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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Course overview
Study at a university that is 4th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings 2024).
Gain experimental design and practical skills that will equip you to work in the pharmaceutical industry, the UK's top research sector.
Spend one semester in Year 2 studying abroad.
Improve your employability by taking this course with an integrated master's, industrial/professional experience, entrepreneurship or a modern language.
Coursework and assessment
Assessment methods vary widely to suit the nature of the course unit and each level of study.
Lecture units are usually assessed by written exam (multiple choice, short answer questions or essay-based), which are held at the end of an academic semester in either January or May/June.
Practical units are usually assessed by experimental report and/or short written assignment and/or written exam.
The proportion of independent study assignments increases during each year of study.
Year 1
Lecture units are usually assessed by e-learning activities during the unit and multiple choice exams at the end of the semester. Year 1 contributes 10% to your overall degree mark.
Year 2
Lecture units are usually assessed by essay-based exam and short answer questions. Year 2 contributes 30% to your overall degree mark.
Final year
Lecture units are usually assessed by essay-based exam. Students also take two honours papers: degree programme-specific examinations comprising essays and data-handling problems.
Career opportunities
Our graduates go into a range of careers.
Many of our graduates secure jobs as researchers working in universities, pharmaceutical and bioscience companies and institutes.
Some of our graduates progress into laboratory-based careers in clinical or technical roles that do not involve research.
The transferable skills you will develop will also leave you well-equipped for a wide range of careers outside of the lab, such as marketing.
Application deadline
29 January
Tuition fees
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Entry requirements
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- A level
- Scottish Higher
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- AS
- Access to HE Diploma
- Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
- Extended Project
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
- OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
- OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
- OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- T Level
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level : AAB - AAA
We require grades AAA-AAB, including two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (the Core Sciences ). You must have a minimum of grades AA in at least two Core Sciences.Applicants predicted/who have achieved a B in their third A level will receive an offer of AAB, while those predicted/who have achieved an A or A* will be eligible for an offer of AAA.If you are taking only one of the above Core Science subjects, we can consider you for an AAA offer if you are also sitting an A level in at least one of Geography,
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University League Table
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Campus address
The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, England
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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