Introduction to the School of Pharmacy 

    As a first-class undergraduate program in Liaoning Province and one of the pioneering modern industrial schools in the region, the School of Pharmacy of He University currently offers two undergraduate majors approved by the Ministry of Education: Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Management, with over 800 students enrolled.

    Aligning the development strategy of “Healthy China”, the School innovates its educational philosophy, integrates resources, gathers talents. By serving innovative pharmaceutical industry and creating an integrated platform for education, research, and industry in the field of life and health sciences, the School aims to cultivate high-quality, innovative and application-oriented talents to meet the needs of the national pharmaceutical industry. It employs returning doctors and industry experts as professional and subject leaders and adopts the "2+1+1" talent training model. By strengthening the construction of practice bases and deepening the integration of industry and education, the School enhances students' professional practical skills, laying a solid foundation for their internship and future employment.

    In recent years, the School has achieved multiple honors in national, provincial and municipal innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, as well as experimental skills contests. In recognition of its outstanding performance, the School was awarded the title of "Advanced Collective" by the Educational Department of Liaoning Province in 2023.

    In constructing an integrated education, industry and research platform, the School of Pharmacy has established a comprehensive preclinical research and development technology chain for new drug creation, and formed a systematic teaching and research framework for advanced pharmacy.

    In the area of scientific research results transformation and external services, the School was successfully approved as the Shenyang Key Laboratory of Ophthalmic New Drug Research and Development in December 2022. By leveraging modern technologies and methodologies from disciplines such as Modern Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Biostatistics, the laboratory conducts research on ophthalmic new drugs screening, including small molecule compounds, natural products, biologics, traditional Chinese medicine, and monomers, using cellular and experimental animal models for pharmacodynamics evaluation and studies on the mechanism of drug action. Simultaneously, an external service platform has been established to carry out outsourcing services for domestic and international ophthalmic drug R&D and new drug preclinical pharmacodynamics tests for manufacturers. There are more than 30 internship bases upon graduation for the students of the School of Pharmacy, including provincial drug supervision and administration departments, state-owned enterprises and institutions, Fortune Global 200 companies, new drug research service institutions, and various medical institutions. Students benefit from paid internships and guaranteed employment recommendations, with a high employment rate, creating a favorable condition for "employment upon graduation".

    In terms of international exchanges and cooperation, the School of Pharmacy has established partnership in education and research with more than 20 universities and research institutes, including the University of Tokyo in Japan, Kyushu University in Japan, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of Chinese Academy of Science, China Medical University, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, the Liaoning Provincial Institute of Drug Inspection and Testing, Shanghai WuXi AppTec New Drug Development Co., Ltd., Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd., provincial drug regulatory authorities, and new drug research institutions.

Major of Pharmacy

Duration: 4 years

Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science

Educational Objective:

To cultivate high-quality, application-oriented pharmaceutical talents with fundamental knowledge, theories, and skills in pharmacy, chemistry, basic medicine, and biology. Graduates will possess strong drug testing and analysis abilities, and be capable of engaging in new drug research and development, drug preparation and quality analysis, drug management, and pharmaceutical services in new drug research and development service institutions, drug production and distribution enterprises, pharmacy departments in hospitals, pharmaceutical colleges, drug inspection and regulatory authorities, etc.

Career Direction:

Mainly engaged in new drug research and development, drug preparation and quality analysis, drug management, and pharmaceutical services in new drug research and development service institutions, drug production and distribution enterprises, pharmacy departments in hospitals, pharmaceutical colleges, drug inspection and regulatory authorities.

Main Courses:

Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Administration and Regulations, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Hospital Pharmacy, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmaceutical Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Post Training, Drug Registration and Practice, etc.

Major of Pharmaceutical Management

Duration: 4 years

Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science

Educational Objective:

To cultivate application-oriented talents with fundamental theoretical knowledge and skills in pharmacy, management, and law. Graduates will have preliminary abilities in drug information retrieval and drug market research, and also have the ability to apply domestic and international pharmaceutical management laws, regulations and drug quality supervision and management standards in pharmaceutical services. They will be capable of engaging in pharmaceutical supervision and management and pharmaceutical services in national, provincial and municipal drug supervision and management, health policy management departments, drug production and distribution enterprises, medical and health institutions, etc.

Career Direction:

Mainly engaged in drug quality control and supervision management, pharmaceutical market research, clinical rational drug use, domestic and international drug registration and pharmaceutical service work in national and provincial drug regulatory authorities, drug inspection authorities, pharmaceutical research and development outsourcing companies, pharmaceutical production and distribution enterprises, medical and health institutions, etc.

Main Courses:

Fundamentals of Law, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Administration and Regulations, Drug Registration and Practice, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmaceutical Production Quality Management, Pharmaceutical Management Quality Management, International Pharmaceutical Regulations.