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Pharmacy and Pharmacology
We are ranked in the top 50-100 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2020).
The School of Pharmacy at Queen's has been ranked 2nd in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.
10 Reasons to choose the School
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate Courses Course Qualification Duration Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Sandwich) BSc 4 years (Full-time) Description The pharmaceutical industry in the UK has a greater impact on the UK economy than any other high-tech industry. Employing 73,000 people, of whom around 27,000 are directly involved in research and development (R&D), the pharmaceutical industry offers graduates a chance to play an important role in the development of new medicines with employment opportunities existing at all stages of the drug development....
Pharmaceutical Sciences BSc 3 years (Full-time) Description The pharmaceutical industry in the UK has a greater impact on the UK economy than any other high-tech industry. Employing 73,000 people, of whom around 27,000 are directly involved in research and development (R&D), the pharmaceutical industry offers graduates a chance to play an important role in the development of new medicines with employment opportunities existing at all stages of the product pipeline.....
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology BSc 3 years (Full-time) Description The pharmaceutical industry in the UK has a greater impact on the UK economy than any other high-tech industry. Employing 73,000 people, of whom around 27,000 are directly involved in research and development (R&D), the pharmaceutical industry offers graduates a chance to play an important role in the development of new medicines with employment opportunities existing at all stages of the drug development....
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Sandwich) BSc 4 years (Full-time) Description The pharmaceutical industry in the UK has a greater impact on the UK economy than any other high-tech industry. Employing 73,000 people, of whom around 27,000 are directly involved in research and development (R&D), the pharmaceutical industry offers graduates a chance to play an important role in the development of new medicines with employment opportunities existing at all stages of the product pipeline.....
Pharmacy MPharm 4 years (Full-time) Description ....
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Postgraduate Taught
Postgraduate Taught Courses Course Qualification Duration Advanced Pharmacy Practice (with Independent Prescribing) PgDip 12 months (Part-time) Description ....
Independent Prescribing PgCert 1 year (Part-time) Description The Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing is designed for pharmacists in Northern Ireland who wish to train and qualify as non-medical independent prescribers.
The Postgraduate Certificate can be undertaken as a stand-alone course or can be combined into a larger programme of study (see Advanced Pharmacy Practice course).
If you are employed as....Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice PgDip 2 years (Part-time) Description Do you want to advance your pharmacy career while continuing in employment?
This postgraduate distance learning programme allows you fit your studies around your work and family commitments.
Our Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice programme was developed following extensive consultation with pharmacists and their employers both within and beyond the United Kingdom. It provides....Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice PgCert 1 year (Part-time) Description Do you want to advance your pharmacy career while continuing in employment?
This postgraduate distance learning programme allows you fit your studies around your work and family commitments.
Our Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice programme was developed following extensive consultation with pharmacists and their employers both within and beyond the United Kingdom. It provides....Industrial Pharmaceutics MSc 1 year (Full-time) Description Queen's University Belfast has developed a dynamic
MSc programme for students seeking careers in the
global pharmaceutical industry. The MSc in
Industrial Pharmaceutics will prepare graduates with the
expertise and skills required for employment in an
industry estimated to be worth $1.42 trillion. Industrial
pharmaceutics plays a vital role in the development,Advanced Pharmacy Practice (with Independent Prescribing) MSc 24 months (Part-time) Description Our Advanced Pharmacy Practice MSc programme is designed for hospital-based pharmacists in Northern Ireland who wish to practice at Advanced Practitioner level.
In Year 1, students cover clinical reasoning and decision marking, leadership, education and research and data analysis methods.
In Year 2, students are required to undertake a service evaluation/development....Prescribing for Pharmacists PgCert 1 year (Part-time) Description Do you want to advance your pharmacy career by becoming a non-medical prescriber?
This programme is accredited by both the General Pharmaceutical Council and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland to train pharmacists as non-medical prescribers.
Students undertake online and work-based training and assessment in addition to a 5-day clinical skills residential in January....Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice MSc 3 years (Part-time) Description Do you want to advance your pharmacy career while continuing in employment?
This postgraduate distance learning programme allows you fit your studies around your work and family commitments.
