Undergraduate MPharm
Pharmacy
with Preparatory Year
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 fully accredited programme is based on three interlinked themes: practitioner and patient; medicines design and manufacture; the patient; and disease and drug action. 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 foundation year helps you adapt to the higher education system and to develop and embed key academic and employability skills.
Regular investment in our facilities ensures that you will be developing as a pharmacist in a world-class learning environment
The Medway School of Pharmacy has achieved full accreditation from the General Pharmaceutical Council and is recognised as an established school of pharmacy.
The British Pharmaceutical Student Association holds local branch meetings at Medway and runs conferences and seminars - get involved and build your network.
We make use of tutorials, workshops and practical laboratory classes as well as in-house simulation-based learning to foster your understanding and development.
You can join the student-led Medway Pharmacy Students' Association who organise a number of social activities such as trips, movie nights and sporting events.
Our typical offer levels are listed below. If you hold alternative qualifications just get in touch and we'll be glad to discuss these with you.
DDD - Science subjects are preferred
The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis – Applied Science is preferred. Typical offers when made are Distinction, Merit for BTEC Level 3 National Diploma or Merit, Merit, Merit for BTEC Level 3 Extended National Diploma. BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificates may be considered in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications.
Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.
26 points overall or 14 points at HL
Mathematics and English Language at grade C / 4 or above
N/A
We are unable to consider applicants holding T Levels for this programme.
The University welcomes students with vocational qualifications and/or relevant work experience, and will continue to judge each student on his/her individual merits.
The following modules are offered to our current students. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
Compulsory modules currently include
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Please contact the Medway School of Pharmacy for information about the course structure.
The MPharm programme is centred around three main themes; the medicine, the patient and the professional. These aspects come together and are integrated through demonstrating patient care around integrated cases. We have a strong focus on developing professional actualisation and working with other health and care professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team working around, and improving the care of, patients and the public. The importance of learning from and about a range of health and care is developed through the programme.
A range of teaching methods will be used from traditional lectures and video recordings, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, practical's, online work, reading, independent study, reflecting on assignment feedback and practice-based learning.
This will be delivered in person, online (using computer aided learning) and via patient-simulation with our standardised patients. This is supported by developing our high fidelity simulations enabling the provision of a realistic and safe environment supporting the development of knowledge and skills.
Application and demonstration of knowledge and skills through teaching and learning is critical to embedding learning. The placement in the workplace further builds on this and contextualises practice whilst also building links with a range of health and care professionals.
A range of different assessment types will be utilised, from written examinations, multiple choice question tests, coursework (for example laboratory assessments, professional and therapeutic decision making), oral presentations, poster presentations, clinical simulation activities with standardised patients, patient safety competences (including pharmaceutical calculations, dispensing and portfolio activities) and production of a research paper.
For a student studying full time, each academic year of the programme will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject dependent and will vary according to modules. Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules. Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.
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 and a half days in a community pharmacy. You then spend three days 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. A self-arranged two-week placement in a community pharmacy, hospital, GP surgery or industry is part of your final year of study.
This extensive support and work experience you receive ensures that after you have the skills and confidence to launch your career.
The 2024/25 annual tuition fees for this course are:
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.
For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.*
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.
New students are subject to a number of small mandatory costs at the start of their course of around £50 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 Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
The scholarship will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of A*AA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications (including BTEC and IB) as specified on our scholarships pages.
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
Next steps
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
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