Course Summary

Start your pharmacy career at a world top 5 School* and a top UK university for pharmacy. Our progressive teaching is designed to train the next generation of leaders of the profession by integrating professional practice and science across therapeutic themes. You will gain clinical interaction experience through placements in community, GP and hospital pharmacies, developing your skills to advise patients and healthcare professionals on the safe and effective use of medicines. You will practise patient counselling, dispensing and prescribing in our simulated pharmacies. In our Pharmacy Leadership and Management module you will run your own simulated pharmacy in a fully immersive commercial and patient-centred clinical environment. We will prepare you for the new one year Foundation Training employment that you will need to complete following graduation to become a registered Pharmacist. * QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 - Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council - A range of exciting study abroad opportunities available - Opportunities to attend pharmacy conferences - Dedicated personal tutor, who will support you throughout the course - Research project working with one of our world-leading academics

Course Details - Modules

In semester one of year one, you will explore the foundation science and professionalism that underpin pharmacy. This semester also supports your transition to living and studying university. Semester two introduces our integrated drug, medicine and patient (DMP) modules. Defined placement visits are structured into your timetable. In year two, The DMP modules continue to develop your integrated knowledge and understanding of how medicines work and their safe and effective use. Your professional skills and competencies will continue to develop through training in dispensing, law, ethics and pharmaceutical calculations. Defined placement visits are structured into your timetable. In semester one of year three, you will continue with the DMP themes, development of your professional skills and competencies and placement visits. In semester two you will undertake a supervised research project with the opportunity to select a topic across the range of science and professional practice research interests of our staff. The final year prepares you for the foundation training year. You will have DMP modules on the latest developments in drug discovery and future medicines. You will run a simulated pharmacy and be challenged with simulated patients allowing you to demonstrate your integrated knowledge, and professional and clinical skills.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: B230

Institution code: N84

Campus Name: University Park Campus

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Including Chemistry and at least one further science A level from Biology, Maths or Physics; the third subject can be chosen from a wide range of subjects, but General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted.

This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Advanced Higher grades AA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

Requires 15 credits in Chemistry and a further 15 credits in Maths, Biology or Physics.

Not accepted as a standalone qualification, must be supported by A level Chemistry.

This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A level Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

34 with 6,6,5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in Higher Level chemistry and 6 or 5 in one of Higher Level maths, biology, or physics

Considered on a case by case basis

This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A level grades AA including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

This qualification is only acceptable when combined with A level Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

European Baccalaureate - 80% overall including 8.5 and 8.0 from Chemistry and Mathematics in any order. Biology or Physics can be considered if the equivalent of GCSE Maths grade A is already achieved. GCSE requirements - English grade B (or numeric grade 5), Mathematics grade B (or numeric grade 5)

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 55%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 90%

Go onto work and study: 100%

Fees and funding

EU 25000.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
International 25000.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

University Park
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Nottingham
NG7 2RD

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