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Curriculum
Students are taught general subjects (chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, anatomy, physiology etc.) during the first and second academic years. Later, more attention is given to newly emerging fields in the study of pharmacy: molecular biology, biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutics. The clinical aspects of modern pharmacy are given a stronger emphasis each year. The study programme includes 6 months of practical training at both public and hospital pharmacies.
Lithuanian language is taught during the first 2 years.
Teaching Method
Pharmacy is taught in semesters, each of them ending in examinations or project presentations. Studies consist of lectures (30 per cent of the curriculum) and seminars/practical sessions, which are the main teaching methods and make up to 70 per cent of the entire curriculum.
Evaluation of performance
Examinations are taken or projects are presented upon completion of each subject.
The pharmacy study programme is completed by a masters thesis defence.
Competences you gain
Graduates in pharmacy will have the ability to:
· assess pharmaceutical activities considering ethical, social, economical and safety aspects;
· organise and carry out the wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical preparations, sale (delivery) of pharmaceutical preparations for persons and provision of pharmaceutical services and care in pharmacies;
· organise and carry out the production of pharmaceutical preparations in pharmacies and industrial enterprises and quality assurance considering the good practice requirements;
· organise and carry out a standard laboratory tests of pharmaceutical preparations;
· employ modern information technologies to solve the problems of pharmaceutical activities;
· apply the newest theories, methods and technologies of pharmaceutical science in practice.
After graduation
After successful completion of the programme and obtaining the diploma, students can work in public or hospital pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesale and delivery companies, laboratories carrying out scientific pharmaceutical research, institutions providing scientific pharmaceutical services, state regulatory institutions or can be employ as specialists in pharmacy in hospitals and other drug therapy-related institutions. Graduates may also consider undertaking further postgraduate research and study for a PhD.
Students are taught general subjects (chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, anatomy, physiology etc.) during the first and second academic years. Later, more attention is given to newly emerging fields in the study of pharmacy: molecular biology, biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals and biopharmaceutics. The clinical aspects of modern pharmacy are given a stronger emphasis each year. The study programme includes 6 months of practical training at both public and hospital pharmacies.
Lithuanian language is taught during the first 2 years.