Overview

The Integrated Pharmacy Program at a Glance

MPHARM – Integrated Master in Pharmacy

Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Duration: 5 years

Mode of Study: full-time

Language: English

Next intake: September 2025

Email:mpharm@pharm.uoa.gr

Program overview

5 years (10 semesters)

Semesters 1-8: theoretical and laboratory courses

Semesters 9-10: Practice, Thesis

ECTS: 300

Possibility to learn the Greek language at the Modern Greek Language Teaching Center of the University

Who may apply

The program is addressed exclusively to foreign nationals from countries within or outside the European Union (national ID card and/or passport are required).

Specifically:

Eligible applicants should have attended the final two years of high school (or equivalent school) in a foreign country and should have obtained a high school diploma (July 2025 or earlier) or equivalent secondary education diploma that entitles them to admission to higher education institutions in the country where they graduated. (A high school graduation diploma and academic transcripts for the final two years will be required, both in the original language and in an official translation in English.)
Graduates of a recognized foreign high school of another EU Member State or third country, which is based and legally operates in Greece, and whose leaving certificate entitles the holder to admission to Higher Educational Institutions based in the country whose curriculum the foreign high school in question follows, provided that: ba) neither the applicants nor their parents are Greek nationals, and bb) applicants have attended on a full-time basis at least the two (2) last grades of high school. (A high school graduation diploma and academic transcripts for the final two years will be required, both in the original language and in an official translation in English. Additionally, all parties involved in paragraph (ba) should submit a formal declaration.

Required for application

Eligible applicants should have obtained or expect to obtain at least one of the following:

Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate (IB) with at least 36 points overall, including three higher level subjects (two of them should be selected from Physics, Chemistry, Biology), and three standard level subjects.
French Baccalaureate: Typical offers for applicants taking the Diplôme du baccalauréat general (French Baccalaureate, including the baccalauréat français international) would be based on 15 (mention très bien) out of 20. Applicants are also asked to achieve a minimum of 15 in the following individual subjects: Physics and Chemistry, Biology. It is recommended that in Premiere all 3 special subjects listed above are taken.

A – Levels

A- Level subject-based qualification, with minimum grades AAB, taken in one set of exams. Subjects requested are Chemistry, Biology and Physics.

Advanced Placements (APs)

Three Advanced Placement (AP) in science subjects. Required:

AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics (A, B, C)

Minimum AP Exam Scores 4 are required.

BSc cognate to pharmacy

BSc cognate to pharmacy from an accredited institution with a minimum overall grade 65% or equivalent grade to a different grading system. Final year graduating students must have predicted 65% or equivalent grade to a different grading system.

Please note that distance learning programs will not be evaluated.

General Remarks

All applicants are expected to achieve/have achieved high passing grades in High School Diploma.
All applicants who expect to obtain their baccalaureate or A – Levels results after the deadline of applications, must include official predicted scores issued by their school. In case that an applicant expects to graduate from a Bachelor’s program, a recent official academic transcript should be uploaded or sent when issued, but no later than 15/3/2025.
Please note that program Admissions Officers have the right to contact the relevant services of the school/college/university for matters of their competence, as well as to cross-check reference letters.
Reference letters that have no letterhead, contact details of the referees, as well as signature, will not be considered and evaluated.

English language requirements

Candidates who are English native speakers or have a graduation diploma from a high school with the instruction in the English language, are exempt from submitting a certificate of competency in English. In any other case eligible applicants should have obtained one of the following:

TOEFL

– TOEFL score (with a minimum score 80/120)

IELTS

– IELTS: Overall score of 6.5 or above, with at least 5.5 in each component.

FCE

– First Certificate in English (FCE): B2

Personal interview

Candidates who are eligible for admission may be invited to an interview via online video conference