Program Overview

General Pharmacy Practice, PGCert/PGDip/MSc

Overview

Designed with NHS partners, this Master’s in General Pharmacy Practice supports the development of foundation-stage pharmacists following your registration.

Course Content

The General Pharmacy Practice course provides the core skills and competencies to provide holistic pharmaceutical care in the practice setting. You'll develop key knowledge and skills in clinical pharmacy practice and medicine management plus the understanding needed to conduct effective consultations and to identify, prioritise and resolve complex pharmaceutical issues.

Entry Requirements

• Postgraduate Certificate: You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council and work within an accredited training centre.
• Postgraduate Diploma: Completion of the PG Certificate General Pharmacy Practice.
• Master's: Completion of the PG Diploma General Pharmacy Practice.

How You Will Learn

• Certificate/Diploma: These are work-based courses to develop your competencies using the Foundation Pharmacy Framework. Your educational supervisor will help you plan your workplace learning and a facilitator offers academic support. Your learning is self-directed with some in-person study days.
• Master's: Gain expertise in research techniques with a research project. With support, you'll write a protocol and complete either an NHS or university ethics application and collect and analyse data.

Assessment

• Certificate: OSCE, written examination (multiple-choice and short case-based questions), critical review and viva.
• Diploma: written assignments and presentations (a therapeutic review and a change management project), case study presentations and competency-based portfolio review.
• Master's: completion of a poster presentation and an accompanying abstract, personal reflections on aspects of the research process, and the submission of a thesis.

Fees and Funding

For courses taught at the Medway School of Pharmacy please visit their postgraduate fees page.

Careers and Placements

• Certificate and Diploma: These programmes provide progression for pharmacists towards advanced practitioner status. Completion of the practice elements of the full Diploma programme leads to the award of the NHS Statement of Completion of General Pharmacist Training.
• Master's: This degree gives you a strong foundation for a career in pharmacy in any sector, allowing you to experience different aspects of pharmaceutical care and strengthening the key skills you will need to flourish in your chosen speciality.

Support and Advice

• Academic skills and study support: As a student practitioner, you have an educational supervisor to help you plan your learning in the workplace and an academic facilitator who offers support throughout the course.
• Support from the department: Once the postgraduate team at the Medway School of Pharmacy have approved your application (via the workplace), they will guide you through the process of becoming a fully registered student at the University of Greenwich.