Pharmacy MPharm with Biopharmaceutics (Extended degree)
Kingston University
UCAS Code: B233 | Master of Pharmacy - MPharm
Kingston University
UCAS Code: B233 | Master of Pharmacy - MPharm
Entry requirements
A level
Points achieved from a minimum of 2 A Levels - must include A Level Chemistry at minimum grade C plus another science A Level subject
Equivalent of 96 or above UCAS points from a Science related Access to Higher Education
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 mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a minimum of 4 in Chemistry, Maths and Biology at Higher Level and grade 4 in English at Standard Level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applied Science only
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About this course
**Why choose Kingston University?**
- This degree has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC).
- This extended degree course offers a good grounding in pharmacy-related subjects and drug development, developing your knowledge in your first two years, before joining Level 5 of the Pharmacy MPharm course in your third year.
- 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 a prescribing pharmacist.
- 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 know you have potential but want support before starting a degree in Pharmacy or a pharmacy-related degree, then this extended degree course could be perfect for you.
This five year extended degree course studies the main areas of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical and chemical sciences. Over the first two years, you'll take the same modules as students of Pharmacy MPharm Year 1, while building your foundation in chemistry and mathematics. You will also explore other relevant subjects such as pharmacology, physiology and drug development. In your third year, you will join Level 5 of the Pharmacy MPharm programme.
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.
*To join Level 5 of Pharmacy MPharm, you need to pass all modules at each level. In addition, you also need to pass a calculations test and OSCE, complete your placement, and provide a satisfactory DBS check and health check.
**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.
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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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