Pharmacy (4 years)
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: B230 | Master of Pharmacy (with Honours) - MPharm (H)
Entry requirements
120 UCAS tariff points from a maximum of 3 A2 subject and must include passes at grade B or better in Chemistry and one other Science from : Biology, Physics, Maths or Psychology. The third subject may be in a non-Science subject.
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must be achieved from a BTEC in Science and applicants must also hold an A level in Chemistry at grade B or better.
120 points from three Advanced Higher qualifications. Must include Chemistry and a second Science at grade B or above. from : Biology, Physics, Maths or Psychology.
UCAS Tariff
Must be from a maximum of 3 A2 subject or equivalent and must include passes at grade B or better or equivalent in Chemistry and one other Science from : Biology, Physics, Maths or Psychology. The third subject may be in a non-Science subject.
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About this course
Pharmacists are responsible for supplying medicines to patients and giving advice on correct dosage, explaining how to take prescribed drugs, and discussing any potential side effects.
They ensure that the supply of medicines is within the law and suitable for a particular patient, and will liaise with other healthcare professionals or carers to offer help and advice.
Pharmacists also supervise the medicines supply chain and ensure that pharmacy premises and systems are fit for purpose.
With over 100 years of experience, our Leicester School of Pharmacy will help provide you with the practical and professional skills needed to work as a pharmacist. With pharmacy being the third largest healthcare profession in the UK, your career opportunities are extensive and varied.
You’ll study a range of topics including an introduction to pharmacy, cardiovascular/respiratory and infection/inflammation, preparing for practice, professional clinician, integrated patient care and more.
Key features
• Benefit from integrated work placements* over all four years of the programme.
• Our graduates progress on to rewarding and stimulating careers in all sectors of pharmacy, including major employers in community pharmacy such as Boots, Lloyds and Well Pharmacy, NHS Hospital Trusts, primary care settings such as GP Pharmacists or local commissioners and the pharmaceutical industry.
• DMU has a history of more than 100 years of Pharmacy teaching experience and provides the opportunity to work collaboratively with other future health and social care experts.
• Learn in dedicated teaching spaces with innovative teaching technology, including a purpose-built practice suite and laboratories, plus our online, objective, skills and diagnostic development tool created at DMU.
• Benefit from collaborative working with other future health and social care experts allows students and practitioners from a wide range of professions to learn together through our Inter-Professional Education (IPE), which has been commended as a beacon of good practice by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Gain international experience related to your studies through our DMU Global programme*. Pharmacy students have visited New York to understand the healthcare provision provided by pharmacists in America and learned about the medicinal uses of hemp and cannabis on a trip to Amsterdam.
• You’ll study a range of modules including an introduction to pharmacy, cardiovascular/respiratory and infection/inflammation, preparing for practice, professional clinician, integrated patient care and more.
*Subject to government guidance around Covid restrictions
**DMU’s careers and employability service, known as DMU Works, was awarded the Best University Careers/Employability Service at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards in February 2021. We understand university is a huge investment, and our careers commitment to you is not simply to help you secure a job, but to equip you with the skills to thrive, adapt and innovate in our ever-changing world.**
Modules
YEAR ONE: Professional and Scientific Skills 1; Fundamental Cell Biology and Physiology; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Fundamentals of Medicine Design; Foundation Skills in Pharmacy Practice. YEAR TWO: Professional and Scientific Skills 2; Principles of Physiology and Pharmacology; The Central Nervous System, Endocrinology and Immunity; Medicine Development and Manufacture; Law, Ethics and Practice. YEAR THREE: The Pharmacist as a Practitioner; Professional and Scientific Skills 3; Pharmacotherapy: from Person to Population; Inflammation, Cancer and Infection; Drug Discovery and Delivery; Skills for Practice. YEAR FOUR: Professional and Scientific Skills 4; Evidence Based Medicine; Public Health and Patient Safety; Project; Elective Module.
Assessment methods
Teaching methods include: lectures, tutorials, laboratory and clinical work, problem solving workshops, group work and placement visits. You will have approximately 16 hours of taught sessions each week, supported by at least 20 hours of independent study. Assessment methods include: examinations and coursework, problem solving, critical assessment of pharmaceutical data and objective structured clinical examinations.
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As only a relatively small number of students study pharmacology or toxicology, these statistics refer most closely to the graduate prospects of pharmacy graduates, so bear that in mind when you review them. Only a handful of students take first degrees in pure toxicology every year — the subject is more popular at Masters level. Pharmacology is a degree that tends to lead to jobs in the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and outcomes are improving again after a difficult time in the last few years. Jobs in pharmacology are often very specialist and so it’s no surprise that pharmacologists are amongst the most likely of all students to go on to a doctorate — if you want a job in research, start thinking about a PhD. As for pharmacy, unemployment rates are below 1% and 95% of pharmacy graduates had jobs as pharmacists (mostly in retail pharmacists) six months after they left their courses - employment rates have gone up significantly in the last couple of years.
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