Pharmacy University of Strathclyde

Overview

Pharmacists are experts in medicines who work alongside doctors, nurses and dentists as part of healthcare teams. 

As a pharmacy graduate, you’ll need to understand the science behind drug discovery, development and delivery along with how patients react to the medicines they take. You’ll also have to understand individual patient care and public health issues to deliver the best health and pharmaceutical care.

Our pharmacy degree combines science and pharmacy from the start. Our aim is to provide you with the skills and knowledge to be a medicines expert to choose from the full range of pharmacy careers.

The Pharmacy degree at the University of Strathclyde delivered by the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences in Glasgow, Scotland. The Institute has strong links with the community, hospital and pharmaceutical industry sectors along with schools of pharmacy internationally.

What you’ll study

The MPharm undergraduate degree is an integrated Masters programme. Students studying the course will normally enter into Year 2 of the MPharm. As the course leads to a masters qualification, the workload is higher than that of a BSc Honours degree.

Careers

To become a pharmacist in the UK, you need an MPharm degree which has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), followed by a pre-registration year (after graduation) in hospital or community practice. At the end of this, you must pass the GPhC registration assessment.

However, please note that obtaining an MPharm from the University of Strathclyde does not guarantee a pre-registration position.

Once registered with the GPhC, pharmacy graduates enjoy good employment prospects with attractive starting salaries. The majority are employed in either community or hospital pharmacies.

MPharm graduates may also follow careers in research and manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry.

There are also opportunities for post-graduate study – both PHD and DPharm – including the University’s new doctoral training centre within the Centre for Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation.

Other graduates may also pursue a career in medical writing, clinical drug trials, or medical sales while some pursue research and academic careers to educate and inspire the next generation of pharmacists.

Visit Royal Pharmaceutical Society for further information on pharmacy careers.

Accreditation

General Pharmaceutical Council