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• 17th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2023 (Pharmacology and Pharmacy)
• Global Top 125 University - QS World University Rankings 2023
• Top 70 for Life Sciences and Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
• Top 150 for Pharmacy and Pharmacology - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022
• 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• 18th in the UK – Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 (Pharmacy and Pharmacology category)
• 1st in the UK and 8th in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022
• Global Top 140 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023

Stage 1

Your learning will be focused on patient-orientated problems.

You'll study areas such as the normal structure and function of the human body, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry.

You'll gain professional and practical skills including how to talk to patients, work within healthcare teams and simple examination skills.

Stage 2

During Stage 2, you will study pharmaceutical care, such as pathology, as well as topics such as systems for medicines management.

You will examine abnormal pathology and subsequent therapeutic options to deal with the disease. This will be integrated with cutting-edge pharmaceutical science and continued workplace experience.

Stage 3

In Stage 3, you'll study applied pharmaceutical interventions such as design and delivery and develop an understanding of how medicines are used concomitantly and how adverse effects are monitored and managed.

You will explore the development of drugs from first principles, and the formulation of injections and implantable medicinal devices. You will also experience more complex patient-based cases.

Stage 4

In Stage 4, you'll study targeted therapeutics such as optimisation, critique and responsibility.

You will encounter complex clinical problems and examine specific areas of oncology, infection and immunology.

You'll also learn about state-of-the-art formulation devices used in the delivery of chemotherapy and have the opportunity to choose an area of pharmacy to study as part of a research project.

Pharmacy is a highly varied profession with a number of different possible career paths open to graduates.

To register as a pharmacist in the UK, you must complete the MPharm degree, a pre-registration training year and sit the registration assessment. After registration, pharmacy graduates are highly sought after and are amongst the most employable professionals in the UK, with many opportunities to work internationally.

Career paths include:

• community pharmacist
• hospital pharmacist
• industrial pharmacist
• emerging roles, including working in GP practices and care homes

You'll be taught through:

• lectures
• seminars
• tutorials
• problem-based learning
• practical experience
• laboratory work
• case seminars

These combined methods of teaching are designed to encourage you to develop knowledge and skills in an integrated manner.

You'll be supported in case-led teaching so you are able to confidently apply your knowledge to future work.