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Pharmacy (in English), Master’s degree

Medical University of Sofia (Faculty of Pharmacy) · Sofia, Bulgaria

100% taught in EnglishApply direct to the university, not the CAOEntrance examEntrance examBiology & Chemistry5 years
Duration5 years
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryEntrance exam
Deadline (EU)31 Aug 2026 (2026 cycle)Passed: check the university for the next intake
Fee 2026/27€8,000 / yr

About the course

A five-year Master’s degree in Pharmacy, taught in English and leading to the qualification of Pharmacist. The tenth semester is a practical placement in public or hospital pharmacies, followed by a state exam or a diploma thesis. English-taught students also take a compulsory Bulgarian language course for socialisation.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm. Your school diploma must be legalised, translated into Bulgarian, and recognised by Bulgaria’s NACID. You also need a certificate confirming that the diploma gives access to higher education.
  • Entrance exam taken remotely in English, Biology and Chemistry, scored out of 42 (three times Biology, plus three times Chemistry, plus English). If you fail any component, you fail the whole exam.
  • English is tested within the entrance exam. The admissions page does not mention IELTS/TOEFL certificates or exemptions.

Working in Ireland afterwards

A pharmacy degree from an EU/EEA member state that fully meets the Directive 2005/36/EC minimum training requirements (Article 44) can be recognised automatically. If you started your studies before the Directive’s reference date, you also need 3 consecutive years of professional experience within the last 5 years. Recognition is step one and PSI registration is step two: recognition alone does not let you practise, and you must also prove competence in English. EU law allows countries to limit EU-qualified pharmacists from running newly opened pharmacies, and we could not confirm on the PSI website whether Ireland does this. If you plan to be the supervising or superintendent pharmacist in a pharmacy, check with the PSI.

How to apply

  1. Get your documents readyLegalise your Leaving Certificate (apostille), have it translated into Bulgarian, and get the NACID recognition certificate and a certificate confirming it gives access to higher education.
  2. Submit in SofiaHand in your documents in person or through an authorised person (2026 window: 27 Jul to 31 Aug) and pay the EUR 55 fee. Postal, fax or emailed applications are not accepted.
  3. Sit the entrance examPay the EUR 210 fee and take the remote English, Biology and Chemistry exam (3 Sep in 2026 for EU/EEA candidates).
  4. EnrolResults were published on 11 Sep in 2026. Pay the first semester’s tuition and register before the October start.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: For 2026 entry, documents were accepted from 27 July to 31 August 2026. EU/EEA candidates sat the remote entrance exam (English, Biology and Chemistry) on 3 September 2026, results were announced on 11 September 2026, and the academic year began on 19 October 2026. Dates for 2027 entry are not yet published; confirm with the university..

Costs

  • Tuition for Pharmacy in English is EUR 8,000 a year for EU/EEA students (2026/27), paid per semester. One-off fees: EUR 55 to submit documents and EUR 210 for the entrance exam in English, Biology and Chemistry (plus EUR 15.34 for a training manual).
An EU pharmacy degree that fully meets the Directive 2005/36/EC minimum training requirements (Article 44) can be recognised automatically, but you must then register separately with the PSI and prove competence in English. If you plan to be the supervising or superintendent pharmacist of a pharmacy, check with the PSI whether Ireland limits EU-qualified pharmacists from running newly opened pharmacies.

At a glance

CountryBulgaria
CitySofia
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaDirectly to the university (documents submitted in person, or by an authorised person, at the Education Department in the Rectorate, Sofia)
PlacesNot published for 2026/27. The admissions page still shows an older quota of 65 fee-paying EU/EEA places in Pharmacy (2022/23).
EntryEntrance exam
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Checked against the official Medical University of Sofia website: 27 September 2026. Dates and fees are from the 2026/27 entry cycle; confirm the 2027 details with the university. Always confirm details with the university before applying.