In the US, pharmacists must earn a Pharm.D. degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy. The Pharm.D. degree has replaced the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree, which is no longer being awarded. In Canada, a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy is the prerequisite for licensure.
The Master's in Pharmacy (MPharrm, MSc) is a 2 year degree, that refers to advanced coursework or a research degree in the field of pharmacy and provides pharmacists and others with an advanced research degree leading to exciting opportunities in the worlds of academia, industry and research.
Master's students in pharmacy can pursue graduate pharmacy courses and majors in a broad range of fields of study such as
 Bio- and Nanotechnology/Molecular Biology |
| Clinical Pharmacy |
| Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
| Pharmaceutics/Drug Delivery |
| Pharmacoeconomics |
| Pharmacoepidemiology |
| Pharmacokinetics |
| Pharmacy (general) |
| Toxicology |
Part- and full-time study options are available. North American Master's programs in pharmacy welcome foreign students. However, fluency in spoken and written English is critically important.
