MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance / Overview
Year of entry: 2025
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- Degree awarded
- MSc/PGDip/PGCert
- Duration
- MSc 3yr PT, PGDip 2 yr PT, PGCert 1 yr PT
- Entry requirements
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We require an honours degree (minimum Lower Second) or overseas equivalent in:
- pharmacy
- a related scientific or healthcare discipline.
We may consider non-graduates with professional experience and academic ability. See the advice to applicants section for more information.
You should have access to appropriate practice and facilities for workplace-based assignments. You must also have evidence of support from your employer to attend the residential teaching component and any required work experience. Ideally, you will have a nominated work-based tutor to support you for the duration of the course.
- Number of places/applicants
40 places
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form .
See the Advice to applicant and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require, plus further information if you are a non-graduate.
The deadline for applications is 29 August 2025 . We recommend you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | N | Y | N | N |
| PGDip | N | Y | N | N |
| PGCert | N | Y | N | N |
Course overview
- Enhance your skills and knowledge if you work in the NHS or private sector technical services as a pharmacy, health or biomedical professional.
- Learn from experts practicing in the NHS and industry who deliver lectures and workshops as part of the course.
- Cover topics such as quality assurance, aseptics, radiopharmacy, quality control, production and clinical trials.
- Develop your network of like-minded professionals.
- Enjoy the blended delivery model, learning via remote and online learning in addition to study days in Manchester.
- Study at a university ranked 17th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings 2024).
Open days
The University holds regular open days, where you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and find out more about our facilities and courses. On this day, you will find out more about the course and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have.For more information, see Open days .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £7,800 years 1 and 2, £3,900 year 3 -
PGDip (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £7,800 -
PGCert (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £7,800
Additional expenses
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4563
- pgtaught.pharmacy@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/pharmacy/masters/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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