MSc Pharmacy Practice at University of Leeds

Programme overview

The MSc Pharmacy Practice is a part-time, work-based course for UK-registered pharmacists in patient-facing roles across all sectors. It develops personal, professional and clinical skills for long-term and specialist conditions, is mapped to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society frameworks and gives opportunity to gather portfolio evidence towards credentialing.

What you will study

Year 1: Personal and Professional Development in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Care: Core Conditions (30 credits each). Year 2: Service Development Within Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Care: Specialist Conditions (15 credits each) plus 30 optional credits such as Clinical Examination, Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists or Learning from Practice 2. Year 3: Dissertation (45 credits) and Research Methods (15 credits).

Career pathways

Prepares pharmacists for more senior or specialist posts in primary or secondary care, and the research skills from year 3 support clinical academic careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in pharmacy; current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland; access to appropriate pharmacy practice for work-based assignments; an agreed work-based tutor and support from a work-based manager. Accreditation of prior certificated and experiential learning is possible through credit accumulation and transfer procedures.

Domestic applicants: GBP 19,600 for the whole programme (2027/28). Total programme tuition fee, UK; course is available to UK residents only Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 39 months part-time

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