Pharmacy MPharm (with Preparatory Year) MPharm

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- The Pharmacy with Preparatory year is an extended degree programme, tailored to our accredited Pharmacy course at Level 4.<br/><br/><br/>- The course is ideal if you have non-traditional or unrelated qualifications or experience, are returning to education or would like some support to prepare for a degree.<br/><br/><br/>- Our pharmacy department’s new GP simulation suite and simulated hospital ward with life-like manikins will provide you with the most up-to-date teaching to equip you for your future role as prescribing pharmacists.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/> **About this course**<br/>This course introduces you to pharmacy as a science-based healthcare professional.<br/><br/><br/>The preparatory year is designed so that you’ll not only have a solid theoretical understanding in each of the subject areas, but gain good grounding in practical skills and help you feel confident to progress to more demanding aspects of the MPharm degree course.<br/><br/>Success in your foundation year means you’ll be able to progress to the MPharm degree course. You’ll need an average of 70% in the foundation year science modules (with at least 70% in chemistry). <br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>You’ll be able to progress to Year 1 of the MPharm course if you meet the above requirements. If you pass the course but don’t meet the requirements for pharmacy, you may progress to other science-based degree courses.

Located in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston University’s commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 70 sports clubs and societies and even start your own society.