Pharmacy
University of Central Lancashire
Pharmacy
Course Summary
**Course overview**
- Our General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited course will see you master the requirements of a modern day pharmacist, scientist, professional, communicator and health advocate.
- You’ll learn alongside other health professionals and through structured placements in pharmacy and healthcare teams.
- You’ll interact with patients and their carers at all levels of the course, putting patients at the heart of the programme.
- You will also develop your independence and confidence as the course increases in complexity and introduces concepts of polypharmacy, co-morbidities and other complex patient needs.
**Why study with us**
- Fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in 2016 for six years.
- Master of Pharmacy with Honours is ranked 3rd in the UK with 99% of students in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021).
- Our Pharmacy and Pharmacology courses are ranked 1st in the UK for value-added (a measure of effective teaching) (Guardian University Guide 2021).
**Further information**
- Through structured placements in each year, you will gain an appreciation of the different sectors that pharmacists work in, and their role in these different teams.
- You’ll participate in inter-professional engagement sessions, working alongside medical, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy, healthcare science, physician associates, and social care students.
- You’ll study aspects of medicine development and use, from how medicines are formulated to how they work on the body to treat diseases.
- As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Journey of a medicine; Target identification, Identification of lead compounds, The physicochemical properties of molecules that influence, Formulation, ADME, Bringing a medicine to the market, Patient–specific factors around taking medicines, Pharmaceutical calculations. Health and Disease; Basic cell biology, Molecular biology, Major organ systems, Anatomy, Physiology, Homeostasis, Infection and Immunity, Anti-infectives (structure activity), Inflammation and repair. Foundations in Pharmacy Practice; Skills essential for practice - Communication, Consultation, Clinical reasoning, Handling prescriptions. Law and ethics, Determinants of health, Health behaviours, Roles and responsibilities of healthcare professionals, Personal and professional development
Year 2: Systems-Based Patient Care 1; Aetiology, pathophysiology and epidemiology of conditions, Clinical presentation, Diagnosis of disease, Therapeutic management of the conditions, Pharmacology of drugs used in the therapeutic management, Side effects of drugs, and an introduction to the sources of drug interactions, Introduction to clinical guidelines
Year 3: Systems-Based Patient Care 2; Differential diagnosis, Treatment regimens - evidence based and guidelines approach, Clinical management, Monitoring, including therapeutic drug monitoring, Management of polypharmacy & drug interactions, Risks of disease and role of pharmacist to modify/manage risk, Medicines optimisation, Long term management of patients including complications of disease
Year 4: Preparation for Professional Practice; Women who are pregnant and/or breastfeeding; People who are hepatically or renally impaired, People who are Immunocompromised/immunosuppressed, The young and the old, People with cancer, Screening, health prevention and intervention services, Pharmacoeconomics & commissioning, Ethical decision-making
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
General Pharmaceutical Council
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: C30
Campus Name: Main Site
Campus code:
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 or Biology, and one other Science. (Human Biology, Mathematics, Use of Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Environmental Management, Psychology, Engineering, Geography). General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship and Community Studies are not accepted.
Pass Access to HE with 128 points including 15 level 3 credits of Chemistry or Biology at Distinction AND 15 level 3 credits in another Science subject at Distinction.
128 points from top two grades (Can be combined with Highers). Must have Chemistry or Biology and another Science.
Pass IB. Grade 6 at Higher Level Chemistry or Biology and second Higher Level Science at grade 6 and a third subject at Higher Level grade 5. Standard level required in Chemistry and Biology if not taken at Higher Level.
Applied Science required.
Applied Science BTEC Modules required - awarded 2016 onwards:
Distinction in Principles and Applications of Science I, Science Investigation Skills, Principles and Applications of Science II
AND: Distinction in THREE of the following; Physiology of Human Body Systems, Human Regulation and Reproduction, Biological Molecules and Metabolic Pathways, Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Diseases and Infections, Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Microbiology and Microbiological Techniques, Industrial Chemical Reactions, Practical Chemical Analysis.
Awarded prior to 2016 must have the following; Distinction in Fundamentals of Science, Scientific Investigations, in Using Mathematical Tools in Science OR: Distinction in Mathematical Calculations for Science AND 8 Using Statistics in Science,
AND in FIVE of the following;
Physiology of Human Body Systems, Physiology of Human Regulation and Reproduction, Biochemistry and Biochemical Techniques, Microbiological Techniques, Genetics and Genetic Engineering, Practical Chemical Analysis, Chemical Laboratory Techniques, Industrial Chemical Reactions, Chemical Periodicity and Its Applications, Industrial Applications of Organic Chemistry, Diseases and Infections
128 UCAS points from A and B grades or H1 and H2 grades. Must include Chemistry or Biology and another Science subject.
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | AdditionalDetails |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7.0 | with no component score less than 6.0 (to have been taken within 2 years before the course commencement date) |
Unistats information
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%
Go onto work and study: 0%
Fees and funding
| 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 |
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
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