PgDip/MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences for the Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme at University of Sunderland

If you're a qualified pharmacist from outside the UK looking to register and practise as a pharmacist in the UK, the Pharmaceutical Sciences for the Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme (OSPAP) is your essential first step. Designed for pharmacists who trained outside the European Economic Area (EEA), or who hold an EEA qualification that isn't recognised in the UK, the OSPAP is one of the few courses accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Department: Pharmacy  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

There are two routes for this course – the PgDip route in which you must achieve 120 credits from 'Pharmacy, Law, Ethics and Practice' and 'Clinical Therapeutics', and the MSc route in which you must achieve 180 credits, with the addition of the module 'Research Methods for Pharmaceutical Practice and Masters Research Project'. PgDip modules; Open All; Pharmacy, Law, Ethics and Practice (60 credits)+.

Career pathways

The course content is carefully aligned with GPhC requirements, ensuring you receive the knowledge and skills needed to practise safely and effectively in the UK. You’ll also benefit from studying in a country where qualified pharmacists are in high demand and unemployment in the sector is virtually non-existent.

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