Clinical Pharmacy

Our MSc/PGDip Clinical Pharmacy course and offers a mix of clinical, applied practice, public health and research units, giving you the knowledge and skills to be an excellent clinical pharmacist.

Our first year (PGCert) offers a strong foundation of clinical skills that you will continue to use throughout your career.

Having complete these core units, you can choose from 12 options in Year 2 (PGDip) to tailor the course to your own interests. This includes clinical topics, public health, health economics, medicines management, education, leadership and research topics.

Eligible pharmacists can also opt for independent prescribing.

If you want to undertake research, you will be supported by one of our leading academic researchers to undertake a small-scale clinical research project to complete the MSc award.

This is a completely online route and allows you to study from home at times convenient to you, which is ideal for international students, shift workers and those based outside the Manchester area. Interactive online learning is supplemented by webinars to enhance your skills in optimising drug therapy and clinical problem-solving.