Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) Postgraduate Programme By Ulster University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Degree

MPharm

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPharm course at Ulster University, Coleraine is delivered by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, consistently ranked as one of the top universities for Pharmacy and Pharmacology in the UK, currently ranked 2nd in the UK by Complete University Guide 2026. You will be joining a School dedicated to providing high quality education and support to students. School facilities including specialised teaching laboratories, seminar rooms, a model pharmacy and clinical education spaces. This is an exciting and challenging time for pharmacy. The government has introduced many changes that schools of pharmacy must deliver, including graduates with the clinical skills required to allow them to focus on patient-centred clinical care. In order to provide high quality education in clinical practice, it recommends that schools of pharmacy increase their practice workforce and have an increased clinical input from practising pharmacists at Ulster. In Coleraine, we will achieve this by delivering a course that will provide a sound and comprehensive knowledge base developing into the clinical and professional practice of pharmacy. Appropriate module content will be delivered by practising pharmacists, so that our students will be learning from both knowledge and experiences. We will integrate as many of our students as we can into the profession from the start. There will be experiential placements in years 2-4 of the course during pharmacy practice and clinical skills modules, to allow students to see in practice, hospital, community and general practice, what they are learning about on campus. Students will be supported through simulation learning in order to prepare them for the demands of clinical practice. The hospital clinical placements will be delivered by clinical Teacher Practitioners based in Trust hospitals in Northern Ireland, community placements will be provided by independent and multiple community pharmacists within Northern Ireland, and general practice placements provided by GP federation colleagues. We will work with the Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development to co-ordinate and delivery experiential placements. During these placements, students will be provided with portfolios to develop their learning skills, including lifelong learning and reflective and personal development skills. The focus on providing a practice-based format to our teaching is illustrated in the staff competencies within the School – we have a dynamic practice team of lecturers who have real experience in practice, so their clinical and service provision is evident and experience based. In addition, the further development of practical experience is facilitated by developing partnerships with the employers in the region, so that students who wish to seek part-time employment, will be assisted in taking up this employment within their chosen profession from the start. This initiative has been named the ‘Pharmacy Job Shop’. The integrated nature of the programme, where teaching is carried out within therapeutic areas, allows students to develop an understanding of 'Molecules to Patient' - the journey of a drug compound from discovery and development, through formulation and drug delivery, to therapeutic treatment, clinical outcomes and patient-centred care.

Programme overview

Degree

MPharm

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The MPharm course at Ulster University, Coleraine is delivered by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, consistently ranked as one of the top universities for Pharmacy and Pharmacology in the UK, currently ranked 2nd in the UK by Complete University Guide 2026. You will be joining a School dedicated to providing high quality education and support to students. School facilities including specialised teaching laboratories, seminar rooms, a model pharmacy and clinical education spaces. This is an exciting and challenging time for pharmacy. The government has introduced many changes that schools of pharmacy must deliver, including graduates with the clinical skills required to allow them to focus on patient-centred clinical care. In order to provide high quality education in clinical practice, it recommends that schools of pharmacy increase their practice workforce and have an increased clinical input from practising pharmacists at Ulster. In Coleraine, we will achieve this by delivering a course that will provide a sound and comprehensive knowledge base developing into the clinical and professional practice of pharmacy. Appropriate module content will be delivered by practising pharmacists, so that our students will be learning from both knowledge and experiences. We will integrate as many of our students as we can into the profession from the start. There will be experiential placements in years 2-4 of the course during pharmacy practice and clinical skills modules, to allow students to see in practice, hospital, community and general practice, what they are learning about on campus. Students will be supported through simulation learning in order to prepare them for the demands of clinical practice. The hospital clinical placements will be delivered by clinical Teacher Practitioners based in Trust hospitals in Northern Ireland, community placements will be provided by independent and multiple community pharmacists within Northern Ireland, and general practice placements provided by GP federation colleagues. We will work with the Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development to co-ordinate and delivery experiential placements. During these placements, students will be provided with portfolios to develop their learning skills, including lifelong learning and reflective and personal development skills. The focus on providing a practice-based format to our teaching is illustrated in the staff competencies within the School – we have a dynamic practice team of lecturers who have real experience in practice, so their clinical and service provision is evident and experience based. In addition, the further development of practical experience is facilitated by developing partnerships with the employers in the region, so that students who wish to seek part-time employment, will be assisted in taking up this employment within their chosen profession from the start. This initiative has been named the ‘Pharmacy Job Shop’. The integrated nature of the programme, where teaching is carried out within therapeutic areas, allows students to develop an understanding of 'Molecules to Patient' - the journey of a drug compound from discovery and development, through formulation and drug delivery, to therapeutic treatment, clinical outcomes and patient-centred care.

Admission Requirements

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. The entry conditions below apply to applicants presenting qualifications from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain.

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