Our Philosophy, Objectives, and Educational Goals
Based on the philosophy that pharmaceutical science is a comprehensive science that contributes to the health of mankind through medicine, the School of Pharmacy provides students with basic knowledge related to the development, production and management of medicines, covering the environment and health, and informs them of the duties of a pharmacist. We aim to create creativity-rich, ethically-strong graduates by providing them with advanced pharmaceutical thinking grounded in the life sciences.
In order to achieve this, we created a 6-year School of Pharmacy program for the training of pharmacists, as well a 4-year School of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences that specializes in training researchers and makes full use of the special characteristics of the 4-year program. The reason for establishing these two schools is to make full use of the department's achievements and utilize Kumamoto University's unique fusion of practical medicine and pharmaceuticals, thereby allowing us to train future leading pharmacists highly-capable in research in various clinical fields, and internationally-competitive researchers in pharmaceutical and life sciences. By accomplishing these goals, we fulfill our social mission as well.
The purpose of each department is as follows:
| School of Pharmacy (6-year program) |
While encouraging humanity, flexibility in social situations, and ethics in medicine, we teach students applied science mainly from the standpoint of medical and hygiene-related social pharmacy in order to create highly-qualified pharmacists who are leaders in drug therapy in advanced medical care, and clinical researchers involved in prevention and treatment of diseases. |
|---|---|
| School of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences (4-year program) |
While encouraging the students' abilities to think creatively, possess a spirit of inquiry, and develop the capacity for discovering new medicine, students are also taught basic science focusing on physical, chemical, and biological pharmacy in order to create proactive researchers in the fields of pharmaceutical and life sciences, as well as researchers, technicians, and pharmaceutical sales representatives who take active roles in the development, production, and management of pharmaceuticals, etc. |
