This is Pharmacy

clinical knowledge and practical experience

Our Pharmacy programmes are designed to prepare you for the modern pharmacy sector, giving you the skills and confidence you need to practise as a pharmacist and achieve your full potential.

The programme is predominantly taught using an innovative and active learning method called Team-Based Learning (TBL). In TBL classes you will actively apply your knowledge to solve real-world pharmacy problems through team discussion and debate facilitated by our expert academic staff.

Our 5-year MPharm programme enables you to complete your pre-registration training as part of the programme. This means you will leave us as a qualified pharmacist, pending successful completion of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration exam. The programme includes two separate six-month periods of pre-registration experience (usually hospital and community practice).

We also offer a 4-year MPharm programme, where you will need to complete a 1-year pre-registration period after graduation.

Both our MPharm programmes are accredited by the GPhC.

National Student Survey feedback from our students is outstanding, with 98% overall satisfaction from students on our 5-year programme and 96% overall satisfaction from students on our 4-year programme in the National Student Survey 2020.

The University of Bradford is ranked 11th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology by The Guardian.

Courses in this subject

We have 2 courses in this area.

Pharmacy MPharm

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: B230

Duration: 4 years
Attendance mode: Full-time

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Pharmacy 5 years (including Foundation Year training) MPharm MPharm

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: B231

Duration: 5 years
Attendance mode: Full-time

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Our facilities

Our pharmacology laboratories have state-of-the-art simulation software and computers. We also have a well-equipped Clinical Skills Suite; our own community pharmacy; hospital ward; and a number of seminar rooms.

Meet our students and alumni

This is where my kindness flourishes

"Pharmacy is so broad. There's so many things that you can do. You can work in a hospital, you can work in a community, or independent prescribing. There's so many opportunities, you've just got to make the most of the opportunities that you have. The University of Bradford really prepares you for what to expect."

Aisha, MPharm (Hons) Pharmacy

Chat with our students

If you want to find out what studying Pharmacy MPharm 5 Year at Bradford is really like then why not ask our students?

You can chat with one of our ambassadors directly about the course or their experience of studying with us using the chat box.

We have lots of ambassadors to talk to that are happy to answer all your questions, so if you want to speak to someone from a different course or a different country you can chat with someone similar to you.

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Where Pharmacy can take you

Our unique 5-year MPharm programme has been running for over 45 years and enables you to undertake your pre-registration training as part of the programme.

This means you will leave us as a qualified pharmacist pending successful completion of the GPhC registration exam. We also offer a 4-year programme, where you will need to complete a 1-year pre-registration period after graduation.

Most of our graduates progress into roles in hospital and community pharmacy, although there are many other career paths within the sector. These include: