What is involved in a pharmacy course at university?

Question

What is involved in a pharmacy course at university?

Answer 1

Requirements would include a B.S. in chemistry or a life science, or pre-med with very good grades. The pharmacy school usually associated with a medical school. The pharmacy degree is post-grad.

Answer 2

Hello

I’ll suggest a few sites that should be useful sources of information.  Do allow time for research though, as you may see other links that are worth following up.  

To find out more about a career in pharmacy have a look at the ‘Careers A – Z’ section on the NHS website at http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/.   Add ‘pharmacy’ to the search box for detailed information, including entry requirements.  Under the headings ‘degree in pharmacy‘ and ‘training as a pharmacist‘ you’ll find more information about what is actually involved during undergraduate training and the post-graduate pre-registration process.

Another useful source of information is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain site: http://www.pharmacycareers.org.uk.  Within this site, you’ll find links to ‘graduating’, then ‘what qualifications do I need’ – these provide an overview of the degree course syllabus.  You’ll also see a link (‘where can I study’) to each of the UK universities offering pharmacy courses.  If you click on the link to any course, you’ll see much more detailed information, for example, on entry requirements or course content.

Incidentally, you can also find this detailed information on pharmacy courses through http://ucas.com/students/coursesearch/.  Select pharmacy, either as a single subject or as a combined option, to find the list of course providers.   Then click on any university of interest for more details, including course content.  



It’s also worth checking relevant university websites for information, including dates for open days.  If possible, try to visit on open days to meet faculty staff and students and check out the facilities.  If this isn’t possible, it would be worth contacting individual departments such as the faculty for detailed course information and to find out if funding is available for this subject, the careers service for information on graduate employment prospects for pharmacists or the students union for general information on facilities and student life.

I hope this helps answer your question.  

Answer 3

Its basically a cross between medicine and biochemistry. I think you can do it as an undergraduate degree in the UK, might be a long one though.