China Pharmaceutical University (CPU), originally the National Pharmaceutical School founded in 1936, is China's first independent school of pharmacy and it has been one of the best universities of pharmacy in China with a wide variety of specialized areas. It is one of the "211 project" key universities affiliated to the Ministry of Education of China. Our Pharmacy discipline ranks No. 1 and Traditional Chinese Pharmacy discipline ranks No. 3 according to the 2008 statistics of the Ministry of Education of China.

The university spirit is "strict, practical, creative and cooperative." CPU graduates are devoted in serving the society, and enjoy a high reputation from employers and the society. The employment rate tops among the higher institutions in China, about 99.8% for undergraduates, 100% for post-graduates, and 99.33% for vocational school students. The rate fluctuates little to the economic environment.

CPU is located in Nanjing , the "ancient capital city of six dynasties" in China and is composed of two campuses including Xuanwumen campus located in downtown Nanjing and Jiangning campus in the southeast outskirt of Nanjing. CPU consists of 6 schools (School of Pharmacy, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, School of life science and Technology, School of International Pharmaceutical Business, School of Continuing Education, and School of Higher Vocational Education), 4 independent departments (Dept. of Basic Sciences, Dept. of Foreign Languages, Dept. of Social Sciences, and Dept. of Physical Education), and 5 key labs and centers at state or provincial levels.

CPU offers 20 bachelor's degree programs, 29 master's programs, 24 doctoral programs and 6 post-doctoral fellowship programs. There are three national key disciplines: Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics and one provincial key discipline - Modern Traditional Chinese Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy.

At present, CPU has 12,852 full-time students, including 83 international students from more than 40 countries. CPU is the only institution that is authorized by the Ministry of Education to admit full-time pharmacy students, continuing education students and senior visiting scholars from overseas. It is also one of the higher educational institutions in the mainland for students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Approved by the Ministry of Education, CPU established "Basic Pharmaceutical Science Base Class" and "National Bio-science and Technology Base Class". Biological Technology Class (Bio-chemistry advanced class) is co-established with Nanjing University. The class has been recruiting students for 10 years and has cultivated a considerable number of high-quality talents. The class adopts a rolling system. Every year, about top 60% students are recommended for their master's and doctoral study.

Our faculties are committed to teaching and research and are setting new marks for funding and grants. Among the 530 faculty members, 2 are academicians (members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering), and more than 40% have advanced academic titles. So far, the university has undertaken more than 70 research projects financed by the State Key Programs Foundation, and more than 300 research projects financed by the State Natural Sciences Foundation and the State New Drug Research Foundation. There are also findings from other national, provincial and municipal departments. Many projects have reached the international level and filled the gaps in the country's pharmaceutical field.

The university is also active in international academic exchanges. It has made academic exchange agreements with higher education institutions in more than 30 countries and regions of the world, including Japan, the United States, UK, Australia, Italy and Hong Kong. In addition, it maintains academic relationships with research institutions and universities in more than 40 countries and regions.

Bachelor's degree (4years )

Pharmacy (more than 15 students should be recruited to open a class)

Master's Degree Programs (3 Years)/ Visiting Scholar (1-2 year)

1. Medicinal Chemistry
2. Pharmaceutics
3. Pharmacognosy
4. Pharmaceutical Analysis
5. Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy
6. Pharmacology
7. Biochemistry
8. Analytical Chemistry
9. Basics of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
10. Pharmaceutical Engineering
11. Medical Chemistry of Natural Products
12. Society and Management Pharmacy
13. Pharmaceutical Biological Informatics
14. Marine Pharmacy
15. Clinical Pharmacy
16. Pharmacokinetics
17. Traditional Chinese Pharmaceutical Chemistry
18. Traditional Chinese Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
19. Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica
20. Traditional Chinese Pharmaceutics
21. Chinese Herb Identification
22. Analysis of Chinese Materia Medica
23. Preparation Science of Chinese Medicines
24. Resource Science of Chinese Medicinal Materials
25. Pharmaceutical Informatics
26. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
27. Business Management
28. Social Science
29. Pharmaceutical Economics

Doctoral Degree Programs (3 Years)/ Visiting Scholar (1-2 year)

1. Medical Chemistry
2. Pharmaceutics
3. Pharmacognosy
4. Pharmaceutical Analysis
5. Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy
6. Pharmacology
7. Traditional Chinese Pharmacy
8. Pharmaceutical Engineering
9. Medical Chemistry of Natural Products
10. Society and Management Pharmacy
11. Pharmaceutical Biological Informatics
12. Pharmaceutical Economics
13. Marine Pharmacy
14. Clinical Pharmacy
15. Pharmacokinetics
16. Chemistry of Chinese Herbal Medicine
17. Traditional Chinese Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
18. Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica
19. Traditional Chinese Pharmaceutics
20. Chinese Herb Identification
21. Analysis of Chinese Material Medica
22. Preparation Science of Chinese Medicines
23. Resource Science of Chinese Medicinal Materials
24. Pharmaceutical Informatics

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