The new Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science will be offered by the University of Otago. Pharmaceutical science encompasses a broad range of scientific disciplines critical to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies.This area of study will appeal to people who have an interest in science and technology and a passion for medicines that prevent and treat disease in plants, animals, and humans. Students will be able to complete one and half years of study in their own country, and then years two and three with Otago.