BA/BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Bachelor's programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences forms the first stage of pharmacy training in Bern, which can now be completed entirely at the university. It is followed by the consecutive master's programme in Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine and the federal examinations in pharmacy. The degree prepares graduates for work as pharmacists in public pharmacies or hospitals, and for scientific careers in pharmaceutical companies, universities or medical research institutes. The programme runs six semesters, starting in autumn semester, and is taught in German and English. Laboratory internships in the first and second semesters require registration and fee payment within set deadlines, which are published at the start of each semester. A doctorate, in which students carry out and document independent research, is the usual entry route to a scientific career.