MPharm Pharmacy / Course details

Our four-year Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) course will give you the knowledge and practical skills you need to enter the pharmacy profession.

We integrate science and practice throughout the course, giving you a sound understanding of how to apply your knowledge to solve clinical problems. You will also learn from practising pharmacists and pharmacist prescribers throughout your studies and gain workplace experience in a range of settings and different sectors of pharmacy practice.

you will develop your consultation, clinical decision-making, professional and leadership skills in order to work effectively with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals and to adapt to the challenges and developments that may occur during your career.

Our MPharm degree is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Upon successful completion of the course, you will need to undertake a foundation training year, take the GPhC's common registration assessment and meet fitness to practise requirements before becoming a fully-fledged pharmacist.

We use an enquiry-based learning (EBL) approach to provide you with important skills that will help you become an independent, motivated and confident learner. You will benefit from a variety of teaching and learning activities throughout our MPharm course, including EBL workshops, core concepts lectures, tutorials, practical classes, group assignments, interactive online learning and a research project.

You will also go on an extensive range of placements as part of the course. Find out more about these and the other ways you will learn on the Teaching and Learning page .

Your knowledge, understanding and practical skills will be assessed through a variety of methods, including examinations, assignment reports, portfolios, staff observations and testimonials, group work, peer assessment and oral or alternative-format presentations.

End of semester examinations include a multiple choice question paper, calculations paper, integrated case-based papers, and web-based learning programmes.

Report writing skills are assessed throughout the course, and your practical, consultation and clinical skills are continuously assessed during classes and placements.

The final degree mark is based on the results of assessments in all four years of the course, including the Year 4 research project.

The guidance and support I received helped me towards my dream of becoming a pharmacist in Canada. My time in Manchester was an amazing adventure.

Eric Huynh

Find out more about what it's like to study at Manchester on the  Biology, Medicine and Health Student Blog .

You will learn in a range of pharmacy facilities throughout the course.

You will also have access to the University's other facilities for undergraduate students .