MANCHESTER School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL
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Manchester, one of the largest civic universities in Britain, offers students an extensive range of academic and recreational facilities. It is one of the few UK universities in which courses for pharmacy, medicine, nursing and dentistry are all taught. Accommodation is guaranteed to all first year students in either a hall of residence or other university owned accommodation. The library is one of the best stocked in Britain. The four-year undergraduate course for the degree of MPharm with honours emphasises the close relationship between the science and practice of pharmacy. Undergraduates follow a curriculum which provides a broadly based education in the pharmaceutical sciences and in the practice of pharmacy to enable entry to any branch of the profession. The course incorporates traditional and innovative teaching methods, including computer-assisted learning, interactive video and the development of communication skills. A modern dispensary incorporates a television studio for role-play counselling and there are well equipped teaching laboratories, plus a teaching computer network. In the final year, all students participate in case studies and ward rounds with hospital pharmacists and carry out a research project. Teaching is provided by full-time academic staff and by clinical hospital pharmacists holding joint appointments with the university. Students have the opportunity to participate in a work-based learning programme during the summer vacations. This innovative scheme was the basis of a National Training Award to the department. There are excellent postgraduate research opportunities, leading to MSc and PhD degrees in all areas of the science and practice of pharmacy, including medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, drug targeting, microbiology, dose form design and pharmacokinetics. A one-year full-time MSc and a two-year, part-time diploma/MSc course in clinical and health services pharmacy are now available. There are also part-time, two-year modular diploma/MSc courses in industrial pharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical engineering. The department is host to the national Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, funded by the Department of Health, and also the Centre for Applied Pharmacokinetics Research, funded by a consortium of industrial companies.
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