Pharmacy, MPharm at University of Greenwich

Our pharmacy degree will prepare you for a career as a pharmacist. You’ll learn about patient care by studying basic and applied science, and clinical and professional practice.

The MPharm covers core themes of biological sciences, chemistry and drug delivery. You'll also study professional practice, the brain and psychiatry, the heart and circulatory system, and the endocrine system. An emphasis on practice-focused learning means you'll gain knowledge and skills through simulated exercises and interactive clinical sessions.

The course provides professional skills that will prepare you for employment. Careers options include working as a pharmacist in hospital, community and primary care settings.

The MPharm is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council, the regulator for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain.

What you should know about this course

•  This full-time four-year course is designed to deliver through innovative teaching and research, high-quality professional graduates committed to lifelong learning
•  The spiralled, integrated MPharm curriculum prepares students for their future professional practice. The course is taught by experts from scientific areas of biological sciences, chemistry and drug delivery and professional/clinical practice
•  Core modules of biological sciences, chemistry and drug delivery, and professional practice are taught within integrated modules based around body systems, all in the context of patient care.
•  Basic knowledge is supported by an increasing focus on practice-related learning, as evidenced by placements at hospitals and community pharmacies
•  The MPharm has achieved full accreditation by the General Pharmaceutical Council (the professional and academic regulator). The Medway School of Pharmacy is recognised as an established institution among the schools of pharmacy in the UK.

Careers and placements

Will I have a work placement?

Practice placements are an integral part of the MPharm programme, they are undertaken in both community and hospital pharmacy settings.

How long is my placement?

Students in Year 1 go out for a day and a half to community pharmacy, Year 2 students have three days hospital experience and 1 week in community pharmacy. Year 3 students go out for one week in hospital and one week to community and Year 4 go out for a self-arranged two week placement in community, hospital, GP surgery or industry.

What sort of careers do graduates pursue?

Career options include work as a pharmacist in hospital, community and primary care settings, industry and academia.

Do you provide employability services?

Undergraduate students have access University of Greenwich employability services and post graduate students have access to employability services from the University of Kent.