MPharm Honours Pharmacy

at Newcastle University

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

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, working 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 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.

A Level
AAB including Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics at A Level and excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A Levels we require a pass in the practical element. Mathematics and English Language both required at GCSE, minimum grade C or 4, if not offered at A or AS Level. Offers are made subject to satisfying fitness to practise conditions.

International Baccalaureate
 

• 36 points. At least 5 points required from Higher Level Chemistry and at least 5 points required from at least one of Higher Level Biology, Mathematics or Physics. At least 4 points required from Standard Level Maths or Mathematical Studies if not offered at Higher Level.
• Offers are made subject to satisfying fitness to practise conditions.

Typically we recognise a 80% average in Standard XII as comparable to AAB at A Level.

This can be awarded by:
 

• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISCE)
• National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
• Various state boards
• Autonomous schools

Actual grades required will vary depending on exam board.

Tuition fees

Home Fee Students
£9,250

International Fee Students
£24,000

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