Table 6.
| Source | Number/Reply | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of HEIs for pharmacy | 2 | In Estonia there is only one pharmacy school providing higher education in pharmacy on university level—the University of Tartu. In addition, Tallinn Health Care College provides professional higher education (3 years) for assistant pharmacists. The following sections describe the information concerning the Institute of Pharmacy at the University of Tartu only. |
|
Tartu-Estonia Public HEIs |
1 | |
| Attached to a medical faculty | Yes | |
| Do HEIs offer B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees? | Yes | The integrated B+M curriculum for pharmacy provides a tunnel degree (5 years) for continuous education. No specialization is available during pharmacy training. |
| Do HEIs offer a M.Sc. Pharm. Degree after a B. Sc. degree in another discipline? | Yes | There is a distance learning system (3 years of study) for assistant pharmacists graduating from the Tallinn Health Care College who wish to become pharmacists. |
| Teaching staff | ||
| Number of teaching staff (nationals) | 18 | Includes seven full-time and 11 part-time staff with one visiting professor from the US (social pharmacy). |
| Number of professionals from outside the HEIs, involved in education and teaching | Circa 35 | Professionals with a medical background are involved in teaching of courses such as bioethics, pharmaco-epidemiology and pharmaco-economics. Pharmacists employed at the State Agency of Medicines, community and hospital pharmacists intervene as visiting lecturers (n = 10). Pharmacists intervene as supervisors of traineeships at community and hospital pharmacies (circa 20–25). |
| Students | ||
| Number of places at entry following secondary school | 36 | |
| Applicants per place | Circa 150 | Approximately 3.5–4 applicants for each place. |
| Number of graduates that become professional pharmacists | Circa 20–25 | |
| Entry requirements following secondary school | ||
| Specific pharmacy-related, national entrance examination | No | Based on the results of secondary school examinations: mathematics, chemistry or biology (70%) and mother tongue (Estonian) (30%). |
| Is there a national numerus clausus? | No | |
| Fees | ||
| Home students | 0 € | |
| Distance learning | Circa 2500€ per year |