Pharmacy MPharm
2025-26 entryStudy pharmacy at 91直播 and develop the knowledge, clinical skills and professional attributes you need to qualify as a pharmacist and support patients across a variety of settings.
Key details
- A Levels AAB
Other entry requirements - UCAS code B230
- 4 years / Full-time
- September start
- Accredited
- Find out the course fee
- Industrial placement year
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Course description
Why study this course?
Put your theory into practice in a safe, supportive environment. Learn from real-life patients from our Patients as Educators programme to practise your physical assessment, decision-making, and communication skills.
You鈥檒l spend a significant time on placement, in a range of community, hospital and primary care settings. Through these placements, you will experience working with patients and other pharmacy professionals (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) and observe the roles of other healthcare professionals in practice.
91直播 Pharmacy graduates will be "of their community and for their community." You will complete a unique, social accountability placement with one of over 130 partner charities or community organisations, where you鈥檒l develop and deliver activities that have a positive impact on health and wellbeing.
Pharmacists are experts in medicines working with patients to improve health outcomes, by providing public health interventions, advice on treatment and prescribing.
Our innovative four-year pharmacy course is designed to give you the essential knowledge, skills and attributes needed to support patients as a reflective, ethical and professional pharmacist and prepare you for evidence-based prescribing. It is for people who enjoy science, are passionate about working with the public, and want to help improve people鈥檚 health and well-being.
We take an integrated approach to teaching, looking at all aspects of medicines, from design through to patient care. You will draw on the expertise of subject specialists including registered and practising pharmacists and other healthcare practitioners, building your expertise in consultation, clinical reasoning and teamwork. You will be supported in your journey through your personal tutor and professional mentor.
From day one, you鈥檒l learn from patients, through both our Patients as Educators programme and our placements in community, hospital and primary care, ensuring your development as a truly patient-centred practitioner.
Pharmacy with Preparatory Year
Applicants with a GPhC recognised Pharmacy Technician Qualification can also study this course with a preparatory year (also referred to as a 'foundation year'), which prepares them for degree-level study. Applicants for this Preparatory Year will be considered on an individual basis.
For more information and entry requirements, visit Lifelong Learning.
91直播 is working towards accreditation of this programme with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The programme will be provisionally accredited until the accreditation process is complete. After being awarded your MPharm degree, you will need to complete a 12-month structured foundation training period and assessment, leading to registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC.
Modules
Modules are being developed to cover areas including the science of pharmacy, patients and society, treatments of disease, pharmaceutical practice, prescribing and improving quality in practice.
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.
Learning and assessment
Learning
Our course is designed to ensure that you gain all of the knowledge and skills to thrive as a registered pharmacist.
We adapt our learning approaches to suit the subject and this may include lectures, workshops, project work, laboratory work, simulation teaching sessions, clinical placements and external visits to pharmacy service providers. Alongside our dedicated staff, you will learn directly from our Patients as Educators. You will also undertake independent study to support your learning.
You will learn the importance of multidisciplinary healthcare through our interprofessional education programme, which includes a global approach allowing you to experience 鈥榠nternationalisation at home鈥. You will also develop your transferable skills through the 91直播 Graduate Attributes programme.
Your embedded clinical placements will take place across a range of community, hospital, mental health and primary care settings. Building through the years and culminating in your research placement, you will develop your skills in the real world, setting you up for your professional career. There will be an opportunity to undertake your research placement overseas in your final year of study.
Find out more about the University鈥檚 learning support facilities and library opening hours
Assessment
Our assessments are designed to prepare you for real-life situations and further learning.
We use a variety of different assessment approaches including traditional exams, open book exams, group and individual project work, peer assessment, laboratory and professional portfolios, placement competencies and Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).
We provide diagnostic and formative assessments, with feedback, to help prepare you for your summative assessments.
Time commitment
This is a professional, pre-registration healthcare course. Healthcare programmes are intensive and as such you should expect to have higher contact hours than other undergraduate degrees including some teaching on Wednesday afternoons.
