GPhC accredited courses for pharmacist pre-registration - General ...

GPhC accredited courses leading to eligibility to enterpharmacist preregistration training in the UKInstitution Qualification Further informationAston University MPharm degree • Awarded by Aston UniversityAston UniversityPostgraduate Diploma for Overseas Pharmacists(OSPAP)• Conversion course for non‐EEA, overseas‐qualifiedpharmacists.• Qualification awarded after completion of the OSPAP (seenotes, below)University of Bath MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of BathUniversity of Bradford MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of BradfordUniversity of Brighton MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of BrightonUniversity of BrightonPostgraduate Diploma for Overseas Pharmacists(OSPAP)• Conversion course for non‐EEA, overseas‐qualifiedpharmacists.• Awarded by the University of Brighton• Qualification awarded after completion of an OSPAP (seenotes, below)Cardiff University MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Wales to 2008• Awarded by Cardiff University from 2009University of Central Lancashire MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Central Lancashire• First graduates in 2011De Montfort University MPharm degree • Awarded by De Montfort UniversityUniversity of East Anglia MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of East Anglia• First graduates in 2007University of Hertfordshire MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Hertfordshire• First graduates in 2009Keele University MPharm degree • Awarded by Keele University• First graduates in 2010Kingston University MPharm degree • Awarded by Kingston University• First graduates in 2008

Institution Qualification Further informationKingston UniversityPostgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice(OSPAP)• Conversion course for non‐EEA, overseas‐qualifiedpharmacists.• Qualification awarded after completion of an OSPAP (seenotes, below)• Awarded by Kingston University• First awards in 2011King’s College London MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of London until 2007• Awarded by either the University of London or King’s CollegeLondon from 2008School of Pharmacy, University of MPharm degree• Awarded by the University of LondonLondonLiverpool John Moores University MPharm degree • Awarded by Liverpool John Moores University• MAHSA College, Malaysia was granted accreditation for asingle cohort of the MPharm degree in collaboration withLiverpool John Moores University. Accreditation was for Year1 of the course, delivered between the 2010‐2011 academicyear only.Manchester University MPharm degree • Awarded by the Victoria University of Manchester to 2004• Awarded by the University of Manchester from 2005Medway School of Pharmacy MPharm degree • A joint award of the universities of Greenwich and Kent.• First graduates in 2008.Nottingham University MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Nottingham• The University of Nottingham also run a Malaysian coursewhereby the first two years of its MPharm are taught in itsUniversity of Nottingham Malaysia Campus [UNMC] campus.• The Malaysian course is fully accredited.• The first students graduate through the Malaysia‐UK route in2009.University of Portsmouth MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of PortsmouthThe Queen’s University MPharm degree • Awarded by The Queen’s University, BelfastReading University MPharm degree • Awarded by Reading University• First graduates in 2009The Robert Gordon University MPharm degree • Awarded by The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

The Robert Gordon UniversityMSc/Postgraduate diploma in OverseasPharmacists’ Assessment Programme [OSPAP]• Awarded by The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen• Conversion course for non‐EEA, overseas‐qualifiedpharmacists.• Qualification awarded after completion of an OSPAP (seenotes, below)Institution Qualification Further informationUniversity of Strathclyde MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Strathclyde• The MPharm degree taught wholly at the University ofStrathclyde is fully accredited.• The University of Strathclyde also runs its MPharm incollaboration with the International Medical University,Malaysia. A new version of the course has been accreditedand the first students will graduate in 2011.• The Malaysian course has been running for some time, theprevious course is not accredited.• From 2011 there will be two Strathclyde‐IMU MPharmcourses: one accredited, one not. Regulators are advised tocheck which is being presented. The accredited degree is 4years’ long; the unaccredited degree is 3 ½ years’ long.University of Sunderland MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Sunderland• The University of Sunderland also runs its MPharm inMalaysia in collaboration with the Systematic EducationGroup International [SEGI] University College. This course hasUniversity of SunderlandPostgraduate Diploma in PharmaceuticalSciences [OSPAP]been accredited and the first students will graduate in 2012.• Awarded by the University of Sunderland• Conversion course for non‐EEA, overseas‐qualifiedpharmacists.• Qualification awarded after completion of an OSPAP (seenotes, below)University of Wolverhampton MPharm degree • Awarded by the University of Wolverhampton• First graduates in 2010

Notes• MPharm degrees were first awarded in 2001, prior to that a variety of qualifications led to pre‐registration training in the UK (See historicalqualifications document)• The route to registration in the UK for UK education persons is:‐ Accredited UK MPharm + UK pre‐registration training + GPhC/PSNI Registration Examination• The route to registration in the UK for non‐EEA education persons is:‐ Accredited UK OSPAP qualification + pre‐registration training + GPhC/PSNI Registration Examination• The universities of London and Wales are federal, with a central degree awarding function (University of London/University of Wales) but also withconstituent institutions with their own degree awarding powers. This explains why the Welsh School of Pharmacy used to award degrees of theUniversity of Wales (the Federal University) but now awards degrees of Cardiff University (the School’s parent institution); a variation is King’s CollegeLondon, an institution of the University of London: it used to award degrees of the University of London but now offers its students the choice of eitherUniversity of London degrees or King’s College London degrees.• The Republic of Ireland [Eire] is not part of the United Kingdom. It is a separate country and a member state of the European Union.• Degrees in the Republic of Ireland are accredited by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. Currently there are three accredited courses:‐ Trinity College Dublin‐ Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland‐ University College Cork.• MPharm degrees in Northern Ireland are jointly accredited by the GPhC and PSNI.GPhC = General Pharmaceutical Council. The regulatory body for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain.PSNI = Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland. The regulatory body for pharmacists in Northern IrelandOSPAP = Overseas Pharmacists’ Assessment ProgrammeGreat Britain (GB) = England, Scotland and WalesUnited Kingdom (UK) = England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Validity of this documentDate validated: 8 July 2011 Validated by: Joanne Martin, Accreditation and Recognition ManagerTo be revalidated: 8 July 2012For further information please email accreditation@pharmacyregulation.org or telephone 0203 365 3451