15Nov
Undergraduate This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
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Course summary
Pharmacists are essential members of the healthcare team, ensuring the safe, effective, and ethical use of medications. As a pharmacist, you’ll advise patients and the public on how to use medicines safely, monitor for side effects, and support the management of both acute and long-term health conditions. Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), our course offers the professional, clinical, and practical skills you need to succeed as a pharmacist. With hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art facilities, including clinical simulation suites and a hospital ward, you'll be fully prepared for your Foundation Training Year and a career as a registered pharmacist and independent prescriber. Placements are a mandatory part of the course, giving you valuable hands-on experience in diverse pharmacy settings. You'll apply your knowledge in real-world situations under the guidance of experienced professionals. Key features
- Over 120 years of expertise: Learn from a proud legacy within the renowned Leicester School of Pharmacy, combining decades of experience with innovative, forward-thinking teaching.
- GPhC accredited: Our course meets the rigorous standards of the General Pharmaceutical Council, ensuring you're eligible to progress to your Foundation Training Year and register as a qualified pharmacist in the UK.
- Integrated placements: Gain real-world experience in community pharmacies, GP practices, and hospitals, developing clinical and consultation skills to prepare for independent prescribing.
- Specialist facilities: Hone your skills in purpose-built simulation suites, counselling rooms, and with AI software in safe, realistic environments.
- Career-ready graduates: Join the UK’s third-largest healthcare profession, with graduates thriving in roles across the NHS, hospitals, GP practices, and global pharmaceutical companies like Boots, Apple Gate, and Lloyds Pharmacies.
- Global insights: DMU Global has taken students to Dubai, New York, and Amsterdam to explore international healthcare systems and medicinal practices.
Modules
YEAR ONE: Introduction to Pharmacy and the Patient – Professional Portfolio Integrated Science for Pharmacy The Patient: Sensory and Topical Body Systems Quality medicines: Design, Development and Analysis The Patient: Internal body systems SECOND YEAR: Introduction to co-morbidities and person centred-care – Professional portfolio The immune response: Infection and inflammation Introduction to cardiovascular disease and respiratory systems Infectious and inflammatory conditions and their management Ischaemic cardiovascular disease, hepatic and renal THIRD YEAR: Personalised medicines and the complex patient - Professional portfolio The patient: The Central Nervous System Biomarkers and biopharmaceuticals The patient: The endocrine system Precision medicine and cancer therapy FOURTH YEAR: Future pharmacist: Healthcare professional and expert in medicines – Professional portfolio Future pharmacist: Research skills for the pharmacist The patient: Advanced clinical consultation skills (prescribing) Future pharmacist: Leadership and management skills and behaviours The patient: Advanced clinical skills, expert in practise (prescribing)
Assessment method
Teaching methods include: lectures, tutorials, laboratory and clinical work, problem solving workshops, group work and placement visits. You will have approximately 16 hours of taught sessions each week, supported by at least 20 hours of independent study. Assessment methods include: examinations and coursework, problem solving, critical assessment of pharmaceutical data and objective structured clinical examinations.
How to apply
14Jan
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:
- D26
- Campus name:
- Leicester Campus
- Campus code:
- Y
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
In addition to the academic requirements, you are required to meet and fulfil the following non-academic requirements; - Self-declaration form clearance. - DBS Clearance - Occupational Health Clearance Please note, we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree.
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Additional entry requirements
Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Other
As well as academic requirements, you will also be required to meet and fulfil non-academic requirements which are stated below: • Self-Declaration Form clearance • Enhanced DBS disclosure clearance • Occupational Health Clearance
Institutions Own Test (IOT)
Numeracy, Science, Situational Judgement Tests and Interview. Numeracy test is 30 minutes without use of a calculator. Science, and Situational Judgement tests are 10-15 minute multiple choice questions. Interview is a 10-15 minute individual interview.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17300 | Year 1 |
| International | £17300 | Year 1 |
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
*subject to the government, as is expected, passing legislation to formalise the increase
Please note that fees for subsequent years of study for continuing students are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fee will be in line with RPI-X (linked to the retail price index) and the fee cap set by the Government
Provider information
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester
LE1 9BH