Pharmacy, MPharm

Medway School of Pharmacy is a unique partnership between the University of Kent and University of Greenwich. The School has achieved full accreditation by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and is recognised as an established School of Pharmacy. The School's mission is to produce, through innovative teaching and research delivered in a supportive and caring environment, high-quality professional graduates committed to lifelong learning.

The MPharm degree is a four-year programme based on three interlinked themes: Practitioner and Patient; Medicinal Products and The Patient, Disease and Drug Action. Extensive use is made of tutorials, workshops and practical laboratory classes. External placements are arranged at hospitals, communities and industries throughout the programme.

Graduates are required to undertake a pre-registration year in practice and take and pass a pre-registration exam before they can register as pharmacists in Great Britain.

Students studying this programme will be subject to the code of conduct for pharmacy students, and associated fitness to practice procedures as required by the professional regulatory body. For more information please log on to www.msp.ac.uk.

UCAS code

B230 M MPharm/PH
Institution code: M62

School

Medway School of Pharmacy

Location

Medway Campus

Attendance

4 years full-time

Entry requirements

Applicants should have:

A-levels at ABB or above (including two science based subjects, one of which must be Chemistry)

OR an International Baccalaureate with 32 points (15 at Higher)

OR BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science (graded at Distinction/Distinction/Distinction overall)

PLUS GCSE English and mathematics at grade B or above.

– Overseas applicants are assessed on an individual basis based on the NARIC equivalent.

– Students who complete a medway foundation degree in pharmacy practice with grades above 40 per cent, and graduates with a degree of 2.1 or above, may gain direct entry to year 2.

– Further details regarding the entry requirements for this programme can be found at www.msp.ac.uk.

Assessment

Students are assessed through practical dispensing exams, objective structured clinical exams, presentations, written reports, essays and written exams.

Professional recognition

The programme has been fully accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.

Career options

Graduates have opportunities in all branches of the profession, including work in hospital, community and primary care settings, as well as in industry and academia.

Year 1

Practitioner and Patient 1 (30 credits)
Medicinal Products 1 (30 credits)
The Patient, Disease and Drug Action 1 (Body Systems 1) (30 credits)
The Patient, Disease and Drug Action 2 (30 credits)

Year 2

Practitioner and Patient 2 (30 credits)
Medicinal Products 2 (30 credits)
The Patient, Disease and Drug Action 3 (Body Systems 2) (30 credits)
The Patient, Disease and Drug Action 4 (Body Systems 3) (30 credits)

Year 3

Practitioner and Patient 3 (30 credits)
Medicinal Products 3 (30 credits)
The Patient, Disease and Drug Action 5 (30 credits)
Research Methods (30 credits)

Year 4

Practitioner and Patient 4 (20 credits)
Advanced Therapeutics (20 credits)
Advanced Science Electives (20 credits)
Research Project (60 credits)

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