Master of Pharmacy

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Typical offer:
Entry requirements
Fees: See below
Full details
UCAS code: B230
Institute code: H36
Work placement option
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The University of Hertfordshire is committed to welcoming students with a wide range of qualifications and levels of experience. The entry requirements listed on the course pages provide a guide to the minimum level of qualifications needed to study each course. However, we have a flexible approach to admissions and each application will be considered on an individual basis.

UCAS points	A Level	BTEC
128-136	ABB-AAB: 3 A Levels to include Chemistry at grade B and one other Science (Biology, Physics or Mathematics). General Studies and Applied Science A Levels are not accepted.	DDM: Must be predicted the Extended Diploma in Applied Science. Applicants with Extended Diploma in Applied Science RQF without A-Level Chemistry will be accepted at tutor's discretion. Must also have Chemistry A level grade C or above (if QCF).

Additional requirements

GCSE: Grade 5/B in Double Science and 5/B in English Language and Mathematics.

All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

If you do not have the required IELTS or equivalent for direct entry on to your degree programme, our Pre-sessional English and International Foundation courses can help you to achieve this level.

For more details on the University of Hertfordshire's entry requirements, please visit our Undergraduate Entry Requirements page.

Find out more about International Entry Requirements.

UCAS points	A Level	BTEC	Access Course Tariff	IB Requirement
128 - 136	ABB - AAB - 3 A Levels to include Chemistry at grade B and one other Science (Biology, Physics or Mathematics). General Studies and Applied Science A Levels are not accepted	DDM - DDD - Must be BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science. Applicants with Extended Diploma in Applied Science RQF must include a minimum of 12 chemistry units at merit or above. Applicants with Extended Diploma in Applied Science QCF must have A Level Chemistry minimum grade C in addition.	Must be studying a minimum of 45 credits (30 distinctions - with minimum 15 distinctions in chemistry). No pass grades can be accepted	Pass International Baccalaureate (Diploma) with an overall diploma score of 30 including Chemistry and another Science at higher level Grade H5

Additional requirements

GCSE: Grade 5/B in Double Science and 5/B in English Language and Mathematics.

All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

If you do not have the required IELTS or equivalent for direct entry on to your degree programme, our Pre-sessional English and International Foundation courses can help you to achieve this level.

For more details on the University of Hertfordshire's entry requirements, please visit our Undergraduate Entry Requirements page.

Find out more about International Entry Requirements.

Professional accreditations

The MPharm at the University of Hertfordshire is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council until the academic year 2024/25.

Graduating from the MPharm degree qualifies you to enter the pre-registration training year regulated by the GPhC.

However, please note that there is no guarantee of a pre-registration training place for any graduate as these are recruited to on a competitive national basis. Students who were studying on a Student Visa will need to apply for further immigration leave to undertake their pre-registration training.

Information on visa options which may be suitable for the pre-registration training year can be found on the Home Office website. Note the Home Office website provides current information. It is possible that there may be changes to visa and/or immigration policy by the time you start your pre-registration training.

How your application information is used

In the interests of patient and public safety, the University is required to share some of the information provided in your application form with the Medical Schools Council, Dental Schools Council and Pharmacy Schools Council in order to verify your fitness to practise.

If a fitness to practise finding is made against you in the future, this information and a copy of the decision against you will also be provided by the University to the Medical Schools Council to be stored on the database for 10 years. The database is accessible only by other medical, dental and pharmacy schools in the UK and the General Medical Council and will not be shared with any other third parties.

It is used only to ascertain an applicant’s fitness to practise to protect patients and the public. Any offer of a place on the MPharm Programme at the University of Hertfordshire is conditional on you having disclosed any previous fitness to practise findings against you to the University, and your consent being given to the University to provide the Medical Schools Council with the findings of any future fitness to practice investigation .

You have a right of access to any information held about you on the database and to have any errors corrected. If you wish to exercise these rights, or want any further information on the database please contact Veronica Davids at the Medical Schools Council.

Why choose this course?

