MPharm Pharmacy
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including Chemistry and one other science or mathematics subject. IB: 35 points overall and 6, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including Chemistry and a second science or mathematics course.
About this course
MPharm (Hons) in Pharmacy, a pharmacy degree focused on clinical practice and medication management within the healthcare sector. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice. The curriculum aligns with the revised standards for pharmacist training set by the General Pharmaceutical Council. Year 1 introduces foundational concepts through Fundamentals of pharmacy: health and disease, Fundamentals of pharmacy: the chemistry of drugs, Fundamentals of pharmacy: the science of medicines, and Preparing for professional practice 1. Year 2 advances into specialised areas featuring Specialised integrated unit 1: immunity, inflammation and infection and gastrointestinal disease, Specialised integrated unit 2: cardiovascular disease and endocrine disorders, Specialised integrated unit 3: management of respiratory diseases and dermatology, and Specialised integrated unit 4: special patient groups and surgery. Year 3 builds upon these themes with Medicines optimisation and prescribing in complex patients 1, Specialised integrated unit 5: neurology and mental health, Specialised integrated unit 6: oncology and palliative care, and Preparing for professional practice 3. Year 4 concludes the programme with Global health, Medicines optimisation and prescribing in complex patients 2, Preparing for professional practice 4, and the Pharmacy research project.
Modules
- Fundamentals of pharmacy: health and disease
- Fundamentals of pharmacy: the chemistry of drugs
- Fundamentals of pharmacy: the science of medicines
- Preparing for professional practice 1
- Preparing for professional practice 2
- Specialised integrated unit 1: immunity, inflammation and infection and gastrointestinal disease
- Specialised integrated unit 2: cardiovascular disease and endocrine disorders
- Specialised integrated unit 3: management of respiratory diseases and dermatology
- Specialised integrated unit 4: special patient groups and surgery
- Medicines optimisation and prescribing in complex patients 1
- Preparing for professional practice 3
- Specialised integrated unit 5: neurology and mental health
- Specialised integrated unit 6: oncology and palliative care
- Global health
- Medicines optimisation and prescribing in complex patients 2
- Pharmacy research project
- Preparing for professional practice 4