Course summary
Start your pharmacy career with a world top 15 school (QS World Rankings 2024). Our teaching, learning materials and student support back this incredible ranking. Current students have co-designed our teaching to shape the future of your lessons. We integrate professional practice, drug prescribing and patient skills across therapeutic themes. Learn how to assess, speak to and treat a patient (with actors). Role-play how to speak to different professionals in our very own Professional Development Suite. Gain clinical interaction experience through placements in the community, GP and hospital pharmacies. You will develop your skills to advise patients and healthcare professionals on the safe and effective use of medicines. You will run your own simulated pharmacy. This will be in a fully immersive commercial and patient-centred clinical environment. Practise patient counselling, drug dispensing and medicine prescribing. You have the opportunity to fly to multiple places like Malaysia, Canada and Australia for your study abroad and research project. MPharm student Nora went to our Malaysia campus. "There was nicer weather. It was quite diverse. Different cultures to see around you, and different forms of treatments." We will prepare you for the new one year Foundation Training employment. You will need to complete this following graduation to become a registered Pharmacist. Why choose this course?
- Top 15 course in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- 8th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Times Good University Guide 2025)
- 5th in the UK and 12th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings 2024)
- Opportunity to travel in your third year to places like Australia, Italy or Canada
- Opportunity to fly to our Malaysia campus for all or part of your second year
- Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Dedicated Personal Tutor, who will remain with you through the course
- Opportunities to attend pharmacy conferences
Modules
For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Pharmacy-MPharm-U7UPHRCY.html
How to apply
This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B230
- Institution code:
- N84
- Campus name:
- University Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - AAA
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma - D: 36 credits M: 9 credits
Scottish Higher - AAABB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 34 points
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales - A
Extended Project - Not accepted
European Baccalaureate - 84% overall including 8.5 from Chemistry and Mathematics in any order. Biology or Physics can be considered if the equivalent of GCSE Maths grade A is already achieved. GCSE requirements - English grade B (or numeric grade 5), Mathematics grade B (or numeric grade 6)
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Republic of Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
EU | £30750* | Year 1 |
England | £9535* | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9535* | Year 1 |
Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
International | £30750* | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Course contact details
Visit our course pageUndergraduate admissions
+44 (0) 115 951 5559