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    Pharmacy - MPharm

    Year of entry
    2022 - for 2023 entry see here
    Course type
    Integrated Master's
    Duration of study
    4 years
    Location
    Keele University campus
    Subject area / School
    Pharmacy and Bioengineering
    UCAS code
    B230
    Clearing vacancies and entry requirements

    Course overview

    Pharmacists: Healthcare Experts, Healthcare Scientists

    Pharmacy at Keele will give you the scientific knowledge and practical skills to work as a pharmacist in your chosen career path. You will be supported by our multidisciplinary teaching team, state-of-the-art facilities, innovative use of technology, and placements in hospital, community and industrial settings.

    Top 10

    for Student Experience Times Good University Guide, 2020

    Top 10

    in England for Overall Student Satisfaction NSS, 2021 (broad-based public universities)

    Top 10 for Pharmacy in the UK

    for Student Satisfaction NSS, 2021

    Student testimonials

    daniya-aamer-4th-year-mpharm-student

    Daniya Aamer MPharm Graduate

    "I would 100% recommend Keele for anyone interested in pharmacy. You'll get a very varied pharmacy course at Keele, much different to other universities. You'll also get many new and exciting placements, not available to everyone (the tutors work really hard to organise these), and the teaching style or tutorials, lectures and group projects makes for a very fun and productive 4 years."

    sanjit-uppal-mpharm-graduate-keele-university

    "My journey at Keele has been an incredible experience, with the School of Pharmacy being very supportive and attentive to myself and my peers on the MPharm course. From lectures to clinical placements, it was easy to feel integrated and immersed into the different aspects of pharmacy, allowing me to develop my analytical and interpersonal skills, alongside acquiring a great deal of clinical knowledge. Moving forward, I feel proficient in entering the pharmacy profession, knowing I will be able to impact patients’ lives beneficially through the knowledge and acumen in which the Keele School of Pharmacy have instilled in me."

    Course content

    The treatment and prevention of disease with medicines remains at the heart of the global healthcare system. Pharmacists play a key role in many aspects of the design, development, delivery, and optimisation of the use of medicines and related products. They are clinicians and scientists, with strong management and communication skills. These skills ensure that pharmacists are highly effective in community pharmacy, hospitals, GP surgeries, the pharmaceutical industry, academia, regulatory affairs and public health.

    Pharmacists promote the safe and effective use of medicines and ensure the highest quality of patient care. Often, they are the first point of information for the public and other healthcare professionals, and as such must be effective communicators.

    All aspects of the Pharmacy programme are taught in dedicated, well equipped facilities using a wide variety of teaching methods. Placements form an important learning experience throughout all years of the course giving you the opportunity to place your learning in context within different working environments.

    Our Course Information Documents (CIDs) are designed to give you all of the details you need to make an informed decision about what and where to study.

    Download Pharmacy 2022-23 CID

    Variations to 2020/21 courses

    Foundation year

    You may choose to study this course via foundation year.

    If you’re returning to education following a break, wish to study a new subject or don’t have the grades or sufficient equivalent experience for direct entry to this course, a foundation year may be a good option for you.

    Following successful completion (including any additional progression requirements) of the foundation year you can progress on to this course.

    The foundation year offers September starts across all subjects, and January starts across all science, humanities, social sciences and business routes.

    The January intake excludes the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery degree with Foundation Year and other health-related foundation Year degree

    For more details visit our foundation year webpages.

    Foundation year

    Foundation Year Overview

    If you do not meet the requirements for direct entry into our MPharm Pharmacy course, our Foundation Year can provide an alternative route into your degree. This tab provides information relating to: 

    • Indicative modules for the Foundation Year
    • Foundation Year entry requirements
    • Information on how to apply
    • UCAS code for this course

    Course Content

    Our Foundation Year allows you to develop your critical thinking, academic reading, writing, and communication study skills along with subject-specific knowledge and skills. Upon meeting the progression criteria and successfully completing our Foundation Year, you will automatically progress into your Keele undergraduate degree with the confidence that you have the skills, and knowledge needed to successfully complete your course.

    This Foundation Year is a two semester programme which provides a tailored pre-degree programme of study to better prepare you for the MPharm Pharmacy course. For example, in the Academic and Professional Development for Health module you will begin to develop an awareness of professional standards that you will be working to in your degree and professional career. Course content has been developed in collaboration with degree teaching teams, so that by the time you begin Year 1, you will be ready to excel at your studies, as the majority of our Foundation Year students do.

    On this Foundation Year, we will advance your knowledge of human biology and chemistry, giving you a solid grasp of body systems, science and lab work. You'll develop safe, professional laboratory skills and get to know the mathematical techniques and quantitative methods used across health science-related and social care programmes. You will also be introduced to concepts relating to organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry.

    Throughout the programme, you will develop subject-specific and broad based skills that will be invaluable in your academic career and beyond. You can find out more about our Foundation Year, Including Information on learning, teaching and assessment methods and further opportunities available to you by visiting our homepage. 

