Master of Science (MSc) Degree -- Without Thesis Phytotherapy

General Information about the Program

The Department of Pharmacognosy is responsible for providing special knowledge on topics such as sourcing, production of pharmaceutical raw materials from natural sources, ethnobotanical/folkloric uses and chemical analyses of plants, herbal drug preparations and for phytotherapeutics, among others. The main aim and the philosophy of the phytotherapy programme is to compare current scientific, technological and the legal regulations of at international level and harmonise consistently with local needs for a professional training.

Career Opportunities

This programme which was opened for particularly vocational retraining aims at making especially pharmacist, doctor, health care workers and also those who are interested in this use drugs in phytotherapy and also aims at giving a chance of using all these in their professions by giving up-to-date information.

Why international students should choose your department to study?

• Acquire on applications and regulations of phytotherapy.

• Select and apply modern techniques and methods for the production of drugs from biological origin and their derivatives.

• Master in current health and therapy problems.

• Acquire knowledge and application ability on natural drugs.

• Design a raw material, product or a process based on current conditions and demands.

• Work individually, or as a team member in multidisciplinary teams.

• Develop a consciousness for professional and ethical responsibility

• Develop effective communication skills both orally and in writing.

• Develop an awareness for life-long learning.

• Follow diversity, new developments and trends in drugs of biological origin.

• Get familiar with project-based working and collaboration