Our Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice programme was developed following extensive consultation with pharmacists and their employers both within and beyond the United Kingdom. It provides.... -
Postgraduate Research
Postgraduate Research Courses Course Qualification Duration Pharmacy MPhil 4 Academic Years (Part-time) / 2 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The School of Pharmacy (SoP) focuses its research activities on key areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, clinical and primary care aspects of pharmacy. Our research spans a wide range of scientific and professional disciplines. Multidisciplinary sits at the core of many of our internationally-connected research programmes, ultimately delivering impactful research designed to benefit patients.
The....Pharmacy MPhil 4 Academic Years (Part-time) / 2 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The School of Pharmacy (SoP) focuses its research activities on key areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, clinical and primary care aspects of pharmacy. Our research spans a wide range of scientific and professional disciplines. Multidisciplinary sits at the core of many of our internationally-connected research programmes, ultimately delivering impactful research designed to benefit patients.
The....Pharmacy PhD 6 Academic Years (Part-time) / 3 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The School of Pharmacy (SoP) focuses its research activities on key areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, clinical and primary care aspects of pharmacy. Our research spans a wide range of scientific and professional disciplines. Multidisciplinary sits at the core of many of our internationally-connected research programmes, ultimately delivering impactful research designed to benefit patients.
The....Pharmacy PhD 6 Academic Years (Part-time) / 3 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The School of Pharmacy (SoP) focuses its research activities on key areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, clinical and primary care aspects of pharmacy. Our research spans a wide range of scientific and professional disciplines. Multidisciplinary sits at the core of many of our internationally-connected research programmes, ultimately delivering impactful research designed to benefit patients.
The....
The School has a major commitment to placements in the hospital and community setting. These placements are designed to provide students with an excellent opportunity to apply their clinical knowledge and skills to real-life situations. The placement aims to facilitate high quality teaching and learning activities and also to promote the professional attitudes and behaviours expected of tomorrow's pharmacists.
We have developed close links with a wide variety of industry partners through research and teaching at a local, national and international level. Students are taught by practising pharmacists from the community, primary care and hospital setting and the School’s Careers Liaison Officer ensures that students are aware of all career opportunities and prepared for application and interview processes.
The School of Pharmacy and the University offer a number of Scholarships to prospective students
Our recently renovated Pharmacy Practice Unit consists of everything you would find in a contemporary community pharmacy. Students are also taught clinical skills in a range of simulated healthcare settings. In addition we have world leading research laboratories with the best technology in the industry.
"Exceptional teaching creates a perfect learning environment, allowing me to achieve my full potential" Aaron Hutton
Pharmacy
HOW TO APPLY
APPLICATIONS FOR VISITING STUDENT AND VISITING SCHOLAR
The School of Pharmacy welcomes applications for Visiting Scholar and Visiting Student titles.
If you already hold a PhD and wish to apply for a Visiting Scholar title within the School of Pharmacy, please see the Directorate of Academic and Student Affairs webpages www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/AcademicAffairs/HonoraryTitles/VisitingTitles/
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Visiting Student
The Visiting Student title enables current registered studentsfrom other institutions, across all levels of study to spend a period of time at the School of Pharmacy to conduct research as part of their own studies or as a research placement/internship.
Visiting Students must have an assigned supervisor within the School of Pharmacy. - Important to Know
The Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) requires that all international Visiting Student applicants to the School of Pharmacy who are registered to study at Doctorate or Masters level by research in their home institution and who are subject to UK immigration control, must apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate before they can study in the UK. Further details can be found in section F1 and Appendix 1 of the application form.
Bench fees may be charged at the discretion of the supervisor depending on the nature of the project and are normally levied in advance.Upon accepting your Visiting Student title, you are signing up to the Terms and Conditions for Holders of Honorary Status (Approved Honorary Status T's and C's).
Visiting Students will not be a registered student at Queen’s University Belfast and will receive no credit or qualification from the University.
You will not be remunerated by Queen’s University Belfast.
The Visiting Student title is not applicable to Doctoral Training Partnership students from other institutions.
If you have any questions, about your application to become a Visiting Student in the School of Pharmacy please email melissa.mcallister@qub.ac.uk - How to apply
Please complete the Visiting Student Application Form and submit to melissa.mcallister@qub.ac.uk
Please include the following documents with your application
· A copy of your transcript or other proof of your current registration status at your home institution
· A copy of your passport
· Other relevant immigration documentation if applicable.
The Visiting Student title can be conferred initially for a maximum period of one year and can be renewed on an annual basis, up to the end of your registration at your home institution. Renewals are subject to the agreement of the School and students must re-apply to extend their title.
