PGDip Pharmacy Practice at University of Leeds

Programme overview

The PGDip Pharmacy Practice is a part-time, work-based diploma for UK-registered pharmacists in patient-facing roles across all sectors. It develops personal, professional and clinical skills for long-term and specialist conditions and is mapped to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society frameworks.

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.

Career pathways

Prepares pharmacists for more senior or specialist posts in primary or secondary care; some graduates secure funding to continue to an MSc with a focus on practice research.

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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.

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 24 months part-time

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