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faculty of pharmacy; school of pharmacy
The division of a university that teaches pharmaceutical science and trains pharmacists.
娘は薬学部に通っている。
My daughter attends the faculty of pharmacy.
薬学部は六年制のところが多い。
Many faculties of pharmacy have a six-year program.
薬剤師になるには薬学部を卒業する必要がある。
To become a pharmacist you need to graduate from a faculty of pharmacy.
Compound of 薬学 (pharmaceutical science) + 部 (faculty). The six-year program qualifies graduates to sit the national pharmacist exam.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 薬学部に入る: to enter the faculty of pharmacy
- 薬学部を卒業する: to graduate from the faculty of pharmacy
- 薬学部の学生: a pharmacy student