Master of Science Industrial Pharmacy

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Copy of your ID

3. Bachelor certificate

4. In case you have not completed your bachelor program yet, an interim certificate with at least 80% of examination and study achievements has to be submitted instead. The total mark should be at least 2.5 according to the German system. The final grades for foreign applicants will be converted by the University Düsseldorf on the basis of the Modified Bavarian Formula. Please do not convert it yourself.

5. Transcript of records

6. If your transcript of record does not list credit points or credit hours you have to submit an additional document which list this information.

7. Proof of English proficiency (e.g. IELTS (6.0) or TOEFL-iBT (80) certificate)

To register for the Master of Science course “Industrial Pharmacy”, the general requirements for

admission are mandatory and in addition, the completion of an academically relevant study

course of at least 6 semesters successfully finished by second part of pharmacy state examination (“Zweiter Abschnitt der Pharmazeutischen Prüfung”, Germany), a Bachelor of Science

(B.Sc.) degree in biology, chemistry, pharmacy or engineering or a comparable qualifying degree with a grade of 2.5 or better (in German grading system, where 1.0 is the best grade).

Academically relevant in the meaning of sentence 1 is a study course at a German university or

a university outside Germany which matches the following criteria:

• completed second part of pharmacy state examination in Germany or
• Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy where

1. at least 120 credit points were earned in pharmacy, thereof

2. at least 20 credit points in Pharmaceutical Chemistry,

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3. at least 20 credit points in Pharmaceutical Biology/Biochemistry/Biotechnology,

4. at least 20 credit points in Pharmaceutical Technology/Biopharmaceutics

or

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering

1. at least 120 credit points were earned in Engineering, thereof

2. at least 20 credit points in Basic Natural Sciences,

3. at least 20 credit points in Technical subjects,

4. at least 20 credit points Mathematics/Process Engineering

or

• Bachelor of Science degree in Biology

1. at least 120 credit points were earned in Biology, thereof

2. at least 20 credit points in Molecular Biology/Genetics,

3. at least 20 credit points in Biology/Biotechnology,

4. at least 20 credit points in Chemistry/Biochemistry

or

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry

1. at least 120 credit points were earned in Chemistry, thereof

2. at least 20 credit points in Physical Chemistry,

3. at least 20 credit points in Organic Chemistry,

4. at least 20 credit points in Analytical Chemistry.

The decision, whether the study content of the fields provided in points 2 to 4 applies, will be

made by comparison of the submitted modules with those offered at the Heinrich Heine University for the related “Bachelor of Science” courses or the Pharmacy state examination course.

(2) In case of doubts on the equivalence of grades outside the scope of the German constitutional law (“Grundgesetz”), expertise on equivalence will be ordered from the Secretariate of the

Permanent Conference of the Ministers for Culture (“Sekretariat der ständigen Konferenz der

Kultusminister“) of the Federal Republic of Germany.

(3) Good knowledge in English language is required (§ 49.8 HG). Basic communication skills in

German language are not required, but highly recommended.

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Dates, Deadlines, and Documents

(1) The study course „Master-of-Science“ Industrial Pharmacy at the Heinrich Heine University

Düsseldorf can only be commenced in the fall semester of each year. The entry and admission

procedure takes place before the beginning of the fall semester.

(2) The entry application has to be submitted according to the announcements on the websites of

the Heinrich-Heine-University. The submission deadline is fixed according to the Regulation on

the Allocation of Study Places in North Rhine-Westphalia (“Verordnung über die Vergabe von

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Studienplätzen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, VergabeVO NRW”). Application for admission is made

through the HHU application portal. The applicant has to submit the following documents:

1. Evidence for completion of the first qualifying study course according to § 3.1.

If there is no degree certificate according to § 3.1 at the time of application, a preliminary certificate has to be submitted containing the grades of the first five semesters, or in case of pharmacy

students from Germany the admission to the second part of the pharmaceutical examination

(“Pharmazeutische Prüfung”). The final degree certificate according to § 3.1 has to be submitted

until 30th September of the same year.

2. Confirmation for the study courses and results, e.g. provided as a Transcript of Records.

3. Confirmation for the filing of a Bachelor thesis. This is not required for pharmacy students

from Germany.

4. Evidence for sufficient language skills according to § 3.3:

• The German “Abitur” certificate is sufficient evidence.
• University entrance qualifications of countries, in which English is the official communication

language, are deemed as evidence. The Selection Committee uses a list of such countries.

• For all other applicants the requirements of § 7.2 (g) of the valid Regulation on Evidence of

Language Skills (“Ordnung über den Sprachnachweis gemäß § 49 Abs. 10 Hochschulgesetz

beim Zugang zum Studium an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf”) apply.

5. Where applicable, documents confirming an extraordinary hardship, e.g. disability certificate

or medical testimonial.

No tuition fee

he semester fees of the HHU are approx. € 300 per semester. These fees include a train ticket with which you can travel free of charge by bus and trains in Germany.