University of Huddersfield

Clinical Pharmacy Practice with Research Project MSc

University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH

Course overview

Are you an overseas pharmacist eager to enhance your clinical and research expertise while gaining hands-on experience in the UK? Our degree offers a unique combination of knowledge, training and hands-on research experience tailored to the most popular career pathways in the pharmacy profession. As part of the course, you’ll embark on a pharmacy practice research project, gaining the scientific and clinical skills essential for practicing as a pharmacist.

You’ll also develop the expertise to conduct ground breaking research, driving forward the global practice of pharmacy. Industry-Relevant Experience: You will gain significant practical experience and confidence whilst studying on this course as you will be exposed to simulated and real-life situations and patient facing roles. Skills Development: You will gain the scientific and clinical skills required for practicing pharmacy and the necessary skills to conduct key research in the field.

Comprehensive Understanding: The course structure is designed to maximise your learning experience, with dedicated teaching time as well as hands-on project work.

Key highlights

  • Pharmacy practice research project builds scientific and clinical research skills
  • Exposure to simulated and real-life situations and patient-facing roles
  • Develops scientific and clinical skills required for practising pharmacy
  • Combines dedicated teaching time with hands-on project work
  • Designed for overseas pharmacists seeking UK-based clinical experience
  • Tailored to the most popular career pathways in pharmacy

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2nd class — to include Pharmacy; or above
  • Additional condition: work_experience — …have worked, prior to your application At least 3-months relevant work experience before starting the course If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an…

Scholarships

  • The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

    Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.

Careers this course leads to

  • Clinical pharmacist
  • Hospital pharmacist
  • Community pharmacist
  • Pharmacy practice researcher
  • Medicines optimisation pharmacist

Cost of study

UK/Home: £19,800 | International: £21,000

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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