Pharmacy MPharm

Leicester’s MPharm Pharmacy is built around immersive, patient-facing experiences — with extended placements, interprofessional learning, and clinical simulation from the very first year. You’ll train in purpose-built facilities and work alongside real healthcare teams in hospitals, GP practices, and community pharmacies across the Midlands. The program is designed to mirror the realities of modern pharmacy practice, giving you the confidence and clinical fluency to thrive.

Here’s how experiential learning is embedded throughout the course:

• Clinical placements every year: You’ll complete hospital, GP, and community pharmacy placements, including a 13-week extended placement in Year 3 and regular clinical days in Year 4.
• Interprofessional learning: You’ll collaborate with students from medicine, nursing, and allied health in shared clinical scenarios, building teamwork and communication skills.
• Team-based and case-based learning: You’ll work in small groups to solve realistic patient cases, developing clinical reasoning and decision-making.
• Elective module with global options: In Year 4, you can choose an international elective — past students have explored pharmacy practice in Tanzania, the USA, and other global settings.
• Advanced simulation facilities: You’ll train in clinical skills suites and mock dispensaries, using digital prescribing tools and patient simulation software.
• Research project and prescribing preparation: You’ll complete a supervised research project and train in Advanced Clinical and Communication Skills, preparing for independent prescribing.
• School of Healthcare resources: You’ll access specialist libraries, digital databases, and clinical learning platforms supported by the university’s Health Sciences Library.

These experiences are designed to prepare you for the GPhC foundation training year and give you the practical insight to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Graduates of Leicester’s MPharm Pharmacy are fully prepared to enter the GPhC foundation training year and progress into diverse roles across the NHS, community pharmacies, and the pharmaceutical sector. Many go on to become hospital pharmacists, prescribing pharmacists, community pharmacy managers, or clinical researchers. The course’s extended placements and interprofessional training give you the confidence and clinical fluency to thrive in real-world healthcare settings.

Here’s how Leicester supports your future success:

• Career Development Service: You’ll benefit from 1:1 career coaching, CV and interview workshops, employer networking events, and tailored support from the School of Healthcare’s placement team.
• Graduate outcomes: 76.2% of Leicester’s 2023 graduates reported positive outcomes 15 months after graduation, with over 77% securing highly skilled roles.
• Graduate salary advantage: Leicester graduates earn £3,600 more than the sector average five years after completing their studies, according to Department for Education data.
• Placement partnerships: You’ll complete clinical placements with NHS hospitals, GP practices, and community pharmacies across the Midlands, supported by Leicester’s extensive healthcare network.
• Accreditation value: The MPharm is provisionally accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), with full accreditation expected upon graduation — a requirement for UK pharmacist registration.

Further Academic Progression:
After completing the MPharm and your GPhC foundation training year, you can pursue Independent Prescribing qualifications, MSc programs in Clinical Pharmacy or Public Health, or PhD research in areas like pharmacogenomics, medicines optimisation, or healthcare innovation. Leicester also offers postgraduate routes in global health, regulatory science, and health data analytics.