Entry requirements
Selected entry requirements English language: GCSE or IGCSE or O-level at grade B IELTS grade 7 TOEFL: 250 (computer based); 600 (paper based); 100 (internet based) UCLES Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English at grade C Students who do not have GCSE English Language at grade B will be accepted if they have GCSE English Literature at grade B instead. If a student does not have either Language or Literature at the required grade but feels that they can present a strong UCAS application (ie high AS grades, good academic and personal reference and predicted A-level grades in the region of BBB or higher) then the School will assess individual cases and may overlook the specific requirement for GCSE English Language. A level: Grades AAB-ABB. This must include Chemistry, either Mathematics or Biology, and one further rigorous academic subject (preferably a science or English). AS level: Two AS levels are considered in place of the third A-level only. Unit grade information: The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit grade information which, like all other available information, will inform the consideration of applications. Unit grades will not normally form part of offer conditions, except for Mathematics programmes. GCSE: Minimum of grade B in English Language and Mathematics. Key Skills qualification: The University warmly welcomes applications from students studying the Key Skills qualification. However, as the opportunities to take these modules are not open to all applicants, currently this is not an essential requirement of the University. International baccalaureate: Successful completion of the Baccalaureate with an overall grade of 35. Higher level Chemistry (minimum grade 7) must be included alongside two Higher level subjects from Mathematics, Physics and Biology (at grade 6). Additional entry requirements Additional entry requirements exist for this course. You may view these by selecting from the list below.
Course description
Course description
The four-year MPharm programme provides a broad-based, scientifically strong education in pharmacy. It equips students with the skills needed to enter all areas of the profession and helps them adapt to changes that may occur during their careers. By the end of the first four years, students are conversant with the professional aspects of pharmacy, able to communicate effectively and able to appreciate the professional and social role of the pharmacist.
What is pharmacy?
Pharmacists are experts in medicines. Therefore, a pharmacist can be involved in any aspect of the preparation and use of medicines, from the discovery of their active ingredients to their use by patients. Pharmacists also monitor the effects of medicines, both for patient care and for research purposes.
Additional course information
Module details
The MPharm degree is full-time and organised on a modular basis. The majority of modules are compulsory but there is opportunity, in the final year, to select modules to specialise in a chosen area of pharmacy.
During the first two years of the programme, teaching is within the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. While in the third and fourth years, students have regular half-day visits to local hospitals where clinical sessions are held.
The content of the first three years of the programme is common to all students, with the exception of the foundation courses in the first year.
In the first year, as well as their core course units, students take foundation courses from either mathematics, biology or academic literacy, depending on the subjects they studied at A level.
In the fourth year of the course, students take the core subjects and one specialist course unit which can be chosen from the following 'semester 7' options:
-Novel Drug Delivery Systems
-Microbial Disease and Immunisation
-Advanced Neuropharmacology
-along with one specialist course unit taken from the following 'semester 8' options:
-Influences on Professional Practice
-Cancer Biology and Therapy
-Molecular Toxicology
Course content for year 1
Semester 1
Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Foundation Biology *
Foundation Mathematics *
Academic Literacy *
Physics and Physical Chemistry
Information Technology
Core Tutorials and Practical Skills
Introduction to Hospital Pharmacy
Semester 2
Pharmaceutical Chemistry - EBL
Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Introductory Microbiology
Physical Pharmacy
Orientation to the Practice of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
* Students take one of the three foundation courses, as advised by the Director of Undergraduate Studies
Course content for year 2
Semester 3
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Medicine Design 1
Physiology 1
Microbiology
Pathogenicity and Immunology
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
Drug Toxicity and Medicinal Chemistry
Semester 4
Social Pharmacy
Physiology 2
Forensic Science
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
Medicines Design 2
Interprofessional Education - Health Promotion
Course content for year 3
Semester 5
Pharmacology 1
Extemporaneous Formulation
Chemotherapy
Using OTC Medicines and Complimentary Therapies in the treatment of minor ailments
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
Disease Management
Drug Disposition and Metabolism
Semester 6
Social Pharmacy
Pharmacology 2
Law Relating to Pharmacy
Disease Management
Rational Drug Design
Physiological Biopharmaceutics
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
Chemotherapy
Course content for year 4
Semester 7
Disease Management
The Dispensing Process and Law relating to Pharmacy
Social Pharmacy and Interpersonal Skills
Novel Drug Delivery Systems +
Microbial Disease and Immunisation +
Advanced Neuropharmacology +
Pharmacokinetics - Dosage Regimen Design
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
Semester 8
Molecular Toxicology +
Cancer Biology and Therapy +
Influences on Professional Practice +
Production and Development of Drugs
Disease Management
Pharmaceutical Care and Prescribing Essay **
Drug Development Workshop **
Project **
Law Relating to Pharmacy Update
Core Tutorials (pastoral only)
* Students take one of the three foundation courses, as advised by the Director of Undergraduate Studies
** The above modules are taken in either semester 7 or semester 8 as advised by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
+ Current optional modules
