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

King's College London

Postgraduate

In Lambeth

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Lambeth

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

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.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Lambeth (London)
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Stamford St, SE1 9NH

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

We are ranked 9th in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018).
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.

We will equip you to deliver pharmacy services in the community to a high standard, in line with the demands of the changing NHS. You may also be able to move into the provision of pharmaceutical and prescribing advice in primary care.

MPharm or equivalent. An equivalent qualification could include a GPhC - accredited Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme (OSPAP) - this is a programme taken by overseas pharmacists to gain equivalency in the UK.

Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing, accredited by the GPhC.

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Subjects

  • Pharmacy
  • Practice dissertation
  • Research methods
  • Independent PRESCRIBING
  • MSC
  • Health
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Development
  • Pharmacy context
  • Self-management
  • Management

Course programme

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

  • MSc – modules totalling 180 credits
  • PG Diploma – modules totalling 120 credits
  • PG Cert – modules totalling 60 credits
Required Modules

You are required to take:

  • MSc and MSc (Prescribing) – Pharmacy practice dissertation (60 credits)
  • MSc and MSc (Prescribing) – 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.

Supporting patients with mental illness (15 credits)

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

Pharmaceutical public health (15 credits)

Service development in a pharmacy context (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)

You will study 60 credits each year. Modules are offered on a two-yearly cycle. The order in which the modules are undertaken therefore depends on the point of entry into the course. Contact the course leader if you require specific information about a module.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Assessment

We employ a variety of assessment methods, and some of the examples include:

  • written reflective accounts of cases or patient interventions
  • written critical reflection of a risk framework
  • design of an adherence strategy
  • oral presentation of a consultation framework or a case study
  • written report of a business proposal
  • Observed Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they may change if the course modules change.

Additional information

Part time overseas fees: £8,500 per year for PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc (2019/20); £3,300 for Independent Prescribing (Practice Certificate)

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