Gain clinical skills in our mock pharmacy and simulation suites
Hospital, community and industry placements across all years
Benefit from a peer to peer mentoring programme

Excellent facilities including a simulated pharmacy and refurbished chemistry labs.
Placement visits in all years of the programme
Regular promotion of work experience opportunities as well as workshops preparing you for working as a pharmacist including interview techniques, work placements, negotiating workplace politics, preparation sessions for applying for foundation training
Mentoring programme between students of all years
Active Pharmacy Society
Summer Scholarships/Summer Research Projects with researchers from the University.
Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council
We have strong links with local healthcare providers and pharmaceutical industries
Find out more about our Pharmacy staff

What's the course about?

Pharmacists are experts in medicines and a trusted source of advice and treatment. The role of pharmacists is developing in exciting new ways to support patients through medicine management and independent pharmacist prescribing, as well as drug development. Using state-of-the-art facilities you’ll gain the scientific knowledge to become a skilled and confident pharmacist. You’ll study the role of the pharmacist in healthcare and industry, and develop vital interpersonal skills. Work placements are essential and you’ll have opportunities in every year of the course.

Your main campus is College Lane   

This is where the creative arts, science and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.  

What will I study?

You will undertake your studies both on campus within lecture theatres and modern laboratories, as well as on clinical placements. A variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical classes will be used in components of the course, supported by computer-assisted learning and self-directed study. You will be regularly assessed throughout the four years by examinations, coursework and project work.

Level 4

Module	Credits	Compulsory/optional
Drugs and Medicines	30 Credits	Compulsory
This is a foundation module that will cover essential areas of physical, structural and organic chemistry. It also includes an introduction to fundamental concepts in pharmaceutics. Students will be taught about the factors which influence the development of medicinal products and therapeutic use of medicines. The module provides the underpinning pharmaceutical science in a contextualised manner.
The Patient	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module provides students with an introduction to human physiology and the pathology of disease relating cell function and biochemistry to the function of the whole human body. It also provides an overview of the structure and function of the healthy human body.
The Pharmacist	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module will introduce students to the role of medicines in patient care and in society. The module will also explore the scope of the professional practice of pharmacy and introduce students to the concept of legality, safety and appropriateness in medication supply. Students will explore the role of the pharmacist in contributing to patient care and wellbeing including minor ailments. Students will be introduced to the concept of inter professional working and how this is applied in practice.
Transition to Higher Education	30 Credits	Compulsory
This introductory module supports students to make the transition to higher education and understand and meet the specific requirements of a professional, vocational programme. The MPharm programme integrates science and clinical practice so this module introduces students to integrating material. The module also introduces the concepts of multi-disciplinary working and the theory of this.
Preparing for Professional Practice 1	0 Credits	Compulsory
Students are introduced to professional skills and University graduate attributes in a series of taught sessions and small group tutorials with their personal tutor. They will self-reflect on their development, identifying strengths and weaknesses, with the assistance of a personal tutor and will produce a portfolio of evidence based on these reflections and wider experiences such as from the practice placement. They will also have the opportunity to produce an individualised curriculum vitae. The module includes an introduction to professional communication skills. Students give a simple 5-minute presentation (micro-teaching session) to peers and reflect on their own capabilities and development needs. Students learn about and reflect on the professional standards from the General Pharmaceutical Council, including the importance of adhering to social media guidelines to ensure professional behaviour and respect for others.

