Master in Pharmaceutical Engineering

Pharmaceutical Engineering is an emerging discipline with huge potential, considering new paradigms in quality for pharmaceutical production. Masters in Pharmaceutical Engineering will have a solid education in Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Process Engineering, prepared to contribute to technological innovation, improve industrial competitiveness and leadership in most areas of pharmaceutical industry.

The course aims to train professionals with competence in the most modern tools for the design and operation of processes for manufacturing, managing and quality control of the product throughout its life cycle (including active substances of chemical or biological origin, drug products and health products) and capable of contributing significantly to technological innovation, improvement of industrial competitiveness and leadership in certain pharmaceutical areas, as well as to the resolution of public health problems in current or emerging therapeutic areas.

This master course is taught with the partnership of Instituto Superior Técnico of ULisboa, taking advantage of the competences of both institutions, and also the respective networks of national and international collaborations with the chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry, and regulatory authorities forming a basis for conducting dissertations and subsequently supporting professional employment.

Teaching Language

Should a non-Portuguese speaking applicant be admitted, classes are taught in English. The course contents and materials are often in English.

João Pedro Martins de Almeida Lopes (FFULisboa)

Carla da Conceição Caramujo Rocha de Carvalho (ISTULisboa)

ECTS
120 ECTS:
90 – correspond to the first two semesters.
30 – correspond to the Dissertation.

Duration
2 academic years / 4 semesters

Regime
Daytime

• • Curricular Plan (2026/2027)

Accreditation

Accrediting body

Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education — A3ES

Process reference

ACEF/2526/0313727

Publication date

27/02/2026

Accreditation period

6 years

Accreditation date

31/07/2026

Registration

Responsible authority

Directorate General for Higher Education — DGES

Registration number

R/A-Ef 1953/2011/AL04

Registration date

20/07/2026

Documents

The Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Engineering has a 100% employability.

The main areas of employment are:

• Pharmaceutical companies, including the production of active substances, formulation and production of finished products (drug products or health products);
• Biopharmaceutical companies,
• Regulatory authorities of the pharmaceutical activity in Portugal or abroad (eg Germany, Canada, Ireland and Switzerland); Medical device and hospital companies, as well as in health systems in general.

Classes take place at FFULisboa and ISTULisboa.

2026/2027

• FFULisboa Schedule
• FFULisboa Calendar
• ISTULisboa Schedule

Full-time general student

National Students
Annual fee: 2.120,00 € (1.st year) | 2.120,00 € (2.nd year)

International students
Annual fee: 7.000,00 € (1.st year) | 7.000,00 € (2.nd year)

Consult associated documentation 

2024/2025

Academic Success

99,7%

Pass rate

(Passed/assessed — academic year 2024/2025)
Source: FenixEdu, April 2026

0,3%

Failure rate

(Failed/assessed — academic year 2024/2025)
Source: FenixEdu, April 2026

Employability

97,8%

Employability indicator*

Graduates from 2019/20 to 2023/24

* Calculated as the difference from the percentage of graduates registered as unemployed with the IEFP.
This does not represent an employment rate.

2,2%

Registered unemployment rate with the IEFP, referring to graduates from 2019/20 to 2023/24

Source: DGEEC, data from June 2025 (2026 edition)

Additional indicators

View more indicators on the InfoCursos Portal

Postgraduate Studies Office: mestrados@ff.ulisboa.pt