Medway school of pharmacy

The MPharm programme is a four year programme which integrates three interlinked themes:

The MPharm is an undergraduate Masters degree with a research methods course at Stage 3 leading to a sustained research project which constitutes 50% of the final year of the programme.

Teaching

Each course includes lectures, seminars, laboratory work, small group work, practice based activities and assignments. There are also a number of placements throughout the programme, so you will benefit from both academic and practice-related environments.

Assessment

Assessment includes written examinations at the end of each year. All courses also have continuous assessment that contributes the remainder of the overall course mark. Continuous assessments include practical dispensing examinations, objective structured clinical examinations, presentations (individual and group), written reports, assessment of laboratory notebooks, case studies, essays and multiple choice questions. Final honours classification is calculated from: 10% of Stage 2 overall grade, 40% of Stage 3 overall grade and 50% of stage 4 overall grade.

Registering as a Pharmacist

Students completing the MPharm are eligible to register as pharmacists in Great Britain, subject to passing a pre-registration year and examination. There are currently over 40,000 pharmacists registered in Great Britain but there is an on-going shortage of pharmacists to fill recurring vacancies due to the expanding role of the pharmacist into areas such as supplementary and independent prescribing.