During your course you will spend significant time on placements during term time. These placements will take place in South Yorkshire or North Derbyshire. Placements are for full (7.5 hours) days with additional travel time. All students receive the same placement opportunities across the course.
Assessment
You will be assessed in a variety of ways, including exams, coursework, Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), laboratory portfolios and placement competencies.
Programme specification
This tells you the aims and learning outcomes of this course and how these will be achieved and assessed.
Entry requirements
We operate a gathered field for admissions. All candidates who apply before the UCAS equal consideration deadline will be assessed and invited to interview from February onwards.
With Access 91直播, you could qualify for additional consideration or an alternative offer - find out if you're eligible.
The A Level entry requirements for this course are:
AAB
including Chemistry and a second science
- A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification
- ABB, including Chemistry and a second science and B in a relevant EPQ; ABB, including Chemistry and a second science and B in Core Maths
- International Baccalaureate
- 34, with 5 in Higher Level Chemistry and a second science
- BTEC Extended Diploma
- DDD in Applied Science including specific Chemistry units
- BTEC Diploma
- DD in Applied Science and B in A Level Chemistry
- Access to HE Diploma
- Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject covering sufficient Chemistry units, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit. Applicants are considered individually and must provide a course syllabus
- Scottish Highers + 2 Advanced Highers
- AABBB + AB in Chemistry and a second science
- Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels
- B + AA in Chemistry and a second science
- T Level
- Not accepted
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Second science subjects include Maths, Biology, and Physics
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Required BTEC units include Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Reactions, and Practical Chemical Analysis
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We do not accept BTEC Health and Social Care
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GCSE Maths and English Language grade 6/B
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Access to 91直播 applicants with previous level 3 qualifications in science (ie A Levels or BTEC) should be 21 years of age or over.
The A Level entry requirements for this course are:
ABB
including Chemistry and a second science
- A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification
- ABB, including Chemistry and a second science and B in a relevant EPQ; ABB, including Chemistry and a second science and B in Core Maths
- International Baccalaureate
- 33, with 5 in Higher Level Chemistry and a second science
- BTEC Extended Diploma
- DDD in Applied Science including specific Chemistry units
- BTEC Diploma
- DD in Applied Science and B in A Level Chemistry
- Access to HE Diploma
- Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject covering sufficient Chemistry units, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit. Applicants are considered individually and must provide a course syllabus
- Scottish Highers + 2 Advanced Highers
- ABBBB + AB in Chemistry and a second science
- Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels
- B + AB in Chemistry and a second science
- T Level
- Not accepted
-
Second science subjects include Maths, Biology, and Physics
-
Required BTEC units include Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Reactions, and Practical Chemical Analysis
-
We do not accept BTEC Health and Social Care
-
GCSE Maths and English Language grade 6/B
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Access to 91直播 applicants with previous level 3 qualifications in science (ie A Levels or BTEC) should be 21 years of age or over.
You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 6/B; IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification.
Equivalent English language qualifications
Visa and immigration requirements
Other qualifications | UK and EU/international
Health clearance
All new students will undergo health screenings known as an Occupational Health Check, which may require an individual assessment. This is to ensure that you meet the fitness to practise standards detailed in the in accordance with the .
We offer support to students with additional needs, for example, through the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service or Student and Academic Services. You can find out more about the network of support services we provide. A very small number of conditions might, on health and safety grounds, affect your registration with the appropriate regulatory body and your ability to practise in certain clinical situations.
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the school/department.
Graduate careers
After completing your MPharm degree, you will need to complete a 12-month structured foundation training period and assessment to register as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). You will be supported in obtaining your foundation training year placement by the School and the University Careers and Employability Service.
You can find out more about the foundation training scheme .
Registered pharmacists are in high demand, and the career prospects after graduation are excellent, with opportunities within the community, primary care and hospital settings. You could find yourself working in places such as GP surgeries, mental health services or prisons.