Level 5

Module	Credits	Compulsory/optional
Applied Pharmaceutical Chemistry	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module considers drugs from their chemical structure, activity relationships with their targets, their pharmacology through to their use in clinical settings. The module explores a number of methods of pharmaceutical analysis. Details of the mode of actions of drugs used are related to the rationale of treatment procedures and explanations for possible adverse effects which limit the therapeutic benefits are considered. New targets for drug treatments of diseases are explored when appropriate. Drugs of abuse and psychoactive substances, alongside their recreational use are also considered.
Clinical Therapeutics and Manufacturing	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module considers drugs associated with the musculoskeletal, haematological and immune systems from their chemical structure, activity relationships with their targets, their pharmacology through to their use in clinical settings, alongside consideration of the design, manufacture and use of common oral pharmaceutical dosage forms. This enables students to integrate an underpinning understanding of tablet manufacture into frontline pharmacist roles including patient safety and public health.
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module considers drugs associated with the endocrine, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems from their chemical structure, activity relationships with their targets, their pharmacology through to their use in clinical settings, alongside consideration of the design, manufacture and use of common oral pharmaceutical dosage forms. This enables students to integrate an underpinning understanding of tablet manufacture into frontline pharmacist roles including patient safety and public health.
Pharmacy Practice and Medicines	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module considers drugs associated with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems from their chemical structure, activity relationships with their targets, their pharmacology through to their use in clinical settings. Students develop a foundation in professional and clinical skills concerning prescription and medicines management, alongside consideration of the movement of drugs through the body and the pharmacological response to drugs. This enables students to integrate an underpinning understanding of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics into frontline pharmacist roles including patient safety and public health. The module also covers recognition and response to symptoms of common ailments and the advisory role of the pharmacist in health promotion and illness prevention. During the module the students develop further their communication skilla and are introduced to more complex structured consultation frameworks to prepare them for practice and prescribing.
Preparing for Professional Practice 2	0 Credits	Compulsory
This module continues the development of personal and professional skills and graduate attributes begun in Preparing for Professional Practice 1. Students discuss the development and increased complexity of these skills in both taught sessions and small group tutorials with their personal tutor. Students will develop professional communication skills regarding the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines on their placement. They learn how to adapt their communication to a range of audiences (health care professionals and patients) and how to analyse data presented in relevant texts (e.g., the BNF) to select appropriate solutions (e.g., choosing the best antibiotic for a given disease state when the patient has a penicillin allergy). Students also work with their tutor and 4th year mentors to develop analysis techniques on a given scientific paper and how to recognise limitations of this. Knowledge from the clinical topics taught in the other modules across level 5 (year 2) will serve as a platform to inform the topics used in these sessions. The assessment of dispensing competencies sits within this module.

Level 6

Module	Credits	Compulsory/optional
Applied Therapeutic Interventions 1	30 Credits	Compulsory
Building on from the second-year, students will continue to learn about the extended role of a pharmacist and their place within the wider health care setting in the context of evidence-based treatment of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hepatic, renal, haematological and central nervous systems. The continued importance of evidence-based practice will be highlighted in case-based workshops. Physical assessment and diagnostic testing will be investigated to aide treatment of and prescribing for patients as will drug discovery, and clinical and pre-clinical drug development. Students will develop the skills required in conducting a medication reviews and advanced skills associated with pharmaceutical care: eliciting, reviewing and assessing patient history, maintaining records and counselling patients to encourage concordant relationships.
Applied Therapeutic Interventions 2	30 Credits	Compulsory
Building on from the second-year, and Semester A of the third year, students will continue to learn about the extended role of a pharmacist and their place within the wider health care setting in the context of evidence-based treatment of the respiratory and musculoskeletal systems. Autoimmune diseases, allergy and anaphylaxis, skin and ocular conditions, fungal infections, malignant diseases, palliative care and nutritional supplements are also covered. Students will consider drug delivery to the skin and mucosa, via the parenteral route and strategies of delivery for poorly soluble drugs and will look at vaccine formulations and the pharmacist's role in vaccinations. They will develop the skills required in therapeutic drug monitoring and will use data to inform patient care and consider the impact of pharmacogenomics in patient care.
Project	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module will cover reviewing literature, research design, appropriate data analysis techniques, and preparation of research papers and presentations. Students are supported in preparing a research question and in undertaking research.
Pharmacy Law and Prescribing Governance	30 Credits	Compulsory
The aims of this module are to provide students with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the law as it relates to practice of pharmacy and prescribing. It describes the legislative framework for medicines and controlled drugs (including prescribing). The module further aims to provide students with an understanding of contemporary healthcare ethics, and with a structured approach to resolution of ethical issues and dilemmas. The module helps students to develop and apply the skills necessary to respond to the legal and ethical challenges in healthcare practice and prescribing and enhances their ability to cope with uncertainty. The module addresses professionalism fosters the development of professional qualities and provides a clear understanding of what the public expects from its healthcare professionals. Prescribing governance, including defining scope of practice, responsibility and accountability, recognising influences on prescribing practice, and clinical audit as a tool for monitoring prescribing practice is thoroughly discussed.
Preparing for Professional Practice 3	0 Credits	Compulsory
This module continues the development of personal and professional skills and graduate attributes from the previous modules Preparing for Professional Practice 1 and 2. Students discuss the development and increased complexity of these skills in both taught sessions and small group tutorials with their personal tutor. Students will further develop professional communication skills regarding the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in a wide range of situations and disease states. They learn how to demonstrate confidence to define complex issues and how to synthesise ideas to generate novel solutions (e.g., how to find an appropriate formulation for a patient who cannot swallow). The key focus of the year is employability. Students work with their tutor and 4th year mentors to develop their interview skills in preparation for their Foundation Year interviews. Knowledge from the clinical topics taught in the other modules across level 6 (year 3) will serve as a platform to inform the topics used in these sessions. Formative and Summative OSCEs form part of this module, summative OSCEs include critical 'must pass' elements. Competence in the development of numeracy skills is also assessed as a 'must pass' element in this module.

