Take the first step towards a rewarding career in pharmacy supporting hospitals, patients and communities.
Become the point of contact for patients for the safe and effective use of medicines. Our four-year Pharmacy programme prepares you for a successful career as a pharmacist in community or hospital settings.
Hosted at the Medway School of Pharmacy, our accredited programme is based on three interlinked themes: the science of medicines, professional practice and prescribing, and biomedical science and therapeutics. Our curriculum is outcomes-focused and designed to prepare you for your future professional practice. You study basic and applied science as well as clinical and professional practice, all in the context of patient care. You will also undertake external placements throughout your course, so that by the time you graduate you have the skills and the confidence to kickstart your career.
The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
You are required to study the following compulsory modules:
Stage 1 compulsory modules
Stage 2 compulsory modules
Stage 3 compulsory modules
Stage 4 compulsory modules
Please contact the Medway School of Pharmacy for information about the course structure.
Tuition fees in England for 2026 have not yet been set. As a guide, the 2025 annual fee for Home students is £9,535.
Tuition fees may be increased in the second and subsequent years of your course. Detailed information on possible future increases in tuition fees is contained in the Tuition Fees Increase Policy.
The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.
New students are subject to a number of small mandatory costs at the start of their course of around £100 in total.
Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details.
At the Medway School of Pharmacy our teaching, assessments and facilities are designed not only to ensure a high-level student experience, but to embed employability at every turn. Our extensive network of teacher practitioners are there to provide guidance for your studies and professional development. They will support you through a number of external placements in hospitals and community pharmacies.
In your first year, you spend one week in a community pharmacy. You then spend one week in hospital and one week in a community pharmacy during your second year of study. In Year 3, you go out to a hospital and a community pharmacy for one week each. In your final year of study, there are two weeks of developing your prescribing and scope of practice and in addition we are developing a further two weeks of placement in a community pharmacy, hospital, GP surgery or industry.
This extensive support and work experience you receive ensures that after you have the skills and confidence to launch your career.
Graduates entering high-skill roles can earn up to
A degree can boost average lifetime earnings by over
When you are applying for the MPharm degree, please apply to the Medway School of Pharmacy, UCAS institution code name MEDSP, institution code M62.
Full-time applicants (including international applicants) should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) system. If you need help or advice on your application, you should speak with your careers adviser or contact UCAS Customer Contact Centre. You can also write to UCAS at:
UCAS Customer Contact Centre,
PO Box 28,
Cheltenham
GL52 3LZ
