**Overview** Play a part in the pharmaceutical advances of the future and learn how to use modern drug tech to make a difference to society with this MPharm (Hons) Pharmacy degree, accredited by the GPhC (General Pharmaceutical Council). You'll practise using the skills and knowledge you learn under supervision from GPhC-registered Pharmacists and get valuable on-the-job experience with patients and the public on placements. When you complete the course successfully, you just need to complete a foundation training year to become a fully qualified Pharmacist. You could also go onto a career in areas such as drug development and formulation, and clinical trials. - Learn from qualified Pharmacists who have backgrounds in community and hospital pharmacy settings - Practise applying your skills and scientific knowledge in a fully-stocked model pharmacy and in simulated consultation rooms, a care home, surgery and hospital wards - Check and dispense real prescriptions on placements under the supervision of experienced Pharmacists - Study alongside students from other healthcare disciplines to get an understanding of all stages of the patient experience - Take opportunities to get further pharmaceutical experience in settings such as GP surgeries and mental health hospitals - Get support arranging your foundation training year after the course **Accredited by:** This course is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). **Careers and opportunities** Demand for qualified pharmacists is increasing. After the course, you can become a fully qualified pharmacist within a year by doing a foundation training and passing the GPhC registration examination. Many graduates do split foundation training in general practitioner surgeries and other clinical settings. You can also split foundation training between the pharmaceutical industry and a hospital or community setting. **Foundation training support** Our Careers and Employability Service can support you in applying for your foundation year training, helping with interview techniques and the application process. You'll get help, advice and support for up to 5 years after you leave the University. **Potential salary** As a fully qualified Pharmacist in the NHS, you'll usually start at the bottom of band 6 of the Agenda for Change pay scale (£32,306 in 2021/22). As your NHS career progresses, you could reach band 9 as a chief pharmacist (£93,735–£108,075 in 2021/22). **What other roles can you do with a Pharmacy degree?** The expanding responsibilities of pharmacists means you'll have many other job options at the end of the course. Areas you could work in include: - drug development and formulation - involvement with toxicity studies - clinical trials - marketing - regulatory affairs - medical writing **Graduate destinations** Recent graduates have gone on to work for organisations including: - Novartis - Reckitt Benckiser - Boots - Superdrug - Goldchem - Virgin Care - Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust **Placements and work experience** You'll get plenty of experience dealing with patients and the public on this course. Possible placement locations include: - Community pharmacies in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas - Local hospitals such as Queen Alexandra in Portsmouth, St. Richard's in Chichester, Southampton General Hospital, and Royal County Hospital in Winchester - GP surgeries in Portsmouth and surrounding areas - Solent NHS Trust’s mental health in-patient services You'll also have the chance to volunteer in the local community, providing health checks to groups such as homeless people. Our Careers and Employability Service can help you find further work experience opportunities during your course. We can help you identify placements, internships and voluntary opportunities – including a summer research placement at a European university – that will complement your studies and build your CV.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Cells to Systems - Developing Life-Long Learning for Pharmacy - Introduction to Formulation - Introduction to Neuroscience and Pharmacology - Introduction to Pharmacy Practice - Pharmaceutical Chemistry Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Drug Development and Formulation - Immunology and Microbiology in Health and Disease - Medicines Patients and Public Health - Neuroscience, Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Respiratory, Renal and Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Theory and Practice - Bioactives Natural and Synthetic - Delivering Pharmaceutical Care to Patients - Pharmaceutical Formulation and Quality Assurance - Pharmacy Research Methods and Ethics Year 4 Core modules in this year include: - Preparation for Clinical Practice - Integrated Studies in Mental Health - MPharm Research Project - Personalised Medicine and Cancer We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through diagnostic tests, written assignments, simulated patient-focused case studies, oral and poster presentations, online tests, clinical skills assessment. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

General Pharmaceutical Council

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.

Course code: B230

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.5	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
PTE Academic	61.0	An overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	91.0	91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	18300.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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