At the Faculty of Pharmacy there are mainly MSc level courses available in English. Exchanges at this faculty are mainly suitable for advanced (primarily 3rd and 4th year) BSc, MSc and PhD level students. Advanced Bachelor's level students are usually allowed to take Master's level courses provided that they have the required prerequisites for the selected courses. Courses with a code FARM means BSc level and courses with a code PROV or MPHARM indicates MSc level.
Notice that only courses offered in periods I & II are available during autumn semester and courses offered in periods III & IV during spring semester.
Course descriptions for courses can be found through the Courses search using the course code or name when searching (unless the course is taught for the first time). Remember to choose the right Faculty/degree programme and English as the language for the course when searching.
Please note that for some courses there are more specific prerequisites or restrictions in the maximum number of participants and exchange students are accepted if there is space (see the specific course descriptions).
Courses for exchange students 2026-2027 at the Faculty of Pharmacy
Master's Programme in Pharmacy
Exchange students with required prerequisites are accepted if there is space (see the specific course descriptions):
PROV-007 Book exam or other literary work in pharmacy, 1-10 cr
PROV-012 Drug metabolism and transport, 5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-214 Clinical trials and clinical pharmacology, 3 cr (Spring term)
PROV-004 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Methods, 5 cr (Spring term)
Offered for exchange students if space.
PROV-009 Analytical methods in pharmaceutical sciences, 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-204 Biological drugs II 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-211 Molecular modelling, 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-302 Advanced course in pharmacokinetics I 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-305 Advanced Pharmacokinetics II 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-308 Cells – biomaterial interactions, pharmaceutical and medical applications 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-407 Advanced immunobiology 5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-409 Recombinant DNA technology in therapeutic protein engineering - lecture course, 1 cr (Spring term)
PROV-410 Recombinant DNA technology in therapeutic protein engineering - exercise and wetlab course, 4 cr (Spring term), Offered for exchange students if space.
PROV-411 Advanced course in pharmaceutical biology, 5 cr (Spring term)
Offered for exchange students if space. The teaching language is Finnish or English depending on participants.
PROV-502 Neuropharmacology, 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-601 Organic chemistry in molecular biosciences and pharmacy B (5 cr) (Spring term)
Based on FARM-302 meaning PROV-601 is NOT the first course in organic chemistry for those attending.
PROV-602 Medicinal Chemistry 5 cr (Spring term)
Suitable only for Master’s level students who have earlier studies in pharmaceutical chemistry.
PROV-605 Computational methods in drug discovery (CMDD) 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-607 Microfluidics and nanotechnology for pharmaceutical applications 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-705 Controlled Release Drug Delivery 5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-706 Excipients in powder technological processes, 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-709 Introduction to spectroscopy 5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-815 Interprofessional Care in Geriatrics, 1-5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-902a Pharmaceutical development, part I 5 cr (Autumn term)
PROV-902b Pharmaceutical development, part II 5 cr (Independent work)
PROV-910 Marketing authorisation for medicinal product and pharmacovigilance, 5 cr (Spring term)
PROV-911 GMP/GDP course in industrial pharmacy, 5 cr (Independent work)
PROV-912 Pharmaceutical Business 5 cr (Independent work)
Research Practice
PROV-000 Research Practice for Exchange Students in the Faculty of Pharmacy 3-40 cr
The following Master's Programme in Pharmaceutical Research, Development and Safety courses are available upon availability
MPHARM-002A Discovery and preclinical evaluation of drug candidates, 11 cr (Autumn term)
MPHARM-002B Pharmaceutical product development and rational use of medicines, 11 cr (Autumn term)
MPHARM-002C Statistical methods and reasoning in pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical health services research, 3 cr (Autumn term)
MPHARM-004 Research ethics, 1 cr (Autumn and spring terms)
MPHARM-008 Quantitative methods for pharmaceutical research, 5 cr (Spring term, prerequisite: statistics course)
MPHARM-009 Introduction to research methods in drug discovery and development - theory, 5 cr (Spring term)
MPHARM-010 Introduction to Medication Safety and Effectiveness Research Methods, 10 cr (Spring term, if you are interested, ask anna-riia.holmstrom[at]helsinki.fi)
MPHARM-011 Physical Pharmacy, 5 cr (Autumn term)
MPHARM-013 Research seminars in medication safety and effectiveness, 5 cr (Independent work, contact the responsible teacher)
MPHARM-014 Literature Review in medication safety and effectiveness, 5-10 cr (Spring term)
MPHARM-018 Selected chapters of biochemistry, 3 cr (Autumn term)
SUST-002-PHARM Sustainable Health, 2 cr (Autumn term)
SUST-001 Sustainability course, 3 cr (online, autumn term)