UCAS Code: B230

Duration: 4 years

Intl Fee: £9,500

Sunderland is no.1 in the North East for pharmacy and pharmacology, according to The Guardian University Guide 2012.

Our Masters in Pharmacy course is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council and rated ‘excellent’ by the Quality Assurance Agency.

We have taught pharmacy for more than 90 years, and research at Sunderland into pharmacy has been described as ‘world-leading’ by the latest Research Assessment Exercise.

The course is a passport to a first class career. Almost all our graduates who are in jobs within six months have graduate level roles. 99% are classed as ‘health professionals’, according to Unistats 2012.

Typical starting salaries for community pharmacists range from £21,000 - £35,000 depending on location, conditions of employment and experience. There is virtually no unemployment of qualified pharmacists.

The MPharm begins with a broad overview of the fundamental pharmaceutical sciences. You then develop more specialised knowledge and skills in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, clinical management and patient-focused clinical skills.

Qualifying as a Pharmacist

This course lasts for four years and you will graduate as a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm). The MPharm is the only qualification in the UK which leads to professional registration as a pharmacist.

To become eligible for registration as a pharmacist in the UK, you will need to undertake a further year of postgraduate training after the end of the course. This one-year course is known as the ‘pre-registration training year’. We offer this course at Sunderland: Pharmacy pre-registration training programme.

Once this pre-registration training year is complete, you will be qualified to sit the registration exam set by the General Pharmaceutical Council and start your career as a Pharmacist.