Pharmacy degrees

Pharmacists play a vital role in our healthcare system and have been an integral part of the COVID-19 response. Our accredited pharmacy degree courses explore chemistry medicines and ethics, and build your experience in delivering safe and effective patient-centred care.

Realistic learning environments, placements in professional healthcare settings, inter-professional learning opportunities through our close links with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and help available in your foundation year after you graduate from our MPharm, are all part of the support we offer in your journey to becoming a qualified pharmacist.

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Our pharmacy degrees

Undergraduate degrees

Integrating an understanding of chemistry, pharmaceutics, microbiology, physiology, pharmacology and health psychology with the practice of pharmacy in providing the best care for patients, our pharmacy programmes are taught through a series of cases studies that bring together the science of pharmacy with the needs of the patient.

Postgraduate degrees

We offer the Overseas Pharmacists’ Assessment Programme (OSPAP).

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Help shape the future of health care – this highly specialised MSc is an opportunity to explore precision medicine, with the aim of personalising disease prevention and treatment, targeting the right treatments for the right patients at the right time.

As the role of a pharmacist continues to evolve, independent prescribing has become a fundamental aspect of professional development for pharmacists. We offer a masters-level module for registered pharmacists leading to the award of Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing which is accepted by the GPhC for registration as an independent prescriber. 

Professional accreditation

Our Pharmacy MPharm is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), the UK's independent regulator for pharmacy. Accreditation from the GPhC means that graduates are eligible to progress to the pre-registration programme.

After you graduate from a GPhC-accredited MPharm course you complete a year of foundation training. This is paid work in a community or hospital pharmacy where you’ll build a portfolio of evidence and demonstrate your competence while being observed at work. Your progress is guided and verified by a tutor.

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Built-in work experience 

Our pharmacy degree courses will help you develop confidence and skills on placements in community and hospital settings. You’ll also gain practical experience with the latest technology in pharmacy using our specialist facilities including patient simulator, medicine dispensary, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry, all preparing you for areas of the profession including community, hospital, clinical and industrial pharmacy.

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Inspiring Research

Design and complete your own advanced project supervised by a Brighton researcher in your final year. Our research explores critical issues including new approaches to regenerative medicine, the treatment of cancer, asthma, diabetes and other chronic diseases, and leads the development of innovative biomedical products.

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Opportunities in medicine

Pharmacy MPharm students who want to pursue a degree in medicine and who fulfil the eligibility criteria are guaranteed an interview with Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

What job can I do with a pharmacy degree?

If you're deciding between Pharmacy or Pharmacology please note that Pharmacy MPharm is the only qualification that you can take if you want to become a pharmacist in the UK, however that doesn’t mean that your career options after the course are limited. This is one of the applied sciences you can study at university that also develop skills that employers from other sectors are looking for.

Examples of jobs you could do with a pharmacy degree:

  • Community pharmacist
  • Hospital pharmacist
  • Research scientist (medical)
  • Medical sales representative
  • Medical science liaison
  • Pharmacologist
  • Product/process development scientist
  • Regulatory affairs officer
  • Science writer
  • Toxicologist.

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