The aim of the Program is to prepare students scientifically and professionally as perfectly competent in the science of drugs and bioactive compounds, for employment in the private sector, i.e. pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, health care centers, the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, and in the public sector, such as hospitals, ministries, and health care services.
The curriculum provides the academic background to fulfill the obligations of a drug specialist in a highly diversified, developed, and demanding social environment.
The Program of Study aims to provide Cyprus and the surrounding region with scientists who will be specialists in various areas of pharmacy.
More specifically, scientists will be specialized in the development and control of drugs and will be able to successfully work in the pharmaceutical industry. Our aim is not only to enable them to respond as specialists in the area of pharmacy but also to be capable to provide the public with responsible, scientific, and accurate advice on drug use and safety, drug-drug, and drug-food interaction, and advice on narcotics and poisons.
Moreover, graduates of this Program will be specialists in areas of drug design, development, production, and control, as well as cosmetics. Furthermore, they will be specialized in the development and use of the local pharmaceutical flora and its agricultural, commercial, and scientific exploitation.
There may be additional costs by this University.