Eligibility
Selection methods
Eligibility requirements
You can apply to the Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety if you meet the following criteria:
You have completed at least a first cycle (bachelor’s) degree in natural or health sciences at a higher education institution in Finland or abroad, or will do so by the deadline.
You have sufficient skills in English.
You have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme.
Admission
If you do not meet these criteria, you cannot apply through this application procedure.
1. You have completed a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies
To apply through the master’s application procedure, you must have completed, by the deadline, a higher education degree providing eligibility for master’s studies in natural or health sciences. Please note, that degrees higher than a bachelor’s degree are not regarded as an additional merit.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed in Finland, the deadline is 31 July 2027.
If the degree providing eligibility has been completed outside Finland, the deadline is 31 August 2027.
You can apply even if your degree will not be completed during the application period. However, you must have completed a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the master’s programme by the application deadline. Studies completed after the application deadline will not be taken into account in the assessment of your application.
2. Sufficient skills in English
You must demonstrate sufficient skills in English at the application stage. For the methods of demonstrating your language skills, please see the University website.
3. Applicable studies
You can be admitted to the Master's Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety if you have completed or will complete by the application deadline:
a sufficient amount of studies applicable to the fields of the Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety. The content and level of the studies must be applicable and appropriate to the master’s programme providing sufficient knowledge and skills for master’s studies.
Relevant fields include eg. pharmacy, biomedicine, medicine, neuroscience, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biotechnology, and biomedical engineering.
The applicability and sufficient scope of studies will be assessed after you submit your application. The University of Helsinki does not make preliminary assessments of the applicability of studies.
Selection of study track
You must select your prospective study track on the application form. The selection is not binding. Please note, that the placement to the chosen study track cannot be guaranteed; the number of students admitted to each study track will be decided during the first semester of the studies.
The Master’s Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety offers three study tracks:
Drug Discovery, Design and Pharmacology
Drug Delivery and Development
Medication Safety and Pharmaceutical Regulation
The master’s programme can admit up to 25 new students.
The Master's Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety at the University of Helsinki trains experts for the entire life cycle of medicines — from drug discovery and development to medication safety and regulatory science. The programme prepares you for research, industry, and policy careers in a rapidly growing field.