University-Collage study/Schools program
Master of Pharmacy iIn the United Kingdom (UK), MPharm or MPharm(Hons) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded following four years academic study in pharmacy. The degree is awarded by all of the schools of pharmacy in the UK and superseded the BSc (Pharmacy) and BPharm degrees when the length of the undergraduate pharmacy course was increased from three to four years in 1997 as part of EU harmonisation. The initial 3 years of the degree are taught at undergraduate level (failure to complete the 3rd year with satisfactory marks can result in the awarding of a BPharmSci (Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science) degree) and the final year is taught at postgraduate level in order to attain a Masters degree.The MPharm is the only qualification in the UK which leads to professional registration as a pharmacist. MPharm programs are accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) in England, Scotland and Wales and jointly by the RPSGB and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland.
Aspiring pharmacists in the UK qualify by first completing this degree, then undertaking a year of pre-registration training. On successful completion of this training they become registered pharmacists and members of the relevant pharmaceutical society, and can use the postnominal letters MRPharmS (Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) or MPSNI (Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland).
Universities
United Kingdom universities (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) offering Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degrees:
Pharmacy program in England
Aston University – Birmingham
University of Bath – Bath
University of Bradford – Bradford
University of Brighton – Brighton
De Montfort University – Leicester
University of East Anglia - Norwich
University of Huddersfield - Huddersfield
Liverpool John Moores University – Liverpool
Keele University - Keele
King's College London – Chelsea
Kingston University/St George's - South West London/South London
Medway School of Pharmacy - University of Greenwich/University of Kent
The School of Pharmacy, University of London
University of Hertfordshire - Hatfield
University of Manchester – Manchester
University of Nottingham – Nottingham
University of Portsmouth – Portsmouth
University of Reading - Reading
University of Sunderland – Sunderland
University of Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton
Pharmacy program Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) – Belfast
Pharmacy program Scotland
Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen
Strathclyde University - Glasgow
Pharmacy program Wales
University of Wales – Cardiff, (Welsh School of Pharmacy)