Pharmacy, MPharm (Hons)

Studying at Aston Pharmacy School will help you to develop the skills, knowledge and outlook required to become an outstanding pharmacist. You’ll experience work-based learning through our extensive network of industry partners; develop your skills in dedicated specialist facilities, and benefit from the experience and insight of our expert teaching staff.With our roots stretching back to the establishment of the Birmingham Pharmaceutical Institution in 1847, and strong links with the NHS and healthcare industry, Aston is the ideal place to learn about this fascinating, and ever-changing profession.You will benefit from extensive patient contact throughout the course. Both within the University, and through a series of professional experiences in different workplace environments such as hospitals, community pharmacies, GP surgeries and primary care settings. We also have a strong focus on interprofessional practice and collaborative care, offering opportunities for you to learn with, from and about other healthcare specialities.In addition to this, many of our final year students select a final year research project in pharmacy practice, which can be based in either community or hospital practice.Key course benefits:

• Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), which is one of the key requirements to practice as a pharmacist in the UK. The most recent accreditation at Aston University took place in May 2019 and the MPharm programme was re-accredited for six years, the maximum period possible.

• Aston is ranked 2nd in the UK for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide, 2022).

• We are home to the leading community of renowned researchers, and are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for research quality in Pharmacology and Pharmacy (Complete University Guide, 2022).

• Aston is ranked in the Top 15 in the UK for graduate prospects (Pharmacology and Pharmacy (Complete University Guide, 2022), and in the Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction with teaching in Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Guardian University Guide, 2022).

• Access to a range of specialist facilities in our recently redeveloped Keith Wilson Pharmacy Suite. This includes our clinical skills room with a mock hospital bay set up, dispensing and patient counselling suites with discrete video recording capabilities, and a range of laboratories and teaching rooms.