薬学部(やくがくぶ)

やくがくぶ
noun
faculty of pharmacy; school of pharmacy
education
1. faculty of pharmacy; school of pharmacy
The division of a university that teaches pharmaceutical science and trains pharmacists.
娘(むすめ)は薬学部(やくがくぶ)に通(かよ)っている。
My daughter attends the faculty of pharmacy.
薬学部(やくがくぶ)は六年制(ろくねんせい)のところが多(おお)い。
Many faculties of pharmacy have a six-year program.
To become a pharmacist you need to graduate from a faculty of pharmacy.

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

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