Newcastle University Undergraduate programs
Pharmacy MPharm Honours
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Master degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 29,400 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
This degree focuses on developing your scientific, technical and communication skills. You'll leave as a professional, caring, ethical and effective pharmacist, able to contribute to the health of future generations.
Hands-on learning and clinical placements are embedded throughout the degree. You will have access to patients from the start of the course, as well as access to our on-campus skills labs.
You’ll become a confident expert in medicine by learning the fundamentals of the human body and the principles of areas such as:
- Pharmaceutical microbiology
- Biomedical science
- Pathology
- Microbiology
Professional accreditation and recognition
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
This degree has full accreditation from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
The GPhC accredits and recognises Pharmacy courses leading to pre-registration and then pharmacist registration. After the successful completion of your degree, you will need to complete one year as a pre-registration trainee. After this, you can register with the GPhC and be allowed to practise as a pharmacist.
- 12th in the UK – The Complete University Guide 2025 (Pharmacology and Pharmacy category)
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Top 90 for Life Sciences and Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 100 for Pharmacy and Pharmacology - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- 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
- 7th in the UK – Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 (Pharmacy and Pharmacology category)
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
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
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
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.