Level 7

Module	Credits	Compulsory/optional
Integrated Pharmaceutical Care	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module prepares the student for entry to the foundation year after graduation and continues to develop and apply knowledge, skills and attributes obtained throughout the programme. It develops the students ability to utilise their knowledge of chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to the safe, legal and ethical treatment prescribing process. The module covers recent changes in law and medication use and prescribing in complex groups of patients for example the elderly, pregnant and breastfeeding women and neonates. It also covers complex mental health issues and psychiatric disorders across life span (e.g. infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age) and the impact of these on primary and secondary healthcare issues. Students will demonstrate appropriate skills through simulation and patient contact to work in partnership with patients, carers and fellow healthcare professionals for the safe and effective use of medicines. The teaching sessions are delivered by practitioners with a wide range of experience. The teaching delivery mode is a combination of lectures, small group work and workshops. Students are encouraged to undertake self/independent study to supplement and consolidate their know ledge base and are expected to utilise on-line learning platforms. During the 4th Year of the MPharm programme independent learning is further developed. Students will be expected to independently complete complex pre-session tasks to be able to actively participate in taught lecture and workshop sessions.
Public Health and Patient Safety	30 Credits	Compulsory
The module is designed to build on the scientific and professional framework gained throughout the programme and enhance students' knowledge and understanding of broad public health, global health and patient safety issues with a focus on pharmacy practice and prescribing. Students will explore the practice of public health, global health and patient safety in a range of related settings. They will learn about good practice affecting public health, global health and patient safety. This module will help students to appreciate the role of the pharmacist in a proactive and preventative role as well as in reactive and management roles as required. Students will discuss how clinical services can be improved to allow for community needs, including deprivation, and public health During the 4th Year of the MPharm programme independent learning is further developed. Students will be expected to independently complete complex pre-session tasks to be able to actively participate in taught lecture and workshop sessions.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice	30 Credits	Compulsory
The module is designed to build on the scientific and professional framework gained throughout the programme and enhance students know ledge and understanding of advanced pharmacy practice. Students will explore leadership and management, advanced technologies and patient assessments relevant to prescribing. This module will help students to appreciate the role of the pharmacist in a proactive and preventative role as well as in reactive and management roles as required. The role of the pharmacist in leadership and teamworking in relation to other health professionals will also be critically evaluated During the 4th Year of the MPharm programme independent learning is further developed. Students will be expected to independently complete complex pre-session tasks to be able to actively participate in taught lecture and workshop sessions.
Clinical Skills for Pharmacists	30 Credits	Compulsory
This module is aligned to the GPhC Initial Education and Training Standard Learning Outcomes (2021). Students must successfully demonstrate competence evidence of competence in all 55 outcomes, at the required level commensurate with an MPharm graduate.
Preparing for Professional Practice 4	0 Credits	Compulsory
This module continues the development of personal and professional skills and graduate attributes from the previous modules Preparing for Professional Practice 1, 2 and 3. Students discuss the development and increased complexity of these skills in both taught sessions and small group tutorials with their personal tutor. Students are expected to be autonomous during the module and work with minimal supervision. They act as mentors for the students in the other years and work effectively as a team to organise and run these sessions, and to provide the necessary information to their peers, demonstrating leadership and accountability. Skills are further developed to demonstrate competency in complex situations using a wide range of resources (e.g. dose adjustments for patients with renal failure using information in the SmPC - summary of product characteristics) and how to communicate these to a wide range of health care professional and/or patients. How to deal with potential conflict in such conversations is also discussed. Knowledge from the clinical topics taught in the other modules across level 7 (year 4) will serve as a platform to inform the topics used in these sessions. Formative and Summative OSCEs form part of this module, summative OSCEs include critical 'must pass' elements. Competence in complex numeracy skills is also assessed as a 'must pass' element in this module. Workshops in this module will allow students to develop and practise the effective communication skills needed regarding the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines which must be successfully demonstrated during the OSCE examinations. Knowledge from the clinical topics taught in the other modules across level 7 (Year 4) will serve as a platform to inform the topics used in these workshops.

