MPharm Pharmacy
About this course
MPharm in Pharmacy. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes three extended clinical placements, giving students experience in hospitals, general practices, and community pharmacies across the Midlands. Students participate in inter-professional teaching alongside other healthcare students in the first three years, and the final year features a research project and an elective module.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB, including Biology or Chemistry plus one other science, from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 275 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 13%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 27 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Therapy professionals: 55%
- Other Health Professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Customer service occupations: 5%
- Protective service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 95%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 80%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 34%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 14%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in order to progress to pharmacist pre-registration training and then to register as a pharmacist. Please note, the 5-year integrated MPharm degree programme includes pre-registration training.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Core Clinical and Professional 1: Gastrointestinal and Cardiovascular Systems
- Core Clinical and Professional 2: Respiratory system, Blood, Skin and Special Senses
- Placement 1
- Pharmacy Calculations 1
- Core Clinical and Professional 3: Endocrine, Renal and Central Nervous Systems
- Placement 2
- Core Clinical and Professional 4: Musculoskeletal System, and Special Patient Groups
- Pharmacy Calculations 2
- Physiology and Pharmacology
- Medical Microbiology
- Pharmaceutics
- Placement 3
- Complex Clinical and Professional 5
- Complex Clinical and Professional 6
- Pharmacy Calculations 3
- Microbial Pathogenesis and Genomics
- Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
- Hit to Lead Drug Discovery
- Clinical and Professional 7: Preparing to Prescribe
- Pharmacy Research Project
- Pharmacy Calculations 4
- Pharmacy Elective
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £29,000 after 3 years, £35,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £44,000. The £35,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for Pharmacy.
What do graduates of MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Is MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in order to progress to pharmacist pre-registration training and then to register as a pharmacist. Please note, the 5-year integrated MPharm degree programme includes pre-registration training.
How many students continue on MPharm Pharmacy at University of Leicester?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.