With a history of more than 100 years of pharmacy teaching experience, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other health and social care experts. You will be taught by experienced tutors, receiving excellent academic teaching and support to ensure that you get all the help you need to succeed. This full-time, one-year course is ideal if you want to become a pharmacist, but do not have the relevant grades to study pharmacy at degree level. You will be taught the core skills in chemistry, biology, mathematics, IT and communication, providing you with the key requirements needed to study Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) at DMU. Once you have successfully completed the year zero stage of your degree at DMUIC and have met the criteria for continuation, you will continue studying directly with the university on our Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) degree - a course which has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Reasons to study the Pharmacy Year Zero at DMU: • Direct progression on to the professionally accredited Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) programme at DMU following successful competition of the Year Zero programme. • Our MPharm graduates have progressed on to rewarding and stimulating careers in all sectors of pharmacy, including major employers in community pharmacy, the NHS, primary care settings and the pharmaceutical industry. • DMU has a history of more than 100 years of Pharmacy teaching experience and provides the opportunity to work collaboratively with other future health and social care experts. • Learn from experienced tutors, who combine academic teaching excellence with high levels of support to help you succeed. • You will be taught in small class sizes by experienced tutors, receiving excellent academic teaching and superb support to ensure that you get all the help you need to succeed. • You will study a range of modules including human biology, functions of cells & tissues, communication skills, introductory biochemistry. • Modules introduce students to human body systems, fundamental microbiology, psychological and physiological explanations of cognition and human behaviour and historical developments; treatments and therapies of related case studies such as depression, stress, mental illness and schizophrenia will be considered in context of contemporary issues. *Programme Specific Regulations: If your continuation route is MPharm, you must achieve 65% in both LIPCF025 Chemistry 1 and LIPCF026 Chemistry 2, and an overall average of 60% for the YZ. The number of formal reassessment opportunities on this programme is restricted to 2 per module. Please note, we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree or a science foundation degree/ year zero in the UK. **DMU’s careers and employability service, known as DMU Works, was awarded the Best University Careers/Employability Service at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards in February 2021. We understand university is a huge investment, and our careers commitment to you is not simply to help you secure a job, but to equip you with the skills to thrive, adapt and innovate in our ever-changing world.**

Year Zero module titles Human Biology Basic Microbiology for Biomedical Science Introduction to Psychology Study Skills 1, Introduction to DMU Study Skills 2, Information Technology & Numeracy Study Skills 3, Communication Skills Functions of Cells & Tissues Chemistry 1 Chemistry 2 Introductory Biochemistry 1st year module titles PHAR1701 Preparing for Practice (1) - Professional Portfolio PHAR1702 People and Medicines (1) - Introduction to Pharmacy PHAR1703 People and Medicines (2) - Gastrointestinal/Nutrition 2nd year module titles PHAR2701 Preparing for Practice (2) - Professional Portfolio PHAR2702 Pharmacotherapy (1) - Infection/Inflammation PHAR2703 Pharmacotherapy (2) - Cardiovascular/Respiratory 3rd year module titles PHAR3701 Preparing for Practice (3) - Professional Portfolio PHAR3702 Advanced Therapeutics (1) - Personalised Healthcare PHAR3703 Advanced Therapeutics (2) - CNS/Endocrine 4th year module titles PHAR4701 Preparing for Practice (4) - Professional Portfolio PHAR4702 Professional Clinician (1) - Skills for Advanced Practice PHAR4703 Professional Clinician (2) - Integrated Patient Care

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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: B231

Institution code: D26

Campus Name: Partner College DMUIC

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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You must complete a declaration form and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure application form before starting the course, which needs to be cleared in accordance with DMU's admission policy. An additional self declaration form covering occupational health and fitness to study pharmacy are completed upon enrolment. Contact us for up-to-date information. Please note, we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree or a science foundation degree/ year zero in the UK.

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If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5, with no element at lower than 6.0, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning (CELL), is available both before and during the course.

Student satisfaction : 75%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 65%

Go onto work and study: 85%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1

For students registering in the 2022/23 academic year, the fees for this programme are yet to be confirmed. Please note that fees are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fees for Home students would be based upon a review of our provision and in line with the fee cap set by the government. For EU and Overseas students such reviews will be based on a market assessment and communicated to students at least 6-months before any programme commencing. Please visit the tuition fees pages of our website for further information: dmu.ac.uk/funding.

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