An MPharm is the only degree that will allow students to register as a qualified pharmacist, following a year of pre-registration training. This degree is accredited by the pharmacy regulator, the General Pharmaceutical Council, and has been designed to reflect the changing roles of pharmacists.

Learn how the body works, how medicines affect it, and how these medicines are designed. The course content focuses on the different areas of the body, such as the heart, and students will learn how, for each one, the chemistry, biology and pharmacology, pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice are interrelated. This will enable students to apply information to patient care right from the first year.

Students will also be provided with information and techniques essential for work in pharmacy, including law, storage of medicines, processes for reducing errors, assessing prescriptions, and professional behaviour. The pharmacy practice suite uses professional dispensing software and real medicines, in order to build up your experience of key processes and handling substances. 

Throughout the course, students will gain an insight into professional practice by carrying out observational visits and placements in hospital and community pharmacies, as well as GP practices. Reading's annual pharmacy careers fair is attended by numerous employers and is a good source of work experience and job opportunities.