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Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science Foundation BSc

De Montfort University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science - BSc

  • Location

    Partner College DMUIC

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

The initial year of this course is taught by DMUIC, which occupies a single, specially-designed site in the heart of the DMU campus. As a DMUIC student, you will have full access to all the university’s facilities including the library, gym, bookshop, cafes and computer labs. During this year, you will be taught in small class sizes by experienced tutors, receiving excellent academic teaching and superb support to ensure that you get all the help you need to succeed and progress to the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons).The first year of this full-time, four-year course is ideal for careers in the medical and healthcare professions or laboratory science, but do not have the relevant grades to study Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science at degree level. You will be taught the core skills in chemistry, biology, mathematics, IT and communication, providing you with the key requirements needed to study Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons) at DMU.Once you have successfully completed the Year Zero stage of your degree at DMUIC and have met the criteria for continuation, you will continue studying directly with the university on our Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons) degree - a course which is renowned for our academic expertise, development training and world-leading research, we offer more than 100 years of teaching experience in the Leicester School of Pharmacy.


Key features

- Direct progression on to the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science BSc (Hons) programme at DMU following successful competition of the Year Zero programme.- You will study a range of topics including human biology, cell biology, chemistry and biochemistry and their relevance to health and life sciences in the wider context, as well as communication skills.- Learn from experienced tutors, who combine academic teaching excellence with high levels of support to help you succeed.- This is a specialist course in the UK and DMU is one of only a handful of universities nationally which combines pharmaceutics with a cosmetics element.- Students have gained international experience through our DMU Global programme, which has previously organised a visit to a Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturing company and to Amsterdam where students learnt about the development of hashish based manufactured drugs.- Our graduates have secured roles ranging from pharmaceutical scientists and product development scientists, to quality control managers in internationally recognised companies including GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca and Boots.

Application deadline

29 January

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points

UCAS Points : 32

2 GCE A Levels grades EE, with Biology or Chemistry, or equivalent eg applied science BTEC

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University information

De Montfort University

De Montfort University

  • University League Table

    105th

  • Campus address

    De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 9BH, England

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The only UK university that's an ambassador for one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and one of 39 UK unis to achieve a Race Equality Charter Mark.
Through DMU Global, students can travel cheaply, learn, gain new skills and make memories – DMU has recently taken students as far as LA, Fiji and Seoul.
DMU buildings range from the historic 14th-century to contemporary 21st-century creations, and university life is enriched by students from 140 nations.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Marketing

    67th out of 87 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    107 52%

    77th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    38th

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.99 75%

    57th

    10

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