Clinical Pharmacy (MSc)
n/a (Full-time) / n/a (Part-time) / 3 years (MSc), 2 years (PgDip) (Distance / E-Learning)
Course Aims
To offer knowledge and expertise required by a clinical pharmacist to input optimally into patient care.
Special Features
- Conducted mainly in candidate's base hospital
- The National Leadership and Innovation for Health or individual hospitals usually fund students through this programme of study
Course Description
The administration and management centre for the course is based in the Health and Medicines Unit of the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The day to day operation of the course is carried out at 4 accredited teaching centres under the guidance of an Associate Course Director appointed to each centre.
The teaching centres currently accredited are Oxford, North-, South East- and South West- Wales covering a total of 34 hospital sites.
A number of hospitals in England and Wales have been accredited as clinical teaching sites for the MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy. These are listed below grouped into five teaching centres:
Oxford Centre
- Churchill Hospital
- Heatherwood Hospital
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Northampton General Hospital
- The Horton Hospital
- Wexham Park Hospital
South East Wales
- Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
- Llandough Hospital
- University Hospital of Wales
- Whitchurch Hospital
- Cwm Taf Health Board
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Nevill Hall Hospital
- Royal Gwent Hospital
- Other Hospitals
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Royal United Hospital of Bath
- Velindre Hospital
South West Wales
- Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
- Morriston Hospital
- Neath Port Talbot Hospital
- Princess of Wales Hospital
- Singleton Hospital
- Hywel Dda Local Health Board
- Bronglais Hospital
- Prince Philip Hospital
- West Wales General Hospital
- Withybush General Hospital
- Cwm Taf Health Board
- Prince Charles Hospital
North Wales Centre
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Wrexham Maelor Hospital
- Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
- Ysbyty Gwynedd
Available Modules
A variety of modules are available:
- Foundation Module (covering General Medicine and Surgery)
- Therapeutics (attending study days with expert practitioners)
- Clinical Governance (Audit and Management of Change)
- Other ward Clerkships
- Critical Care
- Medicines Information
- Aseptics
- Primary Care
- Clinics, Research.
Some of the modules are compulsory (100 out of 120 credits) and there are 20 optional credits (2 specialist modules).
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be a registered pharmacists with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or a country where there is a reciprocal agreement AND must be employed as a pharmacist in an accredited hospital. You can find a list of those hospitals above.
Note: International students pursuing part-time programmes of study are not eligible for Tier 4 General Student) visas and must have alternative leave to remain in the UK if they intend to study at the University in person.
Tuition Fees:
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UK & EU Part Time for 2013/14
£2,360.00
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International Part Time for 2013/14
£5,334.00
Next intake: September 2013
School Contact
Name: Dr Karen Hodson
Telephone: +44 (029) 2087 5806
Fax: +44 (029) 2087 4535
Email: pgtphrmyadmissions@cardiff.ac.uk
School Website:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/phrmy
