MSc Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences: University of Groningen

General information

The field of medical pharmaceutical sciences is multidisciplinary, focusing on the causes and pathophysiology of diseases and intervention with drugs. Within the programme, researchers from the natural sciences (pharmacists, biologists, chemists and mathematicians) cooperate with medical scientists (both researchers and doctors) in training young medical pharmaceutical scientists. Various research groups are involved. Students of this programme can focus on fundamental or applied research, or a combination of both. The degree programme thus offers many possibilities.

Career prospects

The Master’s degree programme in Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences provides excellent preparation for a career in research. Researchers find jobs in a variety of organizations, including universities, academic and general hospitals, governmental and semigovernmental institutions and the pharmaceutical or biomedical industries. This degree programme can also serve as good preparation for other jobs at an academic level, as during the independent research projects you not only learn how to conduct research but also how to cooperate, communicate (orally and in writing) and present and defend your own ideas.

Admission requirements

Admission to the Master’s degree programme requires a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to the Dutch academic bachelor) in one of the following fields:

• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Biomolecular Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences

Language requirements

For admission to the programmes, taught in English, you will need to prove your proficiency in English by means of one of the following tests (the test cannot be older than two years, except for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English):

• IELTS (Academic) 6.5 – no less than 6.0 on each section
• TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) 92 – no less than 21 on each section
• TOEFL CBT (computer-based test) 237 – no less than 21 on each section
• TOEFL PBT (paper-based test) 580 - no less than 55 on each section
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - CAE (Certificate of Advanced English)
• English language test – University of Groningen Language Center –  section scores C2 or C1 and one section score B2.