Work placement

You will be expected to gain pharmacy practice experience within hospital, community or industry placements. Through the placements you will develop new skills and knowledge through contact with pharmacists, patients and other healthcare professionals. This will provide a wide range of experiences and will develop your ability to relate pharmacy theory to practice.

Our Department of Pharmacy welcomes the diversity of its student body, however, in some lectures, workshops, clinical classes and placements, laboratory or clinical simulation situations students may not be able to comply with religious dress requirements due to health and safety considerations and/or the need for communication between individuals.

The need to comply with health and safety or patient safety will be given priority over the need for religious expression. This course includes placements in hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy and industry; these placement elements are essential for completion of the course. Whilst on placement, students must adhere to the Infection Control policy and uniform requirements of the host organisation.

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Alumni Stories

Nikunj Thakrar

Meet Nikunj Thakrar who has built a successful career as a Pharmacist since graduating in 2009. He currently works for Tesco as a Pharmacy Manager and has returned to the University as a visiting lecturer.

Current job role	Pharmacy Manager
Year of graduation	2009
Course of study	MPharm Pharmacy

University experience

Nikunj has been working at Tesco since he was a pre-reg Pharmacist and has worked his way up to the position he is now in. He speaks highly of the University, crediting us with helping him succeed in his career. Through the University's resources, facilities and exceptional Pharmacy degree, Nikunj had the opportunity to train three pharmacists as a pre-reg tutor. This hands-on practical experience helped him when entering employment and gave him tangible skills to take into his career.

He says, 'The University had, and still has, a massive impact on how my career has progressed. The teaching, support and resources were excellent and helped me develop into the pharmacist I am today. I count my time at university as one of the main contributing factors to my success.'

Real world skills

Nikunj's experience and career demonstrates how the University gives students the skills to succeed, delivering fully skilled, work ready graduates to the professional world, equipped with unique experience and knowledge. Nikunj says, 'I feel that the preparation we were given for the real world was extremely useful in helping me settle as a pharmacist. We spent a lot of time in the mock pharmacy and dispensing suites which were the closest thing to an actual pharmacy. And although daunting, OSCE examinations were an extremely effective way of mimicking real-life scenarios a pharmacist may encounter, ultimately testing our knowledge.'

Aspirations for the future

As a visiting lecturer, the University recognised Nikunj's talent and was able to facilitate his passion for the subject. He is continually developing new skills that he can incorporate into his professional role, in addition to help nurture the pharmacists of tomorrow. He encourages prospective pharmacists to gain experience alongside their degree as it will be invaluable when qualified. He adds, 'Set yourself goals to work towards and never lose sight of them.'

Looking ahead to the future, Nikunj says, 'I am currently very happy with my roles at Tesco and the University of Hertfordshire. However, in the future, I plan on helping out with more central and operational projects within the company and to increase my time spent in academia.'

I made great friends on my degree and through the Students' Union, and I've now got friends around the world, because of the wider Alumni community.

Alumni Stories

Amira Guirguis

Meet Amira Guirguis discovered her passion and retrained as a pharmacist. She is currently studying towards a PhD in Pharmacy.

Current job role	Pharmacist
Year of graduation	2012
Course of study	MPharm Pharmacy

A move into pharmacy

Amira Guirguis’ career path into pharmacy did not begin in the most traditional way. Initially, Amira trained as an accountant, but always had an interest in people and languages, speaking three fluently. After subsequently working in interpretation and translation, she then decided to retrain as a pharmacist.

One of the benefits that Amira saw with pharmacy was the broad opportunities it offered, including being able to work in the community, hospitals, industry or research. Given this, she advises making the most of all opportunities available. She says, ‘Be proactive and learn from the different expertise of lecturers and researchers. Pharmacy is not just about passing an exam but about developing the skills and competences which would enable you to be a successful pharmacist or researcher.’

Focusing on research

After completing her pre-registration year at Ealing Hospital, Amira decided to undertake a PhD having spent the summers of her MPharm working in research. ‘I am very interested in research and keen in pursuing a career in pharmaceutical research, aiming at finding out new methods to improve patient safety and raise our profile as pharmacists.’

