About the course

If you are an overseas pharmacist who is currently practising in your respective country and want to enhance your clinical and research expertise and gain hands-on experience of pharmacy practice research in the UK.

This degree offers a unique blend of knowledge and training with hands-on research experience adapted for the most popular career pathways in the pharmacy profession. As part of the course you will carry out a pharmacy practice research project.

Course detail

We offer the following modules

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching excellence

The Pharmacy Practice Suite offers similar modules in term 1 and 2 to teach the concepts of clinical pharmacy practice and allow an option in the second term to specialise in research methodologies employed in pharmacy practice. The course leads to a 60 credit research module over the summer which shall provide you with hands-on experience in pharmacy practice research. You will be offered a project related to the research expertise of the academic staff and/or pharmacy practitioners working in collaboration with our staff on a variety of pharmacy practice aspects, highlighting the concepts, philosophy and ethos of using research to provide evidence to inform the future practice.

The course will take one year full time, starting in September, and will comprise standard terms for most of the modules. You will undertake taught modules (120 credits) in the first two terms that will lead to the Pharmacy Practice Research Project module (60 credits) undertaken over the summer. This will provide the time and space needed to complete an extensive piece of research in pharmacy practice. You will therefore earn 120 credits after the first two terms and then earn a further 60 credits over the summer leading to a full MSc award (180 credits).

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

• A minimum of a second class honours degree in Pharmacy or its international equivalent
• Current registration with the relevant regulatory authority to practice as a Pharmacist in any jurisdiction
• A letter confirming good standing from a relevant body under which you have worked, prior to your application
• At least 3-months relevant work experience before starting the course

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in reading and writing, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages