Qualification awarded (in original language)

Postgraduate Specialization in Counseling and Information in Pharmacy.

Level of qualification

Professional qualification.

Admission requirements

Holders of a bachelor degree or equivalent in Pharmacy;
Holders of a foreign academic degree conferred following a 1st cycle of studies in Pharmacy, organized according to the Bologna model for an adherent State to this process;
Holders of a foreign academic bachelor degree that is recognized as suitable to the objectives of a bachelor degree in Pharmacy by the Scientific Council in each school;
Holders of an academic, scientific and / or professional curriculum that is recognized as attesting the ability to attend the course, by the Technical and Scientific Council in each school.

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Qualification requirements and regulations

60 ECTS. 2 semesters (1 year). 20 weeks of study per semester (40 per year). 60 ECTS credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours.
The holders of this course are allowed to develop an expertise Professional activity.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of Pharmacy, Biomathematics, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Human and Social Sciences and Management and Administration in Health. Pharmacy, Biomathematics, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Human and Social Sciences and Management and Administration in Health.

Key learning outcomes

The course in Counseling and Information in Pharmacy must:
a) Offer / ensure Care in Pharmacy and information about the proper use of medicines and health products in general at a specialized level, autonomy and superior complexity;
b) Enable to the problem resolution, inovation, management and coordination, as well as to a better autonomy in research.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The Postgraduate Specialization in Counseling and Information in Pharmacy belongs to the education and training area of Health Sciences and Social Protection. Graduates are specialized to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The course allows the students to continue to the 2nd and 3rd cycles according to the diagram of Portuguese Higher Education System.

Graduation requirements

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Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.sa.ipb.pt, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.essa.ipb.pt.

Mode of study

Full-time.

Programme director

Isabel Cristina Jornalo Freire Pinto (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Biomathematics, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics	BBB	7.0	0.0
Human and Social Sciences	HSS	5.0	0.0
Management and Administration in Health	MAH	0.0	4.0
Pharmacy	PHA	40.0	4.0
Total		52.0	8.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits	Notes
1	1	Semestral	3238-493-1101-00-14	Counseling in Pharmacy I	PHA	16.0
1	1	Semestral	3238-493-1102-00-14	Communication and Information in Pharmacy	BBB/ HSS	10.0	HSS - 5 BBB - 5.
1	1	Semestral	3238-493-1103-01-23	Option I-Qualidade em Farmácia	MAH	4.0
1	2	Semestral	3238-493-1201-00-14	Counseling in Pharmacy II	PHA	16.0
1	2	Semestral	3238-493-1202-01-14	Option II-Direito da Farmácia e do Medicamento	PHA/ MAH	4.0
1	2	Semestral	3238-493-1203-00-14	Experimental planning	PHA/ BBB	4.0	PHA - 2 BBB - 2.
1	2	Semestral	3238-493-1204-00-14	Care Delivery and Pharmacotherapeutic follow-up	PHA	6.0

Accreditation/Register

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