- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- MSc 3 years PT, PGDip 2 years PT
- Entry requirements
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We require an honours degree in pharmacy (minimum Lower Second or equivalent).
- Number of places/applicants
100 places (including 40 for the blended route)
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form . See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
We recommend that 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 | N | N | Y |
| PGDip | N | N | N | Y |
Course overview
- Develop clinical, leadership and research skills while working as a pharmacist with our part-time distance learning programme.
- Eligible pharmacists can also include independent prescribing.
- Study at a university ranked 6th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS Rankings 2024).
- Our course is mapped to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's post-registration foundation and core advanced frameworks.
- Open up a new career, upskill or get more involved in research by completing this course.
- Plan your study schedule around front-line roles and home commitments with the flexibility of an online programme.
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 distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £3,850 for year 1 and 2, and £4,800 for year 3
International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,800 for year 1 and 2, and £12,400 for year 3 -
PGDip (part-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): £3,850
International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,800
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Students who are classified as 'Overseas' for tuition fee purposes, but who receive funding from the NHS, may be eligible for a tuition fee discount to the same amount paid by 'Home' students.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are fixed for international students, for the course duration at the year of entry).
For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees .
Always contact the department via pgtaught.pharmacy@manchester.ac.uk if you are unsure which fee applies to you.
Additional expenses
All students should be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.You can find further information in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes .
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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