Clinical Pharmacy

The master's program in Clinical Pharmacy is an innovative online-based program designed to cater to the needs of working professionals, offering a unique opportunity for pharmacists, regardless of their location, to advance their expertise in clinical pharmacy. This program stands out in the region as the pioneer in its domain, with no similar offerings available.

Why study Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Tartu ?

• The online program's flexibility provides an opportunity for professional development to pharmacists who work at either a hospital or community pharmacy, regardless of their location.

• The program emphasises fostering students' skills in teamwork and helping them develop a network of colleagues to rely on in their professional life.

• A problem-based approach characterises the program.

• There are no similar programs in the region.
• The University of Tartu belongs to the top 300 universities in the world in medicine (QS World University Rankings by Subject) and clinical and health (THE Global Subject Rankings 2025) and the top 350 in pharmacy and pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

Career opportunities

Our alumni are welcome to work as clinical pharmacists in both the hospital and primary care. They can provide patients with a higher level of medical advice.

The program benefits pharmacists who wish to improve their clinical pharmacy and patient consultation skills.

Every seven years, all Estonian higher education institutions must undergo external evaluation – institutional accreditation. The latest assessment took place in 2022. The assessment council of the Estonian Quality Agency for Education decided to accredit the University of Tartu for the next seven years (2023-2029).

The curriculum comprises the following courses:

• Fundamentals of clinical pharmacy practice (15 ECTS)
• Applied Therapeutics (35 ECTS)
• Elective module (10 ECTS)
• Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)

The online program is designed to provide an opportunity for professional development to pharmacists who work at either hospital- or community pharmacies.

The program's flexibility and major focus on e-learning make it especially well-suited to those who work – whether outside of Tartu or in another country.

Lecturers teaching the master's program in Clinical Pharmacy come from Estonia and other European countries, including Latvia, Germany, Iceland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Malta.

Jana Lass, the program Director, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Tartu and serves as a clinical pharmacist at Tartu University Hospital, Estonia's largest healthcare provider.