MSc in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Belfast, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 13,140 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* EU and international student
Key Summary
Introduction
Do you want to advance your pharmacy career while continuing in employment?
This postgraduate distance learning programme allows you to fit your studies around your work and family commitments.
Our Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice programme was developed following extensive consultation with pharmacists and their employers both within and beyond the United Kingdom. It provides a flexible study pathway that is designed to develop the therapeutic knowledge and clinical skills of pharmacists to an advanced level. The modules are designed to help pharmacists acquire and demonstrate the advanced-level competencies defined in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum.
The MSc is open to pharmacists in all employment sectors although students must be able to undertake a project in either the primary or secondary healthcare sector in their final year.
The MSc can be completed entirely off-campus by distance learning and is therefore open to pharmacists both within and outside the United Kingdom.
Students in Great Britain may select the Independent Prescribing option in year 2, which includes a compulsory 5-day clinical skills residential at Queen's.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
We offer prestigious, competitive scholarships of up to 50% off tuition fees to new international students. You must have an offer to study a full-time course with us in 2024 to apply for a scholarship.
Curriculum
Year 1
Developing evidence in practice
Assessment
Assessments associated with the course are outlined below:
A variety of written coursework, case study and online assessment is used.
In addition, the Independent Prescribing option in Year 2 includes competency assessments, a practice portfolio and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) in the clinical skills module.
Finally, students complete work-based projects in Year 3 and submit either a dissertation (PMY7090 Research project) or a paper plus poster (PMY7009 Service evaluation and development). PMY7068 (Development as an advanced practitioner) is assessed via submission of a work-based learning portfolio plus an online oral assessment.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Professional Opportunities
This program will enhance opportunities to progress your career as a pharmacist to the advanced practitioner level.
Pharmacists in Great Britain have the option to undertake independent prescribing (IP) training in the second year.
Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award for extra-curricular skills
In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised by a world-leading university, but you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this the Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.
Student Testimonials
Program delivery
Learning and Teaching
Learning opportunities associated with this course are outlined below:
Students complete their studies by distance/online learning without having to attend on-campus.
Students can choose from a range of modules that are relevant to their current work or that will help them to achieve their employment aspirations*.
*PMY7100 'Introduction to clinical pharmacy' is compulsory in Year 1 for students who are working outside the UK/Ireland. PMY7103 'Developing evidence' is compulsory for MSc students.
Students can complete their studies by distance/online learning without having to attend on-campus. Alternatively, students in Great Britain may undertake Independent Prescribing training as an option in their second year, which includes a 5-day residential at Queen's.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.