Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the fastest growing markets today. With the Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing from UPF Barcelona School of Management, you will learn the basics of current marketing and specialize in the exclusive concepts and tools of the pharmaceutical sector.
Next edition
Classes start: 27 September, 2023
Program ends: 28 June, 2024 (To be confirmed)
Modality
On-campus
Language
Spanish
ECTS credits
60
Schedule
Monday and Wednesday from 6 pm to 9 pm. Friday from 4 pm to 7 pm
Price
12000 €
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing has been designed so that each participant can acquire a strong training to enable them to access the different positions offered by the pharmaceutical sector, in the field of marketing and sales and areas of contact with patients, customers and health administration.
Why choose this program
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Learn from experts in the pharmaceutical industry
You will train with prestigious professionals from the main pharmaceutical companies. Thanks to close collaborations with the industry, you will benefit from permanently updated contents adapted to the reality of the market.
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Take advantage of extracurricular internships
You will have the possibility of carrying out professional practices during the implementation of the programme. These are some of the companies that regularly collaborate with the Masters: Admiral, Amgen, Angelini, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ferrer, Novartis, Palex or Sanofi, among others.
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Develop your skills
The Masters' programme focuses not only on knowledge but also on skills and attitudes. To this end, we emphasise teamwork and interpersonal communication. You will also, through sessions with managers in the sector, find out what professional and personal skills are most dear to young talent.
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apply your knowledge to a real case
Throughout the program, you will have to develop a Master's End Work (TFM) for a pharmaceutical product, under real market conditions. TFM will develop it in a team that will have the continued support of a mentor/who will guide you through its development.
Who is it for?
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing is aimed at all those professionals interested in developing professionally in the marketing department or in the commercial area of any type of company or institution in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Curriculum
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing is organized in such a way that the student gradually acquires the necessary knowledge to lead the marketing and business strategy of a pharmaceutical company.
Marketing of Rx Products
Sales channel Management
Communication Management
Professional Development Competencies
Final Master Project
Complementary activities
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing also includes the possibility of participating in practical activities and activities for personal and professional growth such as:
- UPF-BSM Inside: is a group of interdisciplinary subjects (applied data, communication, creativity, innovation and project management, sustainability and leadership among others) that, if you take this program, you can access at no additional cost. They are 100% online and you can take them throughout the academic year at your own pace, as they have been designed as self-study subjects.
- International mobility: The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you the possibility of expanding your training and international vision through the International Mobility Programme. Extend your studies extracurricularly, during the academic year following the completion of your Master's, at a top-level institution. Limited places.
Qualification obtained
Once you have passed the program, you will obtain an electronic degree (e-Título) Máster de Formación Permanente en Marketing Farmacéutico issued by the Pompeu Fabra University
The e-Título is an authentic digital degree, issued in pdf format and electronically signed, with the same legal validity as if it were in paper format.
Faculty
The teaching staff of the Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing are unique. Entirely made up of active professionals in the sector, they will give you an up-to-date vision of the pharmaceutical sector and current market needs.
Academic directors
Josep-Maria Fàbregas Torrens
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Juan Luis Fernández Fernández
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Faculty
Josep-Maria Fàbregas Torrens
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Juan Luis Fernández Fernández
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Methodology
All the teaching sessions of the Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing will include discussion, real cases and practical exercises. In addition, there will be the opportunity to develop a thesis throughout the course, worked in a group and under the supervision of a professor.
The master combines the active participation of the student with the learning of theoretical and practical concepts. This type of learning focuses on the discussion and resolution of practical cases in the classroom, as well as on the practical application of the acquired knowledge in real situations.
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Group Master's Final Project
The Master's Final Project will respond to a challenge posed by a pharmaceutical company. By mixing different profiles in the group, the Master's Project will allow you to acquire the necessary ideas to create the entire marketing plan for a pharmaceutical product.
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Individualized coaching
Throughout the course, you will be able to request personalized coaching sessions with the Academic Management of the master's program and with the person responsible for it in the Professional Careers Services
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Healthcare agencies collaboration
During the development of TFM, you will have the opportunity to work with a heraldcare agency that will develop the creative concept of a communication campaign for your project. In the last edition of the Masters, the contributing agencies have been: CDM Barcelona, DDB Healthcare, Global Healthcare and Paradigma Health.