    Course Structure

    The module details given below are indicative and will give you a good idea of the range of subjects that we teach. We regularly review our teaching to ensure that the modules we offer are up-to-date; therefore, the modules available to study are liable to change.

    Semester One Modules

    FYO-00237 Foundations of Human Biology for Health 15 credits
     FYO-00241 Foundations of Chemistry for Health 15 credits
    FYO-00213 Foundations of Numerical and Quantitative Methods for Health Students 15 credits

    Semester Two Modules

    FYO-00239 Advancing Human Biology for Health 30 credits
    FYO-00243 Advancing Chemistry for Health 15 credits

    Year Long modules (Semesters One and Two)

    FYO-00181 Academic and Professional Development for Health 15 credits

    ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

    CRIMINAL RECORDS DECLARATION (DBS/DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND)

    A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check (Enhanced plus Barring Lists) will be required for successful candidates.

    HEALTH CHECKS

    A satisfactory health check will be required for successful candidates.

    INTERVIEW

    If you meet the academic entry requirements you will be offered an interview. The interview will be conducted virtually by an academic from the School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering and a current student, using Microsoft Teams. If you are successful at interview you will be made an offer.

     

    A-levels

    Subjects NOT accepted

    Alternative Qualifications

    Additional GCSE requirements

    A-level grades BBB are required if not taking A-level Chemistry or Biology. A-level grades CCC are required if taking A-level Chemistry or Biology. In addition applicants are required to have a successful interview

     General Studies and Critical Thinking

    Further information

    GCSE English Language at grade C (or 4) and Maths at grade C (or 4).

     

    PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS 

    To progress to Year 1, students will be required to achieve an average of 40% from the Semester 1 modules, plus a 65% average from the remaining 75 credits to give a total of 120 credits. You will also be required to complete a declaration stating no change in your fitness to practice.

    How to Apply

    UCAS Applications

    Visit UCAS for applications. You should apply for Pharmacy with Foundation Year

    UCAS code: B231

    Direct Entry Students

    If you are a UK or EU student, already have your qualifications, are not expecting any further results and only wish to apply to Keele, please contact the Admissions Office directly.

    International Entry

    Visit UCAS for applications. You should apply for Pharmacy with Foundation Year: The UCAS code for this course is B231

    This application route does not affect the fee structure for international students. 

    Information for students returning to education

    We are interested in a broad range of qualities, not just your points on entry. We would like to learn more about you, your interests, experiences and motivation to study.

    We would be delighted to talk to you about your work experience (paid or voluntary) and qualifications, and help you to explore your options for study with us.

    Contact us via admissions@keele.ac.uk

    Fees and funding

    Going to university can be a daunting as well as an exciting experience. It can be difficult to understand the true costs of being a student, as well as the financial support that is available to help you meet those costs.

    We can help you to manage your funds, create a budget and ensure that you receive any funding for which you may be eligible. We also offer financial support such as the Keele University Hardship Fund and emergency loans.

    For more information visit our money, advice and guidance section.

    Career prospects

    96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (HESA, 2017)

    Graduates from this course will have a portfolio of skills that are attractive to potential employers in primary care, hospitals, community pharmacies and in the pharmaceutical industry both in the United Kingdom and globally.

    Throughout the course, you will be able to assess which areas of pharmacy are of most interest to you and practising pharmacists will be available to provide advice. MPharm graduates need to complete a statutory one year pre-registration period and the GPhC's registration assessment to qualify to practice.

    Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to do:

    • Hospital Pharmacist
    • Community Pharmacist
    • Pharmacologist
    • Research Scientist
    • Clinical Research Associate
    • HE Lecturer
    • Regulatory Affairs Officer
    • Toxicologist
    • Product Development
    • Science Writer
    • Scientist
    • Industrial Pharmacist
    • GP Pharmacist

    Regardless of which career you pursue after Keele, employers will want evidence of the range of skills and personal qualities you possess and which are required for the job. Your degree is clearly important in this respect but don’t forget the extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility, jobs and voluntary work you may have been engaged in while studying at Keele. These activities allow you to demonstrate the skills and personal qualities required by employers and will be vital in your attempts to secure graduate employment.

    Find out more about our careers and employability services, including career planning, alumni mentoring, jobs, internships, starting your own business and much more.

    Module summary

    Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is usually a self-contained unit of study and each is usually assessed separately with the award of credits on the basis of 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort. The programme is planned as four 120-credit modules – one for each year of study. During each year teaching material is delivered within themes that are designed to integrate the physical and social sciences within the context of patient care and public health.

    During Level 7 students have the opportunity to choose topics to study within an electives strand that is designed to complement their chosen career path within Pharmacy. Students will choose from a range of specialist topics taught in small seminar groups and an extended project. The number of specialist options chosen and the length / nature of the project may be varied to suit each student’s interests and aspirations.

    Details of the mapping of learning outcomes to themes are provided in the module guides for each level of study.

    For further information on the content of modules currently offered please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/recordsandexams/az

    Additional opportunities

    Foundation year Explore more

    There are a range of additional opportunities available when studying this course.
    Please note, undertaking one may impact upon the availability of another.


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