MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year

Our MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year course will set you on the path to a career as a qualified pharmacist.

An MPharm is the only degree that will allow you to register as a qualified pharmacist, following a year of foundation year training (see careers section). This degree is accredited by the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council, and has been designed to reflect the changing roles of pharmacists. Accreditation and recognition reports, and the accreditation/recognition period, can be found on the GPhC website. We will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed for success in this constantly evolving sector.

You will learn how the body works, how medicines affect it, and how these medicines are designed. The course content focuses on the different areas of the body, such as the heart, and you will learn the chemistry, biology and pharmacy related to each one. This will enable you to apply information to patient care right from the first year.

We will also provide you with information and techniques essential for work in pharmacy, including law, storage of medicines, processes for reducing errors, assessing prescriptions, and professional behaviour. Our pharmacy practice suite uses professional dispensing software and real medicines, in order to build up your experience of key processes and handling substances.

Typical offer
BCC: for applicants holding MPharm-aligned subjects - (B in any subject, minimum C in Chemistry and one other Science)

ABB: for applicants not holding MPharm-aligned subjects

Acceptable science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science, ICT.

International Baccalaureate
26: for applicants holding MPharm-aligned subjects including HL Chemistry and another science

32: for applicants not holding MPharm-aligned subjects

Acceptable science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science, ICT.

BTEC Extended Diploma
DMM: for applicants holding MPharm-aligned subjects

DDM: for applicants not holding MPharm-aligned subjects

GCSE
Grade 4 (C) in Science, if not studying Sciences at A level
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5, with no component below 6.0.

TOEFL (IBT) - 88, PTE (Academic) - 69 overall with min. 59 in each component/69 overall with min. 64 in each component