
Pharmacy with Preparatory Year MPharm
Course Overview - Pharmacy with Preparatory Year MPharm
Our MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year course will set you on the path to a career as a qualified pharmacist.
You will learn how the body works, how medicines affect it, and how these medicines are designed. The course focuses on different areas of the body and you will learn the chemistry, biology and pharmacy related to each one. This will enable you to apply information to patient care right from the first year.
This degree is accredited by the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council, and has been designed to reflect the changing roles of phar...
Our MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year course will set you on the path to a career as a qualified pharmacist.<br/><br/>You will learn how the body works, how medicines affect it, and how these medicines are designed. The course focuses on different areas of the body and you will learn the chemistry, biology and pharmacy related to each one. This will enable you to apply information to patient care right from the first year. <br/><br/>This degree is accredited by the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council, and has been designed to reflect the changing roles of pharmacists. <br/><br/>For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/pharmacy-ug/mpharm-pharmacy-with-preparatory-year
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
5 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B231
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,B,C
A,A,B,B,B
Students taking Science subjects are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Preparatory Year option.
Access to HE Diploma
D:15,M:30
Students taking Science subjects are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Preparatory Year option.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
DDM
DMM: for applicants taking all of the following units in Applied Science (2016): Applications of Inorganic Chemistry (13) Applications of Organic Chemistry (14) Industrial Chemical Reactions (18) Practical Chemical Analysis (19) DDM: for applicants not studying the above units.
A level
B,C,C
A,B,B
Students taking Science subjects at A Level are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Preparatory Year option.
T Level
M
Minimum grade C in the Core Component.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £23,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |