The
history of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences dates
back to a private pharmacy school, Nagoya School of
Pharmacy (Nagoya Yaku Gakko) founded in 1884. In 1946,
the school was finally affiliated with the Nagoya City
Government. In 1949, Nagoya Pharmaceutical College (Nagoya
Yakka Daigaku) was established in accordance with a
reform of the educational system administered by the
Ministry of Education. In 1950, Nagoya City University
was established as an integrated institution of Nagoya
Pharmaceutical College and Nagoya Women's Medical College
(Nagoya Joshi Ika Daigaku founded in 1943).
In 1951, the School (Faculty
at the time) of Pharmaceutical Sciences moved from the
Narumi Campus and occupied facilities on the Tanabe-dori
Campus of Nagoya City University. In 1961, the Master
of Science program, and in 1966, the Doctor of Philosophy
program were instituted for academically qualified students
who wish to pursue careers of scientific research in
the multi-disciplinary areas related to pharmaceutical
sciences.
In 1970, the School was, for
undergraduate programs, reorganized into the Department
of Pharmacy and the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
The School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences was transformed in 2002 to be one with its
basis on graduate programs and with associated undergraduate
programs (official name: “Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences”) from one with its basis on undergraduate
programs and with associated graduate programs (official
name: “Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences”), which had
long lasted since 1950, when Nagoya City University
was established.
In 2006, the School was, for
undergraduate programs, reorganized into the Department
of Pharmacy, which offers a 6-year program, and the
Department of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, which
offers a 4-year program, in accordance with the national
reform of the pharmacy education system. The 6-year
program at the Department of Pharmacy includes extended
clinical pharmacy practice courses and fulfills the
newly enacted requirements to be eligible for the National
Pharmacist Licensure Examination. The 4-year program
at the Department of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
places emphasis on research skills for drug development
and relevant activities. The graduates of the 4-year
program, which does not include clinical pharmacy practice
courses, are in principle not eligible for the National
Pharmacist Licensure Examination.
At present, the School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences consists of 19 departments and Educational
Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy as an affiliated
institute, and 59 full-time faculties. Approximately
200 graduate students and 400 undergraduate students
are enrolled. The School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology for both undergraduate
and graduate programs and is a member of the Japanese
University Accreditation Association and of the Japanese
Council of Pharmaceutical Education. |