MPhil Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

The MPhil in Pharmacy is a research degree in the School of Pharmacy, which focuses on the pharmaceutical sciences and clinical and primary care aspects of pharmacy, with research designed to benefit patients.

Department: School of Pharmacy | Intake: 2027/28 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research spans five themes: nanomedicine and biotherapeutics; pharmaceutical materials science and formulation; drug delivery and biomaterials; infection and antimicrobial resistance; and healthcare delivery and medicines optimisation. Students work in a multidisciplinary environment with access to laboratory facilities and the University Graduate School training programme.

Career pathways

98% of MPhil graduates were employed by pharmaceutical industries within one year of graduation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The minimum academic requirement is normally an Upper Second Class (2.1) Honours degree from a UK or ROI higher education provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. International applicants need an IELTS score of 6.0 with not less than 6.0 in writing and not less than 5.5 in listening, speaking and reading (taken within the last 2 years), or an equivalent qualification.

International applicants: GBP 28,900 a year (2027/28). International and EU Other fee; bench fees may apply in addition and are detailed on the offer letter Source

Intake: September 2027

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