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The four-year MPharm (Hons) degree in pharmacy aims to produce graduates with a standard of scientific knowledge, interpersonal skills and the professional outlook necessary to embark on careers in any branch of pharmacy. The course is based on a comprehensive treatment of relevant subjects in an integrated manner and involves the application of scientific knowledge and practices to pharmaceutical systems. Clinical aspects are developed as the course proceeds. A high level of "hands-on" laboratory experience is provided due to the importance attached to the development of practical skills and theoretical expertise. The course is presented as a modular programme over four years, each comprised of two 15-week semesters. Four modules of the programme are taught and assessed in each semester. Tuition is by formal lectures and laboratory sessions augmented by tutorials, seminars, computer-aided learning, clinical visits, role-play sessions and case discussions. The programme is taught by full-time staff aided by a dedicated group of teacher-practitioners from all branches of the profession. Assessment is usually based on a combination of coursework, which is normally generated in laboratory sessions, and written end-of-semester examinations. Postgraduate courses include part-time, distance taught and practice-based MSc/postgraduate diploma/postgraduate certificate programmes in clinical pharmacy for community, clinical and psychiatric pharmacists in the United Kingdom and other countries. Postgraduate research leading to MPhil and PhD degrees may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis. The facility to work for an MSc by independent study is also available. The university's accommodation service will endeavour to obtain hall of residence places for first year students. It provides a wide range of alternative accommodation to meet individual needs and budgets. Rents reflect the lower than national average cost of living in the city. Other courses include BSc and BSc (Hons) degrees in pharmaceutical and cosmetic sciences and biomedical sciences. The excellent range of social and recreational facilities reflects the large size of De Montfort university. This range is augmented by the activities of the Leicester Pharmacy Students' Association and the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association.
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LEICESTER School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH.