Admission requirements

The degree programme in Pharmaceutical Management and Pharmaceutical Production is open to those who meet one of the following requirements:

• General university entrance qualification
• University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification
• Successfully completed master craftsman's examination
• Intermediate school-leaving certificate (at least a secondary school leaving certificate) and a qualified completion of a recognized vocational training of at least 3 years, which shows an average overall grade or final grade of 2.5 or better (if these grades are not specified, the arithmetic mean of the individual subject grades applies)
• Or according to the Regulation on the Access of Professionally Qualified Persons to Universities in the State of Hesse, i.e. either with the completion of a vocational advance training course of at least 400 hours, a technical school, or a professional or administrative academy or with a final examination in a state-recognized training occupation followed by at least 2 years of professionally related work and passing a separate university entrance examination.

For more information on specific qualifications, we are happy to provide details upon request. Applicants who do not meet the mentioned requirements may initially participate in the course as guest auditors if they have been admitted to the university entrance examination.

For your questions, further information on admission requirements, and more details on specific qualifications, please feel free to contact the advisors at the Study Service of the DIPLOMA University upon request.

Details

The pharmaceutical and medical technology market is in motion and evolving. Many new technologies are making their way in. This affects the entire value chain of pharmaceutical and medical technology products. Keywords such as Industry 4.0, connected production, and globalized value chains indicate this change in traditional drug development and production. This is partly a result of digitization and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is gaining increasing influence. Machines communicate with machines – but it takes skilled workers to oversee the process or to interface with the customer. Additionally, areas such as logistics, trade, and the distribution of raw and intermediate products up to the medicines rely on employees with specialized knowledge.

The Bachelor's degree program "Pharmaceutical Management and Pharma Production" (B.Sc.) is particularly aimed at individuals who are already working in the pharmaceutical sector and wish to enhance their qualifications through a university degree. However, you can also study the program as your first qualification. The study program has an interdisciplinary focus with both business administration and pharmaceutical-technological objectives. Upon completion, you will be qualified for tasks in the entire pharmaceutical value chain of medical products and over-the-counter goods.

Throughout your studies, you will gain a comprehensive overview of management, production, and technologies in the pharmaceutical and medical technology sector. You will learn theories and fundamentals to successfully meet the challenges in middle and senior key positions. With the dual qualification in business/management and pharmaceutical foundations, technologies, and their applications, you will be well-equipped for interface tasks.

During your studies, you can also choose your personal, professionally oriented focus to further deepen your skills.

The study focuses in the Bachelor's program Pharmaceutical Management and Pharma Production are:
• Modern Pharmacies: Pharmacy Management and Individualized Pharmacy
• Industrial Pharma: Pharma Production, Facilities, and Control

Course Structure

At DIPLOMA Hochschule, you have the opportunity to study the Bachelor's program Pharmaceutical Management and Pharma Production as an online study program.

The online distance learning program at DIPLOMA Hochschule is designed according to the "Blended Learning" principle. This means that you will work on the study contents with the help of study booklets and attend live online seminars. These seminars usually take place on 12 to 14 Saturdays per semester – occasionally also during the week in the evenings. You can take your exams online or at an examination center of your choice.

Costs & Registration

The (online) distance learning program at DIPLOMA Hochschule starts every year in the summer semester (April) and winter semester (October) of each year. The start of the program is – after individual assessment – also possible at any other time.

You can choose one of four financing models. For example, the installment model 3, with 157.00 Euros per month and a duration of 72 months. Details on the installment models and all other information about the study program can be found on the program page Pharmaceutical Management and Pharma Production.