Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy

Program Overview

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Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy

Programme Overview

The IQS-Blanquerna Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy provides a solid foundation of knowledge in Community Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies, and the Pharmaceutical Industry. Students will cover all aspects related to the pharmaceutical profession guided by a clear, humanist, and scientific orientation.

Key Information

• Years: 5 academic years
• Credits: 300 ECTS credits
• Start: September 2025
• Timetable: 1st year: Monday to Thursday: 2:30 pm to 9:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
• Recommended secondary school baccalaureate electives: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics
• Degree: Official degree
• Languages: First academic year in Spanish. Other years, trilingual: Spanish, Catalan, and English depending on the language skills of the students and faculty.

Objectives and Competences

• Objectives:
  • To train experts in all aspects related to drugs and medications.
  • To prepare graduates to become part of the healthcare system and contribute to optimizing it by employing all of their humanist, care, and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge.
  • To empower students to join the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, veterinary, or food industry thanks to technical, leadership, and management skills.
  • To provide advanced knowledge in a highly specialized scientific research.
  • To motivate professionals by preparing them for autonomous learning, educated within a culture of quality, good communication, and the ability to function in complex work environments.
• Competences:
  • Possess and understand the specific knowledge established by law for Pharmacy graduates, along with the latest knowledge at the forefront of their field of study.
  • Understand how to apply the knowledge acquired to their work in a professional, reasoned manner that facilitates solving problems within their area of study.
  • Have the ability to compile and interpret relevant data to make judgments that include reflections on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues.
  • Be able to convey information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
  • Develop the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Demonstrate oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Acquire sufficient computer skills to reliably manage the main technological tools related to health sciences.
  • Incorporate a holistic vision of people, always taking into account all their dimensions (physiological, human, social, psychological, or transcendent), and apply it to all action areas for pharmaceutical professionals.

Curriculum

• First year:
  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II (12 ECTS)
  • General and Inorganic Chemistry + Laboratory (9+3 ECTS)
  • Physical Chemistry + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Biology + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Physics Applied to Pharmacy (6 ECTS)
  • Interdisciplinary Pharmaceutical Seminar (3 ECTS)
• Second year:
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Pathophysiology I and II (9 ECTS)
  • Analytical Chemistry + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Organic Chemistry + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Biochemistry + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Biostatistics (6 ECTS)
  • Immunology (3 ECTS)
  • Health Anthropology (3 ECTS)
  • History of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Legislation, and Ethics I (3 ECTS)
• Third year:
  • Pharmaceutical Technology I and II + Laboratory (12+3 ECTS)
  • Pharmacology I and II (12 ECTS)
  • Pharmacognosy + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Structural Determination (6 ECTS)
  • Biotechnology (6 ECTS)
  • Food Science (6 ECTS)
  • Nutrition (3 ECTS)
  • Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy I (3 ECTS)
• Fourth year:
  • Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics + Laboratory (6+3 ECTS)
  • Toxicology (6 ECTS)
  • Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy II (6 ECTS)
  • Public Health (6 ECTS)
  • Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management (6 ECTS)
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (3 ECTS)
  • Individualized Therapy (Pharmacogenomics) (3 ECTS)
  • History of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Legislation, and Ethics II (3 ECTS)
  • Research Methodology (3 ECTS)
  • Registries in Pharmaceutical and Related Industries (3 ECTS)
  • Supervised Practicum I (12 ECTS)
• Fifth year:
  • Elective subjects (24 ECTS)
  • Internship (12 ECTS)
  • Bioethics (6 ECTS)
  • Supervised Practicum II (12 ECTS)
  • Final Degree Project (TFG) (6 ECTS)

Elective Subjects

• Food and nutrition:
  • Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
  • Food Hygiene, Safety, and Quality
  • Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements
  • Specialty-Focused Internship
• Drug design and production:
  • Molecular Design
  • Advanced Synthesis
  • Process Chemistry
  • Integrated Laboratory
  • Specialty-Focused Internship
• Pharmaceutical management and marketing:
  • Technical Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Logistics and Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Pharmaceutical Marketing
  • Economic and Financial Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Specialty-Focused Internship
• Pharmaceutical support services:
  • Management and Organization of Community Pharmacy Services
  • Pharmaceutical Care for Chronic Diseases
  • Quality and Safety in the Use of Medicines
  • Evidence-Based Clinical Pharmacy
  • Specialty-Focused Internship

