| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPharm | Full-time | 4 years | September | GBP 9250 per year | GBP 15750 per year |
Pharmacists are experts in medicine and responsible for the safe and effective supply of medicines to patients and the public. and for giving advice on how to take prescribed drugs, including monitoring requirements or potential side effects. They also play an important clinical role in the care of patients, including prescribing medicines. As prescribers, pharmacists are required to use diagnostic skills alongside their clinical expertise to deliver high quality, person-centred care.
Pharmacists have an important role to play as part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team, liaising closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure the safe and effective care of patients. Working in a variety of healthcare settings, pharmacists need to demonstrate excellent consultation and communication skills every day to ensure patients use their medicines safely.
Through continued interprofessional collaboration between staff and students from a variety of professions, the utilisation of innovative learning technologies and extensive, diverse patient-focused placements, the programme will prepare students to apply their expertise in medicines and to work in multiple roles to support the safe and effective use of medicines.
With over 100 years of experience, the Leicester School of Pharmacy will help provide you with the practical and professional skills needed to work as a pharmacist. With pharmacy being the third largest healthcare profession, and an integral part of health provision in the UK, your career opportunities are extensive and varied.
Key features
2023/24 tuition fees for UK students: £9,250
2023/24 tuition fees for international students: £15,750
Additional costs: You may incur additional costs for this programme, including the cost of travelling to and from project/placement locations.
GCSEs
Plus one of the following:
A-Level
BTEC
Alternative qualifications include:
Access to HE Diploma
English Language and Maths GCSE grade C/ 4 required as separate qualifications. Equivalency not accepted within the Access qualification.
International Baccalaureate: 30+ points with six higher level points in Chemistry and another science subject (Biology, Physics, Psychology or Maths)
English language requirements
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
*The third A-level may be in a non-science subject or replaced by AS levels in different subjects, which must be taken at the same sitting as the A-levels.
Interview: Yes
The interview will comprise of a series of structure tests including numeracy as well as values and judgement.
Interviews are conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Work experience: None required
Personal Statement selection criteria
If relevant for the course - work and life experience.
Non-academic requirements
As well as academic requirements, you will also be required to meet and fulfil non-academic requirements which are stated below:
Continuance on the MPharm programme is subject to enhanced DBS clearance and annual completion of a self-declaration. It is important that your application is completed by the end of teaching week 3 after enrolment, and self-declaration completed by end of teaching week 1 in years 2 to 4 at the latest.
Failure to engage with this process will result in a review of your continued registration, the normal outcome of which will be discontinuation of your registration from the MPharm programme.
Please note, we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree in the UK.
You must meet and fulfil all non-academic requirements before 17 July 2023. Failure to meet this deadline may result in your offer being withdrawn.
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