Year Zero Pharmacy MPharm

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 Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) degree.

With a history of more than 100 years of pharmacy teaching experience, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other health and social care experts. You will be taught by experienced tutors, receiving excellent academic teaching and support to ensure that you get all the help you need to succeed.  

The first year of this full-time, five-year course is ideal if you want to become a pharmacist, but do not have the relevant grades to study pharmacy 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 Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) degree - a course which has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

Key features

  • Direct progression on to the professionally accredited Pharmacy MPharm(Hons) programme at DMU following successful completion 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.’  DMU has a history of more than 100 years of pharmacy teaching experience and provides the opportunity to work collaboratively with other future health and social care experts.
  • Learn from experienced tutors, who combine academic teaching excellence with high levels of support to help you succeed.
  • Our MPharm graduates have progressed on to rewarding and stimulating careers in all sectors of pharmacy, including major employers in community pharmacy, the NHS, primary care settings and the pharmaceutical industry.
MPharm Award
September Start
Full-time Study Mode
5 years Duration
B231 UCAS Code

Entry Requirements For This Course

GCSEs

  • GCSEs at grade C/4 or above in Maths and English Language (or IELTS 6.5, with no element at lower than 6.0, or equivalent by the end of the YZ)

Plus one of the following:

A level

  • A minimum of 88 UCAS points from 3 A levels, including Biology or Chemistry at Grade D or above (applicants with both chemistry and another science A2 should consider applying for the MPharm 4 year course)

T Level

  • Pass in Science (C or above on the core)

BTEC

  • BTEC National Diploma in Applied Science - Merit/Merit/Merit

Applicants with chemistry A2 and BTEC National Diploma – Applied Science should consider applying for the MPharm 4 year course)

Access Course

  • Pass Access to Science HE diploma with equivalent to 88 tariff points, to include 15 level three chemistry or biology credits at merit

Applicants with 15 level three credits in chemistry and biology  should consider applying for the MPharm 4 year course.

English Language and Maths GCSEs required as separate qualifications.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.

English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Interview: Yes

The interview will take the form of a structured discussion and will include numeracy questions as well as scenarios focusing on values and judgement. Interviews are currently being conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams.

Work experience: None required

Personal Statement selection criteria:

  • Clear communication skills, including good grammar and spelling
  • Information relevant to the course applied for
  • Interest in the course demonstrated with explanation and evidence

Non-academic requirements

Continuance on the YZ or IYZ MPharm programme is subject to annual completion of a self-declaration (from L3) and enhanced DBS (from L4 onwards). It is important that your self-declaration is completed by the end of teaching week 3 after enrolment on YZ or IYZ.

Once you progress to the MPharm you will need to complete your enhanced DBS application and self-declaration by end of teaching week 3 after enrolment, and self-declaration completed by end of teaching week 1 in years 2 to 4 at the latest.

Failure to engage with this process will result in a review of your continued registration, the normal outcome of which will be discontinuation of your registration from the YZ or IYZ MPharm programme. For international students a certificate of good conduct from your home country is required in lieu of a DBS check.

Please note: we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree or a science foundation degree/ year zero in the UK.

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