Pharmacy with Preparatory Year (Plymouth University campus) - MPharm (Hons)

University of Bath

**Study our highly-ranked pharmacy course, with a preparatory year, at the University of Plymouth in preparation for a role at the forefront of modern healthcare.**Benefit from a one-year, full-time, face-to-face, preparatory course before undertaking our four-year MPharm pharmacy course at the University of Plymouth.The preparatory year provides you with underpinning knowledge and experience so that you are ready to enter into Year 1 of our MPharm. You'll develop skills and knowledge in subjects relevant to pharmacy, including chemistry, biology, and mathematics, as well as professional orientation and inter-professional learning. On passing this preparatory year at an appropriate level, you'll be able to progress on to our four-year MPharm Pharmacy course.Our MPharm pharmacy course, delivered at the University of Plymouth, combines classroom learning, campus-based simulations and placements in real healthcare settings across the South West. The combination gives you a full understanding of pharmacy within community, General Practice (GP) and hospital settings, and will help prepare you for a career in your preferred area.By studying human physiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry alongside clinical topics, you’ll learn about the causes and progression of medical conditions and how drugs exert their effects. You'll also learn about the appropriate prescribing, supply and administration of medications and the principles of disease progression and medicine optimisation.