Master's programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs

Master's programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Development and Regulatory Affairs is one of 4 English-taught Pharmacy programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 4 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 4 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

This is a joint master's programme at the University of Innsbruck, taught in English and worth 120 ECTS over two years. The register description sets out the aim plainly: you learn the processes needed to develop new medicinal products, from start to finish, and how to put them into practice in a professional setting.

The education covers drug development and the regulations that go with it. That means the scientific side and the regulatory side are taught together rather than as separate tracks. The register does not list individual modules, so check the programme page for the actual course structure.

Admission, language and next steps

There is no entrance examination. The teaching language is English, so you should be comfortable studying and writing at master's level in English.

Applications go directly to the University of Innsbruck, not through a central portal. The institution's own page gives the application period and the documents you need, so start there. As a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester. Confirm the details with the university before you apply.

The objective of this joint master's programme is to train experts who understand the processes required for the development of new medicinal products in their entirety and are able to apply and successfully implement them in their future professional environment. The students will receive a professional and scientifically sound education in the field of drug development and the regulations required for this.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Innsbruck. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.