Her PhD focuses on using different spectroscopic methods and computational modelling which could be used to identify novel psychoactive substances (NPS) or ‘legal highs’. Currently, Amira is reviewing the existing research and literature, and plans to start in the lab shortly.

Future plans

Even though her focus is very much on pharmaceutical research and her PhD, Amira is keen to retain her skills as a pharmacist and is currently working to gain the necessary accreditations to be able to undertake locum opportunities at community pharmacies. ‘As I’m hospital trained, I would need to undertake some mandatory and other optional courses related to enhanced and advanced services in community pharmacy, although still hope to also locum in hospitals.’

Longer term, her focus remains on research alongside helping future pharmacists. ‘In the future, I want to work in research and contribute into pharmaceutical discoveries. My ambitions are also to develop a course for pre-registration pharmacists that would assist them towards their pre-registration training and pre-reg. exam.’

What's next for my career?

Pharmacists possess a versatile skill set that paves the way for a multitude of career opportunities spanning various sectors. Among these options are roles such as community pharmacists, who engage in patient counselling and medication dispensing within retail environments, and hospital pharmacists, who oversee medication preparation and management in clinical settings. There are also opportunities in industrial pharmacy, where you may contribute to drug development, manufacturing, or regulatory affairs within pharmaceutical companies.

Additionally, clinical pharmacy offers a dynamic career path where pharmacists work closely with healthcare teams in hospitals or clinics, optimising medication therapy and providing direct patient care. Across the sector, some pharmacists can take on the role of a prescribing pharmacist.

Research and development present another avenue for pharmacists, allowing you to delve into areas such as drug formulation, clinical trials, and healthcare advancements. Alternatively, academia offers opportunities for teaching and research at universities and academic institutions. Furthermore, you may find pharmacist roles in government agencies or public health organisations, working on drug policy development, medication safety initiatives, or public health campaigns.

Following graduation and meeting the GPhC requirements during the pre-registration year, there are a wide range of career paths open to you. You could work in community / hospital pharmacy, for one of the growing online pharmacy companies, or within drug development and marketing within the pharmaceutical industry.
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Additional information
Sandwich placement or study abroad year	n/a
Applications open to international and EU students	Yes
Course length	Full Time, 4 Years
Location	University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

International/EU applicants without pre-settled status in the UK

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Home and EU applicants with pre-settled/settled status in the UK

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2024

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2025

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2026

Start Date	End Date	Link
21/09/2026	31/05/2027	Apply online (Full Time)

Fees and funding
Fees 2024
UK Students

Full time
- £9250 for the 2024/2025 academic year
EU Students

Full time
- £15500 for the 2024/2025 academic year
International Students

Full time
- £15500 for the 2024/2025 academic year
Additional costs include:
- £30 deposit for chemistry locker covering years one and two of study – refundable
- £25 for dispensing lab coat and two lab books – non-refundable
- £35 deposit for EVS system – refundable after year four of study
- For students who wear a Hijab or head cover there is a laboratory flame-proof Hijab or other head cover for £10– non-refundable
- Travel costs for visits and placements
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Master of Pharmacy

Key information

Typical offer:

Fees: See below

UCAS code: B230

Institute code: H36

Work placement option

Additional requirements

Additional requirements

How your application information is used

Why choose this course?

What's the course about?

Your main campus is College Lane

What will I study?

Check out our student blogs

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My typical day

Student Blogs

What I love about my course

Student Blogs

Why I chose Herts

Student Blogs

Alumni Stories

Meet Nikunj Thakrar who has built a successful career as a Pharmacist since graduating in 2009. He currently works for Tesco as a Pharmacy Manager and has returned to the University as a visiting lecturer.

University experience

Real world skills

Aspirations for the future

Alumni Stories

Meet Amira Guirguis discovered her passion and retrained as a pharmacist. She is currently studying towards a PhD in Pharmacy.

A move into pharmacy

Focusing on research

Future plans

International/EU applicants without pre-settled status in the UK

Home and EU applicants with pre-settled/settled status in the UK

2024

2025

2026

Fees 2024

UK Students

Full time

EU Students

Full time

International Students

Full time

Other financial support

Living costs / accommodation

Your main campus is College Lane   