Pharmacy MPharm
Kingston University
UCAS Code: B230 | Master of Pharmacy (with Honours) - MPharm (H)
Kingston University
UCAS Code: B230 | Master of Pharmacy (with Honours) - MPharm (H)
Entry requirements
A level
A minimum of a grade B is required in A-Level Chemistry and one other science at grade B
Access to HE Diploma
Access Course in Science only accepted where applicants must also hold A Level Chemistry at grade B.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and mathematic
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a minimum of 5 in Higher Level Chemistry, Maths and Biology with 5 in Standard Level English
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Only Applied Science accepted and applicants must additionally hold A Level Chemistry with a minimum of a grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science only. Applicants must also hold A Level Chemistry with a minimum of a grade B.
UCAS Tariff
UCAS points from a minimum of 3 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.
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About this course
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- This degree is fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
- Our pharmacy department’s new GP simulation suite and simulated hospital ward with life-like manikins will provide you with the most up-to-date teaching to equip you for your future role as prescribing pharmacists.
- This course is run jointly by Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, so you’ll have access to specialist facilities and staff.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
**About this course**
If you are interested in science and want to build on your knowledge of the treatment and prevention of diseases, then a career in pharmacy might be for you. This course offers a balanced mix of science, clinical practice, law and ethics. You’ll learn about formulations, supply and medicines safety. This course has recently been updated in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council’s standards for initial education and training for pharmacists, which enables pharmacy graduates to prescribe at the point of registration.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn from qualified healthcare professionals such as community, hospital, GP and industrial pharmacists as well as being immersed in inclusive simulated environments to build your communication skills and clinical knowledge in a safe environment.
In your final year, you’ll complete a research-based project under the supervision of a dedicated supervisor.
**Future Skills**
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
**Career opportunities**
You’ll graduate ready for the next steps towards becoming a pharmacist in the UK. This will require a year’s foundation training in an approved pharmacy establishment and passing the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration exam.
Modules
Modules include: - Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Delivery - Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice - Clinical skills and leadership.
Assessment methods
Teaching includes lectures, workshops, tutorials, seminars and practical classes, backed up by computer-assisted learning, problem-based learning and self-directed study. A unique feature of the course is that a significant component of teaching is by scientists and clinicians at the medical school at St George's, University of London. As well as being taught by practising pharmacists, doctors and pharmaceutical scientists you will also work with hospital and community pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. You will also have contact and learn from patients.
Assessment includes module (not modular) exams, coursework and practical assessments including professional and clinical skills.
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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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