Pharmacy MPharm (Hons)

Are you interested in health issues and the treatment and prevention of disease? Have you considered a career as a pharmacist?

This course is an ideal first step towards a pharmaceutical career. It examines the science behind the preparation, supply and monitoring of medicines. You'll study law, ethics and clinical practice, the role of hospitals, community, GP practice, care home and industrial pharmacists.

Working alongside other future healthcare professionals, you'll talk to patients about their conditions and treatment. Through case studies, you'll learn how chemistry, pharmacology and pharmaceutics affect clinical practice. In Year 4 you'll complete a research-based project, for which you'll receive specialist tuition.

Working alongside other future healthcare professionals, you'll talk to patients about their conditions and treatment. In year 4, you'll complete a research-based project, for which you'll receive specialist tuition.

Reasons to choose Kingston University

• Kingston is ranked No.2 in London for pharmacy and pharmacology (Guardian University League table 2022).
• This degree is fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• This course is run jointly by Kingston University and St George's, University of London so you'll have access to the specialist facilities and staff expertise of St George's.

• UCAS tariff points:

   

  120-136 for MPharm (Hons); 80-88 for MPharm (Hons) including foundation year.
• A-levels to include Chemistry with a minimum of a grade B and at least one of the following: Mathematics, Physics or Biology with a minimum of a grade B. General Studies and Critical Thinking not accepted.
• Alternatively, BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science only. Applicants must also hold an A-level Chemistry with a minimum of a grade B.
• TOEFL iBT 88 (R=20, L=19, S=21, W=20)
• Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with an overall score of 59 and no elements less than 59.
• IELTS a minimum 6.5 overall grade in IELTS (Academic) with no components lower than 6.0.

You'll graduate ready for the next steps towards becoming a pharmacist in the UK. These are a year's training in an approved pharmaceutical establishment and passing the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration exam.

Career opportunities after completing Pharmacy MPharm (Hons)

• Pharmacy clerk.
• Pharmacy dispenser.
• Pharmacy assistant.
• Pharmacy technician.
• Pharmacist.
• Chemotherapy pharmacist.
• Nuclear pharmacist.
• Long-term care pharmacists.