Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences FdSc

Why choose this course?

This course is designed to give an introduction to pharmacy, chemistry and the pharmaceutical sciences. There is a strong practical element, which will develop your laboratory techniques. You will also be required to undertake a work placement, which will provide valuable vocational experience and open up new employment opportunities.

What will you study?

The first year consists of core modules that cover each of the main subject areas. The second year includes a selection of option modules, allowing you to specialise in an area of interest. The vocational application of the taught material is emphasised throughout the course, and you will spend at least one day a week in a related workplace, such as a community pharmacy or a pharmaceutical company.

This foundation degree has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council to allow students who graduate from the foundation degree and, subject to passing the minimum requirements, to transfer directly into the second year of the Master of Pharmacy programme.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Foundation Pharmacy Practice
• Chemistry for Life Sciences
• Foundation Biology and Microbiology
• Academic and Professional Skills Portfolio
• Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice
• Foundation Pharmaceutical and Chemical Science
• Foundation Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Year 2

• Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Introduction to Pharmaceutics
• Modern Laboratory Techniques
• Option modules (may include Pharmacy Practice; Work-based Dissertation; Experimental Chemistry; Cell Biology; Pharmaceutics and Microbiology; Resources Management; Metals and Molecules in the Environment; Physiology; and Understanding Patient Behaviour)