Pharmacy with a Preparatory (Foundation) Year, MPharm (Hons)

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Course Overview

Modern healthcare is delivered by a multidisciplinary team and increasingly pharmacists are delivering enhanced and new clinical services across healthcare settings. Our Pharmacy degree recognises these new and advanced roles and integrates science and practice to prepare students to meet the challenges of the changing face of pharmacy.

Following successful completion, achieving an overall average of 60%, in of the Foundation Year with at least 60% in the Preparatory (Foundation) in Pharmacy and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry modules, you will progress to Year 1 and follow a curriculum designed to reflect the way pharmacists approach patients and how patients present to pharmacists.

We combine fundamental and complex scientific principles with how they are applied to give you a clear understanding of the practice of pharmacy.

Why Pharmacy at Swansea?

Pharmacy at Swansea builds on the strengths of the Medical School by adopting an interdisciplinary approach. We recognise that pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals work together in a clinical setting so education and training should reflect this. You will benefit from our experience and expertise in clinical and life sciences, research, training and practice, helping you to develop your pharmaceutical practice, science and knowledge.

It is these strengths and the recognition of the need for scientific rigour and understanding, coupled with a strong focus on patient care and outcomes that allow the Medical School to develop high-quality healthcare professionals to meet the needs of the NHS and patients alike. 

Your Pharmacy Experience at Swansea

Throughout your course you will have a high level of structured clinical contact, lecture- and lab-based teaching. You will learn across 7 broad themes which have been adapted from the General Pharmaceutical Council's (GPhC's) Indicative Curriculum:  

  1. Pharmaceutics 
  2. Pharmaceutical Chemistry 
  3. Pharmacology 
  4. Biology and Biochemistry 
  5. Anatomy and Physiology 
  6. Clinical Pharmacy 
  7. Pharmacy Practice 

Pharmacy Employment Opportunities

98% of pharmacy graduates are working or in further study 6 months after graduation. Starting salaries for pharmacists vary depending on the area of pharmacy in which you choose to work and your location. The starting salary for newly-qualified Pharmacists employed by the NHS is over £35,000 and this can rise to £43,000-£60,000 after 10 years. The starting salaries for newly-qualified Pharmacists in community pharmacy can be as high as £50,000.

As a Pharmacist you will find a variety of healthcare roles available as a valued member of the clinical team, ranging from hospital pharmacy and community pharmacy to primary care, the pharmaceutical industry and academia.

For further information on career paths for pharmacists, please visit the RPS website.

If you are interested in becoming a Pharmacist our innovative interdisciplinary approach and dedication to improving healthcare delivery makes us the ideal place for the first step on your career.

Modules

Students are required to undertake 120 credits per year throughout each year of their study. Students will undertake modules to embed the basic scientific knowledge required of a scientist, patient-centred learning and the role of a pharmacist as a professional. 

Placements

You will be given placements in a variety of different settings to give you a taste of the options available to you as a graduate. You will even get the chance to visit a hospital pharmacy during the Preparatory (Foundation) Year. The settings for placements throughout the rest of the course include, but are not limited to: hospitals, community pharmacies and GP practices. Our 'Extending Horizons' placements will be offered in a variety of other healthcare sectors, e.g. prison pharmacy, the pharmaceutical industry and with other allied healthcare professions. 

For students entering their 3rd year there may be a limited number of overseas research projects available in Semester 2.

Pharmacy with a Preparatory (Foundation) Year, MPharm (Hons)