Why choose this course?
Pharmacy is a science-based healthcare profession that involves the preparation, supply and monitoring of medicines for the treatment and prevention of disease. If you have a keen interest in health issues, disease management and sciences associated with medicine, this four-year course, which is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council, is ideal.
What will you study?
Your studies will focus on four main areas: pharmaceutical and biological chemistry, physiology and pharmacology, pharmaceutical technology, and professional practice. Specific topics include pharmacy law and practice, formulation, clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. Four modules will be taught at the medical school of St George’s, University of London.
1st Year Modules
- The Human Body
- The Role of the Pharmacist
- Making Medicines
- The Science of Drugs
2nd Year Modules
- Drug Design and Medicine Development
- Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice
- The Central Nervous System and Mental Health
- The Cardio-respiratory System 1
3rd Year Modules
- Infection, Immunology, and Cancer
- Endocrine, Reproductive and Inflammation
- The Cardio-respiratory System 2
- Gastrointestinal, Liver and Skin
4th Year Modules
- Technology to Care
- Effective Decision Making for Pharmacy Practice
- Research Methods and Project