Entry requirements
UCAS tariff
96 tariff points. Level 3 Key Skills and General Studies will count towards the tariff.
A-levels
CCC including two full science A-levels.
International Baccalaureate
26 points, with three Higher level subjects at grade 4. Subjects must include biology and chemistry.
Other qualifications
If you have completed an Access course or BTEC diploma we'll consider you on an individual basis; relevant experience may also be taken into account.
Offers will be made based on assessment at interview and numeracy test.
GCSE (minimum grade B or grade 5)
At least English and maths.
If you do not have the required GCSEs, find out which equivalent qualifications we accept instead.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with 6.0 in writing and minimum of 5.5 in other elements.
If we make you an offer
Once you've accepted your offer, to fulfil professional requirements, you will be expected to provide evidence of the following:
- satisfactory DBS disclosure, and an overseas police check for international applicants
- satisfactory health declaration/clearance.
Interview info
Interviews take place each Wednesday until the end of April.
Your interview will be held online using MS Teams, with a member of our pharmacy teaching staff and, in some instances, an observer. It is designed around what is known as values-based recruitment (VBR).
We may ask you questions about:
- what motivated you to consider a career in pharmacy
- why do you wish to study at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
- what subjects you enjoyed the most at school or college
- examples of when you have worked well in a team and individually
- your opinions of health care and science in the wider sense.
We will also ask you to consider and discuss a pharmacy-related scenario. Your responses to the scenario and these questions will allow us to find out if you have the right attributes to successfully engage with and complete the course. All candidates are asked the same set of questions and answers are assessed against a standard framework to ensure a fair interview and selection process. Finally, you will have an opportunity to ask us questions about the course, studying and living and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» or anything else you’d like to know.
Find out more about and the , the core values that underpin the NHS.
Info for international pharmacy students
All international students who graduate with an MPharm from a UK university must apply for a visa in order to work in the UK (ie to undertake their foundation training).
Information on visa options that may be suitable for the foundation training year can be found on th . You may want to consider whether applying for Tier 2 or Tier 5 sponsorship may be suitable for your particular circumstances.
Please note, however, that the UK Visas and Immigration website provides the most up-to-date information, and it is possible that there may be changes to visa and/or immigration policy by the time you start your foundation training – particularly in light of the recent . (See also: .)
You should be aware that it may not be possible to obtain a visa for the foundation training year, so there is no guarantee you will be able to stay in the UK to complete your training.
For further guidance on visas for the foundation training year, contact our international student advisers. You can also contact the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), either by telephone on 0845 257 2570 or by email at support@rpharms.com.
Why choose an integrated preparatory year?
This integrated preparatory course is designed for applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and qualifications who may not feel ready to begin study at undergraduate level.
This could be for a number of reasons, for example, mature students who have had a break from education and may have vocational experience in addition to academic qualifications.
Students who do not have the subject-appropriate A-levels or equivalent qualifications for the undergraduate course may also benefit.
Contextual admissions
When you apply to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.
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