MPharm Pharmacy with a Placement Year

This five-year course follows a carefully structured degree programme, in which you will study a number of compulsory topics on essential pharmaceutical theory and methodology. You will also undertake a research project in your final year and take two six-month pre-registration placement modules.

Your first year of study will introduce you to pharmaceutical science and the profession of pharmacy, with topics including Life Sciences Chemistry and Foundations in Pharmacy Practice.

In your second year, you will continue to follow a carefully designed programme, increasing your awareness and knowledge of all pharmaceutical subjects. You will engage with more specific and complex topics as well as carrying out further practical laboratory work and learn how to safely and effectively supply medicines.

At the start of your third year, you will attend a selection day (interviews and practical assessments with employers), for which support and preparation will be provided by the University. A successful outcome on this day will result in your pre-registration placements being allocated to you at this stage. If you are unsuccessful then you would be required to transfer to the 4 year MPharm, and be responsible for securing your own pre-registration training position and corresponding Tier 2 visa. See MPharm with Placement FAQ guide for more information.

Your third year is designed to develop your pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge and enhance your patient consultation skills.

Your final two years enable you to use all your previously learned knowledge in complex situations for the benefit of patients. In the fourth year, you will firstly undertake the first of your six-month pre-registration placements, and on return to University you will be able to select a pharmaceutical subject which is of special interest to you to study alongside the core teaching.

In the fifth year, you will firstly bring all of your learning together into your final year project, and will be supervised by a leading edge researcher. This will be followed by the second of your pre-registration placements, leaving you a fully qualified pharmacist provided all associated modules and assessment are passed.

NB: Since you remain a student of UEA during your placement, you will be required to pay full fees for the five-year duration and secure accommodation during your placements.

• Novel drug delivery systems
• Tissue culture methods
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• Introduction of electronic prescribing systems