Career Opportunities

• Pharmaceutical care
• Health administration
• Public health
• Pharmaceutical and other manufacturing industries
• Pharmaceutical distribution
• Dermopharmacy / cosmetics
• Pharmaceutical marketing
• Food industry
• Clinical laboratories

In-Company Internship

• More than 1,000 hours of laboratory work starting in the first year
• External internships worth 36 ECTS from the 4th year
• High percentage of graduates find work thanks to their internships

Leadership Team

• Jordi Díaz Ferrero, PhD - Dean of the IQS School of Engineering and Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
• Magda Faijes Simona, PhD - Department of Bioengineering

Faculty

• Alfonso Hernández Vivanco, PhD - Department of Business Management and Department of Industrial Engineering
• Ana Belén Cuenca González, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Ana María Cuartero Albesa, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Carles Bofill Bonet, PhD - Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• Cristian Gómez Canela, PhD - Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
• Cristina Fornaguera Puigvert, PhD - Department of Bioengineering
• David Sánchez García, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Epole Ngolle Ntungwe, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Javier Batllori Aguilà, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• M. del Mar Guitert Catasús, PhD - Department of Business Management
• Martí Lecina Veciana, PhD - Department of Bioengineering
• Raimon Puig de la Bellacasa Cazorla, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Ricardo Augusto Massarico Serafim, PhD - Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Roger Bresolí Obach, PhD - Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
• Sergi Colominas Fuster, PhD - Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
• Xavier Berzosa Rodríguez, PhD - Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Admissions Process

• Online pre-registration
• Admissions test
• Admission confirmation
• Pre-enrolment
• Enrolment

Scholarships and Financial Aid

• Various scholarships available
• Contact the admissions team for more information

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Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The IQS-Blanquerna Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy provides a solid foundation of knowledge in Community Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies, and the Pharmaceutical Industry. Students will cover all aspects related to the pharmaceutical profession guided by a clear, humanist, and scientific orientation. The IQS Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy employs a methodology based on combining direct contact with the professional world, scientific rigour, and the commitment to offering an ethical and comprehensive education.

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Objectives:

• To train experts in all aspects related to drugs and medications.
• To prepare graduates to become part of the healthcare system and contribute to optimizing it by employing all of their humanist, care, and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge.
• To empower students to join the pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetic, veterinary, or food industry thanks to technical, leadership, and management skills.
• To provide advanced knowledge in a highly specialized scientific research.
• To motivate professionals by preparing them for autonomous learning, educated within a culture of quality, good communication, and the ability to function in complex work environments.

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Competences:

• Possess and understand the specific knowledge established by law for Pharmacy graduates, along with the latest knowledge at the forefront of their field of study.
• Understand how to apply the knowledge acquired to their work in a professional, reasoned manner that facilitates solving problems within their area of study.
• Have the ability to compile and interpret relevant data to make judgments that include reflections on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues.
• Be able to convey information, ideas, problems, and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
• Develop the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills in English.
• Acquire sufficient computer skills to reliably manage the main technological tools related to health sciences.
• Incorporate a holistic vision of people, always taking into account all their dimensions (physiological, human, social, psychological, or transcendent), and apply it to all action areas for pharmaceutical professionals.

