MPharm Pharmacy

combine fundamental science with practical experience of working with patients and health professionals in community and hospital placements from the outset
benefit from our strong links with the pharmaceutical industry sectors and Schools of Pharmacy internationally
learn from professional pharmacy practitioners
accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council
Studying an MPharm Degree in Pharmacy at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, you'll be learning at an internationally-renowned academic organisation. We're the only institution to have won the Times Higher Education University of the Year award twice (2012/2019).

Pharmacists are experts in medicines who work alongside doctors, nurses and dentists as part of healthcare teams.

As a pharmacy graduate, youll need to understand the science behind drug discovery, development and delivery along with how patients react to the medicines they take. Youll also have to understand individual patient care and public health issues to deliver the best health and pharmaceutical care.

Our pharmacy degree combines science and pharmacy from the start. Our aim is to provide you with the skills and knowledge to be a medicines expert and to choose from the full range of pharmacy careers.

Standard entry requirements -
AAAB at Higher (Chemistry A, Biology A, Maths B, English B)
AND
BB at Advanced Higher (Chemistry B and/or Biology, Physics and Maths can be considered as an alternative to one).
Two Advanced Highers are required for Year 2 entry, which is the normal entry point.

Minimum entry requirements -
1st sitting: standard entry is for year 2 from S6 only. Exceptions will be considered at AABBC for year 1 entry (including Chemistry, Biology, Maths and English)
2nd sitting: Higher AABC (Chemistry, Biology, Maths and English), plus Advanced Higher in Chemistry and Biology BC in any order, Physics or Maths considered as an alternative to one)

A Levels
Standard entry requirements -

Year 2 entry: AAB
(Chemistry, Biology and an additional subject, with Maths or Physics preferred. GCSE Maths 6/B (if not taken to A Level), GCSE English Language 6/B. A pass in the A Level Chemistry practical is required, where offered).

International Baccalaureate
SPM/119 - min grade C4
GCSE (Grade A or B)
Academic IELTS - 6.5 overall, no individual band score less than 6.0 (scores should have been obtained within the last two years)
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English - Grade A
Cambridge Certificate in Proficiency in English - Grade A or B
TOEFL (ibt): 80 overall, with the following minimum scores in each component: Listening: 18 Reading: 19 Speaking: 21 Writing: 21