やくがくぶ
noun
faculty of pharmacy; school of pharmacy
1. faculty of pharmacy; school of pharmacy
The division of a university that teaches pharmaceutical science and trains pharmacists.
(むすめ)薬学部(やくがくぶ)(かよ)っている。
My daughter attends the faculty of pharmacy.
薬学部(やくがくぶ)六年制(ろくねんせい)のところが(おお)い。
Many faculties of pharmacy have a six-year program.
薬剤師(やくざいし)になるには薬学部(やくがくぶ)卒業(そつぎょう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
To become a pharmacist you need to graduate from a faculty of pharmacy.

Compound of 薬学(やくがく) (pharmaceutical science) + () (faculty). The six-year program qualifies graduates to sit the national pharmacist exam.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 薬学部(やくがくぶ)(はい)る: to enter the faculty of pharmacy
  • 薬学部(やくがくぶ)卒業(そつぎょう)する: to graduate from the faculty of pharmacy
  • 薬学部(やくがくぶ)学生(がくせい): a pharmacy student