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Charlas con líderes del sector
Con el objetivo de acercarte al máximo a la realidad de la Industria Farmacéutica, el programa incluye sesiones con directivos de empresas farmacéuticas que compartirán contigo su visión del sector desde la perspectiva de sus responsabilidades funcionales, así como su opinión sobre las competencias clave para triunfar en él.
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Testimonios de orientación profesional
Además de obtener conocimientos en marketing farmacéutico, el máster debe servirte también para tu orientación profesional. Para ello, tendremos ocasión de que distintos perfiles de profesionales del sector nos cuenten su día a día y te sirvan de referencia e inspiración en tus decisiones de carrera profesional.
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Mentoring
From the first day, a mentor (an active professional in the pharmaceutical sector and a former student of the program) will guide you throughout the process of carrying out your work.
Evaluation
Thesis: realization and public defence of a group thesis.
Individual work: individually undertaking exercises concerning real cases.
Attendance: a high level of attendance is required for the course sessions.
Tools
Project-oriented learning and the combination of lectures and active methodologies such as case studies, flipped learning, solving real problems and professional simulations allow the student to connect theory and practice, acquire advanced skills and achieve learning which is transferable to work.
You will have:
- Master's Final Project (TFM) or Postgrad Final Project (TFP)
- A personal mentor to monitor your final project (TFM or TFP)
- Digital resources to achieve transversal skills
- Interdisciplinary activities and workshops
Professional Future
If you want to enter the pharmaceutical industry, the Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing is the training you need. Fully integrated by professors who are also professionals in the sector, you will develop your managerial skills to face the challenges of this constantly changing market.
Student profile
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing is the training you need to enter the professional market. In its 25 courses, more than 400 students have passed, some from the health area such as Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Physics, Chemistry or Nutrition, and others from the management area such as Business Administration, Advertising and Marketing who want to focus their professional career in the pharmaceutical sector.
Career opportunities
The Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing aims to convert those who study it into competent professionals in the area of pharmaceutical marketing. The program allows the option of carrying out extracurricular internships in pharmaceutical companies.
- Brand/Product Management: Comprehensive Marketing and Communication Management applied to any pharmaceutical company and to any category of pharmaceutical product or service: prescription, hospital, OTC, Parapharmacy, etc.
- Medical Marketing: Management that combines scientific knowledge with Marketing knowledge to provide commercial discourse based on scientific evidence to the Brand Managers' team.
- Market Access: Management oriented towards institutional decision-makers of Public Administrations, both at national and regional level, in order to gain access to the product market.
- Market research: Marketing services responsible for providing market and customer intelligence to Marketing Management and Brand Managers.
- Commercial: Commercial management in sales teams for both medical or hospital visits and sales to pharmacy offices.
- Service companies to the pharmaceutical sector: Marketing and/or commercial functions in healthcare agencies, consulting firms specialized in Pharma, market research institutes, etc.
Admission and enrolment
Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.
Who can apply?
A university degree is needed to apply for the Master in Pharmaceutical Marketing. Professionals with verifiable merits but without academic training can also apply.
Those participants who do not have Spanish as one of their mother tongues or who did not have it as a teaching language in their training studies, must prove that they have at least a B2 level of Spanish (Common European Framework of Reference), as well as fluently take part in a personal interview with the academic director, if necessary. If there is a lack of fluency in oral comprehension, additional certifications or tests may be requested to allow adequate and sufficient monitoring of the sessions.
How to apply?
To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through the following form.
Application for admission
Complete your application within the next admission rounds:
| Round | Application deadline | Admission resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 18/07/2023 | 27/07/2023 |
| 15 | 01/09/2023 | 14/09/2023 |
| 16 | 14/09/2023 | 28/09/2023 |
Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:
- Complete the online admission form.
- Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.
- Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
- Presentation letter or video
- CV
- Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)
- Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)
- Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport
- Passport-size photo (jpg format)
Additional documents may be requested in certain cases.
Application rounds are subject to the number of places available on the program.
Admission
- The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.
- You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.
Enrolment
- Registration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.
- Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
- Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.
- If you have a foreign degree you may need to submit additional documents.
- Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place
- If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 1046.
- The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.
Grants, scholarships and financing
Scholarships
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
Grants and discounts
Funding
Financing simulator
You can choose how to finance your studies by consulting our simulator and receive an answer in less than 24 hours.
Collaborating entities
We collaborate with various entities which provide study loans on favorable terms. For more information you can contact any of the following links.
