Pharmacy Practice, MSc, MSc (Prescribing), PG Dip, PG Dip (Prescribing), PG Cert

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

A part time, modular postgraduate course for qualified pharmacists working in community, primary care or general practice who wish to develop excellent clinical knowledge and consultation skills. This programme of study can incorporate pharmacist independent prescribing.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
We are ranked seventh in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017)
Clinical experts and experienced academic staff lead our teaching, and combine university-based study days with work-based learning.
Course content and assessments will reflect the most up-to-date practices which will support service development in your workplace.
There is an opportunity to gain a Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (NB additional competitive entry criteria apply).
We are part of King’s Heath Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between us, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospitals and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.
As an accredited Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Foundation School, students who are RPS members have the opportunity to complete the RPS Foundation Training Programme.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Great Maze Pond, SE1 9RT

Start date

On request

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Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

  • PG Cert students must achieve 60 credits (four 15 credit modules)
  • PG Dip students must achieve 120 credits (eight 15 credit modules, OR four 15 credit modules and the 60 credit Independent Prescribing module)
  • MSc students must achieve 180 credits (PG Dip requirements and the research modules – indicated with * below)
Required Modules
  • MSC and MSc (Prescribing) – *Pharmacy practice dissertation (60 credits)
  • MSc – *Research methods (15 credits)
  • MSc (Prescribing), PG Dip (Prescribing) – Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing (60 credits)
Optional Modules

MSc and MSc (Prescribing) students choose enough credits to bring your total to the year to 180. PG Dip and PGDip (Prescribing) students choose enough credits to bring your total to the year to 120.

PG Cert students choose four 15 credits modules.

Optimising medicines use in long-term conditions (15 credits)

Medicines and older people (15 credits)

Delivering effective, patient-centred care in diabetes (15 credits)

Supporting self-management of cardiovascular disease (15 credits)

Supporting self-management of respiratory disease (15 credits)

Pharmaceutical public health (15 credits)

Supporting patients with mental illness (15 credits)

Service development in a pharmacy context (15 credits)

We regularly review our modules to make sure our programmes are as up-to-date, innovative and relevant as possible. The modules we offer may therefore change. We suggest that you check the course finder for updates:

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