Course summary

Pharmacists are experts in medicines working with patients to improve health outcomes, by providing public health interventions, advice on treatment and prescribing. Our innovative four-year Pharmacy course is designed to give you the essential knowledge, skills and attributes needed to support patients as a reflective, ethical and professional pharmacist and prepare you for prescribing. It is for people who enjoy science, are passionate about working with the public, and want to help improve people’s health and well-being. From day one, you’ll work with patients, through both our patients as educators programme and our placements in community, hospital and primary care. You will learn the importance of multidisciplinary healthcare through our interprofessional learning programme. You will develop your physical examination, diagnostic and prescribing skills, in preparation for practice through simulated learning in our dedicated pharmacy practice suite. We take an integrated approach to teaching, looking at all aspects of medicines, from design through to patient care. You will draw on the expertise of subject specialists including registered and practising pharmacists and other healthcare practitioners building your confidence, consultation, clinical reasoning and teamwork skills. You will be supported in your journey through your personal tutor and professional mentor. The University is a world-leading centre of research, and we will incorporate the latest research into your teaching to enable you to make evidence-based decisions in future practice. The University of Sheffield is working towards accreditation of this programme with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The programme will be provisionally accredited until the accreditation process is complete. After being awarded your MPharm degree, you will need to complete a 12-month structured foundation training period and assessment, leading to registration as a Pharmacist with the GPhC.