Program Overview

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Pharmacy (MPharm)

Overview

The MPharm degree is designed to enable students become experts in medicines and ensure their safe and effective use. Students will gain the necessary skills to allow them to be capable of working in multi-professional teams across a variety of healthcare settings to enhance patient outcomes and person-centred care.

Course Structure

The course integrates the chemical, and biological sciences with the discovery, design, evaluation and production of medicines and their clinical application to all areas of practice. Importance is also placed on equality, diversity and inclusion, sustainable healthcare, professionalism, and prescribing skills and attributes. A variety of placements and simulated learning with multidisciplinary teams, coupled with other teaching and learning approaches, help students develop the knowledge and skills to be a valued and effective member of the healthcare team.

Level 1

• Introduction to the Profession and Practice of Pharmacy
• Physical and Chemical Properties of Drug Molecules
• Microbes and Medicines
• How the Human Body Works
• Skills for Pharmacy

Level 2

• Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1
• Medicinal Substances
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• Placements and Preparation for Professional Practice 1
• OSCEs

Level 3

• OSCEs for Year 3
• Advanced Delivery of Large and Small Molecules
• Genomic, Personalised and Future Medicines
• Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2
• Placements & Preparation for Professional Practice 2

Level 4

• OSCEs
• Advanced Practice and Therapeutics
• Research Project
• Managing Conditions in the Pharmacy
• Placements and Preparation for Professional Practice

Contact Teaching Hours

• Large Group Teaching: 8 hours maximum
• Medium Group Teaching: 12 hours maximum

Teaching Times

The course is taught across the week from Monday through to Friday.

Learning and Teaching

We are recognised for our excellence in teaching and our international reputation in research. Students are taught by a diverse range of experts, including practising pharmacists from primary and secondary care settings in the UK, and staff who have educational fellowships and educational awards.

Assessment

Details of assessments associated with this course are outlined below:

• The way in which students are assessed will vary according to the learning outcomes of each module.
• Many modules are assessed through a combination of coursework, OSCEs and written examinations.
• However, some are coursework only and others are examination only.
• Details of how each module is assessed, including the weighting of the individual elements, are provided in Canvas.

Feedback

As students progress through their course at Queen’s they will receive general and specific feedback about their work from a variety of sources including lecturers, module coordinators, practice supervisors, personal tutors, advisers of study and peers.

Facilities

Students have access to simulated clinical environments and large teaching laboratories.

Career Prospects

The MPharm course at Queen’s is accredited by the GPhC and the Pharmaceutical Society NI. To become a pharmacist in the UK, you will need to complete five years of initial education (typically a four year MPharm degree followed by a foundation training year in the UK), pass a joint (common) registration assessment set by the GPhC and Pharmaceutical Society NI, and have your name added to the relevant pharmacist register.

Prizes and Awards

A number of employers and professional bodies, among others, sponsor prizes on an annual basis for top performing students.

Degree Plus/Future Ready Award for extra-curricular skills

In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills.

Tuition Fees

• Northern Ireland (NI): £4,855
• Republic of Ireland (ROI): £4,855
• England, Scotland or Wales (GB): £9,535
• EU Other: £25,300
• International: £25,300

Additional course costs

• All students entering this programme are required to undergo an enhanced disclosed check with Access NI and/or obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct or equivalent.
• Year 1 students are required to buy a laboratory coat at a cost of £20 and students will have the option, at a specified time of the year only, to purchase branded scrubs.
• Students will be expected to travel to an experiential learning placement site up to a maximum of two hours one way, as calculated by an online route planner for car journeys or taking into account the public transport network.

Entrance requirements

• AAB including A-level Chemistry and at least one other A-level from Biology, Mathematics or Physics + GCSE Biology grade C/4 or GCSE Double Award Science grades CC/44 + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an interview as part of the selection process.

International Students

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English Language Requirements

• An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification.

International Scholarships

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How to Apply

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Terms and Conditions

• After an offer is made this will be notified to applicants through UCAS.
• Confirmation will be emailed by the Admissions and Access Service and this communication will also include Terms and Conditions which applicants should read carefully in advance of replying to their offer(s) on UCAS Track.

International (Non- EU) Students

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL (NON-EU) STUDENTS
• Applying through UCAS
• Most students make their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Queen's.
• The UCAS application deadline for international students is 29 January 2025 (18:00).
• Applying through agents and partners
• The University’s in-country representatives can assist you to submit a UCAS application.
• The UCAS application deadline for international students is 29 January 2025 (18:00).