MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice at Robert Gordon University

Programme overview

The online MSc Clinical Pharmacy Practice course at Robert Gordon University will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to have a positive impact on patients’ lives and make a difference in the field of clinical practice. This course has been designed to deliver a broad education in clinical pharmacy for all qualified Pharmacists irrespective of their country of undergraduate study or practice, and provides an opportunity to focus your studies more specifically to your area of practice. It will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to enhance your decision-making and patient care abilities.

Faculty: School of Pharmacy, Applied Sciences and Public Health | Duration: 28 months part-time (online learning) | Study mode: part-time (online learning) | Intake: January | Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

The first two modules are common and are studied over 2 terms. Pharmaceutical Care Planning (30 credits) focuses on the development and implementation of evidence-based pharmaceutical care plans for patients and Therapeutics (30 credits) covers a wide-range of therapeutic topics. In this stage you will choose two 30-credit modules from the three options: Collaborative working in medicines management In this stage you will undertake Healthcare Research – and develop skills and expertise in relation to research and development of pharmacy services.

Career pathways

This course has been designed in collaboration with employers in both primary and secondary care to ensure that the course is kept up-to-date and in line with current practice and the demands of the workplace. Your employer will benefit from your completion of this course as it is designed to enable you to develop in the key competency areas for clinical practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in pharmacy from a UK university or overseas equivalent, at a minimum of honours level and one years post-registration experience OR an integrated master's degree in pharmacy (MPharm) and professional registration OR in consultation with the course leader. Applicants from Malta English is taught as a first language in Malta and applicants from Malta are required to meet, and evidence, the following criteria: must have obtained their Pharmacy Undergraduate degree at master's level from the University of Malta, which is a provider of an undergraduate Pharmacy degree at master's level which is delivered and assessed in English. must have at least one year experience of working as a qualified Pharmacist. Any Maltese applicant failing to meet these criteria will be subject to the standard University English language requirements. Applicants from Austria Austrian students seeking an English language waiver are required to meet, and evidence, the following criteria: (i) Must have completed their final year Undergraduate Pharmacy Research thesis in the English language. OR (ii) Must have completed 6 months at a Higher Education Institution in the UK as part of the final year Undergraduate Pharmacy Research project. OR (iii) Must have completed a PhD thesis in the English language.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,010 a year (2026/2027). Scottish students, part time online, over 3 years; per-year: Year 1 £3010, Year 2 £2920, Year 3 £2920 Source

International applicants: GBP 4,890 a year (2026/2027). International students, part time online, over 3 years; per-year: Year 1 £4890, Year 2 £4745, Year 3 £4745 Source

Intake: January

Duration: 28 months part-time (online learning)

Apply through the official page: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/courses/pgcert-pgdip-msc-clinical-pharmacy-practice#apply

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