admission no later than on the day designated for enrollment.
  2. Pursuant to the provisions of § 32 of Act no. 578/2004 Coll. on health care providers, health workers, state organizations in the health sector and on the amendment and addition of certain laws as amended, the faculty requires that part of the materials attached to the study application include a medical report on the medical fitness to perform the medical profession of pharmacist (pdf).

 


Additional conditions for admission to study:

Applicants will be admitted to the Pharmacy master's study program conducted in English according to the following rules:

  1. the condition for admission to study is sufficient command of the English language and the passing of two online tests: a test in Chemistry and a test in Biology;
  2. after passing the tests, the applicant will participate in an online interview with at least 3 members of the admissions committee, including an English language lector; as part of the interview, the committee will discuss the test results with the applicant and assess the applicant's general study prerequisites and knowledge of the English language.
  3. applicants will be accepted on the basis of the committee's recommendation in the order of the date of delivery of the complete study application until the planned capacity of the study program is filled.

 


General information:

The annual tuition fee in the academic year 2026/2027 is €7,500

 


Information for applicants who completed their previous studies abroad:

  1. The condition for the admission of foreigners (including compatriots) to study is proof of the necessary competence in the same way as in the case of citizens of the Slovak Republic, which follows from the provisions of § 56 par. 1 of the Act on Universities, which means obtaining a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education, which is certified according to Act no. 293/2007 Coll. on the recognition of professional qualifications and in accordance with the Decree of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic no. 207/1993 Coll., which establishes details on the equivalence of education documents and pursuant to Act no. 422/2015 Coll. on the recognition of educational documents and on the recognition of professional qualifications and on the amendment and supplementation of some laws.

 


Application for study:

  1. E-application
    Applicants may also submit an electronic application through the Central Electronic Application system via the University Portal (Portál VŠ), or through the PrihláškaVŠ.sk portal:
    About the Central Electronic Application | Univesity Portal
    Electronic University Application Process | PrihláškaVŠ.sk
  2. Instructions for study applicants
  3. Application attachments:
    Mandatory application attachments for all applicants (in Slovak, English or Czech):
    • completed application form
    • proof of recognition of documents on education and on recognition of professional qualification, or a recognition statement issued by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic
    • photocopy of the final secondary school diploma translated toEnglish, verified by notary
    • confirmation of the applicant's medical fitness for study (pdf)
    • proof of payment of administration fee for the admission procedures
    • photocopy of birth certificate verified by notary
    • passport photocopy
  4. Contact persons at the faculty
    Study officer – Bc. Karolína Révayová
    e-mail: faf.studyuniba.sk