The skills and knowledge you gain during this course will also prepare you for a career in academia.
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
The School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery brings together expertise from across human communication sciences, nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, and orthoptics.
We aim to train compassionate, resilient and highly skilled healthcare professionals and support them throughout their working lives.
We work closely with organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, The General Pharmaceutical Council, and the Health and Care Professions Council. This means we can offer you high-quality, research-informed courses that meet the needs of the NHS.
Study with us and join a diverse and supportive community, led by passionate teachers, clinicians and researchers who can help you fulfil your ambitions.
We provide an excellent study environment for health professionals across our main campus and Clinical Skills Centre. If you study a health professions course with us, you鈥檒l be based close to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The hospital is home to the 91直播 Medical School, and is where you鈥檒l find our dedicated Health Sciences Library.
Facilities
Our Clinical Skills Centre is based at the Northern General Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the country. It鈥檚 a safe, simulated environment where you can put your theory into practice.
The centre contains mock clinical wards, resuscitation suites, simulated theatres and teaching rooms. We are also building a new simulated pharmacy - set to open in 2026 - which will include a dispensary, consultation rooms and dedicated teaching space.
We鈥檙e dedicated to providing the very best facilities for training the next generation of the healthcare workforce. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e refurbishing our Clinical Skills Centre from 2025 to 2026 to expand our clinical skills facilities. During this time, our clinical skills teaching will take place on central campus, using the same equipment and expertise you would find at our Clinical Skills Centre.
University rankings
Number one in the Russell Group
National Student Survey 2024 (based on aggregate responses)
92 per cent of our research is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent
Research Excellence Framework 2021
University of the Year and best for Student Life
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2024
Number one Students' Union in the UK
Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Number one for Students' Union
StudentCrowd 2024 University Awards
A top 20 university targeted by employers
The Graduate Market in 2023, High Fliers report
A top-100 university: 12th in the UK and 98th in the world
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
Fees and funding
Fees
Additional costs
The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. There are also other costs which you may need to consider.
Funding your study
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for a bursary, scholarship or loan to help fund your study and enhance your learning experience.
Use our Student Funding Calculator to work out what you鈥檙e eligible for.
Additional funding
You'll receive an occupational health screening, immunisations and a DBS check on our professional programmes. These will be covered by your tuition fee. We recommend that you subscribe to the DBS update service within 30 days of your disclosure being issued (which you would need to pay for). You would need to pay for any additional DBS checks that may be required if you do not subscribe to the DBS update service.
Travel costs for your placements are included within your fees. In order to claim, the total cost of your daily return travel from your normal accommodation to your practice placement site must exceed the cost of your usual daily return travel to university.
If you travel to placement in your own motor vehicle, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have adequate insurance cover for all risks associated with its use (i.e. this includes obtaining business use on your insurance policy). This cannot be reimbursed.
Visit
University open days
We host five open days each year, usually in June, July, September, October and November. You can talk to staff and students, tour the campus and see inside the accommodation.
Subject tasters
If you鈥檙e considering your post-16 options, our interactive subject tasters are for you. There are a wide range of subjects to choose from and you can attend sessions online or on campus.
Offer holder days
If you've made an application to study with us, we may invite you for an interview. If you are then successful in receiving an offer, we'll invite you to one of our applicant days. These applicant days have a strong department focus and give you the chance to really explore student life here, even if you've visited us before.
Campus tours
Our weekly guided tours show you what 91直播 has to offer - both on campus and beyond. You can extend your visit with tours of our city, accommodation or sport facilities.
Apply
When you're ready to apply, see the UCAS website:
The awarding body for this course is the University of 91直播.
Recognition of professional qualifications: from 1 January 2021, in order to have any UK professional qualifications recognised for work in an EU country across a number of regulated and other professions you need to apply to the host country for recognition. Read and the .
Any supervisors and research areas listed are indicative and may change before the start of the course.