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Outline:

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Structure:

• The program is 5 academic years long.
• It consists of 300 ECTS credits.
• The program starts in September 2024.
• The timetable for the first year is:
• Monday to Thursday: 2:30 pm to 9:00 pm
• Friday: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

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Modules:

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First Year:

| Subject | ECTS | |---|---| | Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 12 | | General and Inorganic Chemistry + Laboratory | 9+3 | | Physical Chemistry + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Biology + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Microbiology and Parasitology + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Physics Applied to Pharmacy | 6 | | Interdisciplinary Pharmaceutical Seminar | 3 |

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Second Year:

| Subject | ECTS | |---|---| | Pharmaceutical Chemistry + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Pathophysiology I and II | 9 | | Analytical Chemistry + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Organic Chemistry + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Biochemistry + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Biostatistics | 6 | | Immunology | 3 | | Health Anthropology | 3 | | History of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Legislation, and Ethics I | 3 |

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Third Year:

| Subject | ECTS | |---|---| | Pharmaceutical Technology I and II + Laboratory | 12+3 | | Pharmacology I and II | 12 | | Pharmacognosy + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Structural Determination | 6 | | Biotechnology | 6 | | Food Science | 6 | | Nutrition | 3 | | Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy I | 3 |

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Fourth Year:

| Subject | ECTS | |---|---| | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics + Laboratory | 6+3 | | Toxicology | 6 | | Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy II | 6 | | Public Health | 6 | | Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management | 6 | | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | 3 | | Individualized Therapy (Pharmacogenomics) | 3 | | History of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Legislation, and Ethics II | 3 | | Research Methodology | 3 | | Registries in Pharmaceutical and Related Industries | 3 | | Supervised Practicum I | 12 |

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Fifth Year:

| Subject | ECTS | |---|---| | Elective subjects | 24 | | Internship | 12 | | Bioethics | 6 | | Supervised Practicum II | 12 | | Final Degree Project (TFG) | 6 |

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Elective Subjects:

Students can choose 4 optional tracks to delve deeper into different areas of the pharmaceutical sector:

• Food and nutrition:
• Nutrition and Metabolism
• Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics
• Food Hygiene, Safety, and Quality
• Nutraceuticals and Food Supplements
• Specialty-Focused Internship
• Drug design and production:
• Molecular Design
• Advanced Synthesis
• Process Chemistry
• Integrated Laboratory
• Specialty-Focused Internship
• Pharmaceutical management and marketing:
• Technical Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Logistics and Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmaceutical Marketing
• Economic and Financial Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Specialty-Focused Internship
• Pharmaceutical support services:
• Management and Organization of Community Pharmacy Services
• Pharmaceutical Care for Chronic Diseases
• Quality and Safety in the Use of Medicines
• Evidence-Based Clinical Pharmacy

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Teaching:

• The program includes more than 1,200 hours of laboratory work.
• The methodology emphasizes personalized attention and training spaces with small groups of students through seminars.
• The program provides value through optimal preparation so students are ready for professional work.

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Faculty:

• The program is taught by a team of experienced faculty members from IQS and Blanquerna.
• The faculty members have expertise in various areas of pharmacy, including pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, and pharmaceutical technology.

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Careers:

• Pharmacists can choose from more than 50 different career opportunities in Spain.
• Potential career paths include:
• Healthcare (Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, or Primary Care)
• Industry (Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics, or Food)
• Service companies (CROs)
• Health administration (Public Health)
• Clinical analysis
• Teaching
• Research and innovation (R&D&i)

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Other:

• The program includes 6 months of compulsory internships in a Community Pharmacy and/or Hospital Pharmacy and 3 months in the Pharmaceutical Industry or similar, related to the different specialization tracks.
• Students work in laboratories and workshops equipped with the latest technologies.
• The program includes more than 1,000 hours of laboratory work starting in the very first year.
• The curriculum establishes the completion of external internships worth 36 ECTS from the 4th year.
• A high percentage of graduates find work thanks to their internships.
• The supervised practicums are divided into two subjects: Supervised Practicum-I (12 ECTS) and Supervised Practicum-II (12 ECTS).
• The objective of these practicums is for students to acquire the necessary training to carry out the specific activities of their profession in the field of pharmacy care.
• These practicums can be carried out in a community pharmacy open to the public and/or in a hospital under the supervision of the pharmacy service.
• The joint oversight committee, formed by representatives from IQS and Blanquerna, the Department of Health, and the Board of the Association of Pharmacists of Catalonia, has prepared the document that establishes the organizational model as well as the teaching guide for the supervised practicums of the Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.