Pharmacy with Preparatory Year, MPharm (Hons)

Our MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year program prepares you for a career as a qualified pharmacist. You will study how the body functions, the impact of medicines, and pharmaceutical design, with a focus on body systems like the heart. This integrates chemistry, biology, and pharmacy, enabling you to apply knowledge to patient care from the first year. For more details, visit the program page at https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/pharmacy-ug/mpharm-pharmacy-with-preparatory-year.Core modules, provisionally approved for 2025/26, include Chemistry, Biology, Fundamentals of Cell Biology, Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Science, and Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology, and Physiology. These are subject to final university approval and possible changes. Optional modules cannot be guaranteed, and further information will be available in summer 2024. We recommend checking the website regularly for updates on the course structure.

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Core modules for this course: Chemistry Biology Fundamentals of Cell Biology Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Science Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme. Check our website for more details about the course structure.