Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in each element (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking).
This Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP) is a conversion programme designed to enable non-EU-qualified pharmacists to receive theoretical and practical training in key topics relevant to practice in the UK. It aims to familiarise overseas-trained pharmacists (non-EU and not covered by Directive 2005/36/EC) with the practice of pharmacy in the UK. The course was fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in 2018.
Kingston is long established as a top teaching university with excellent facilities. We have excellent links with a number of hospitals, including St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston Hospital, the Royal Marsden Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham, as well as a number of major community pharmacies, enabling you to experience the role of the pharmacist first-hand through visits or placements.
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We will equip you with knowledge pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice, and UK pharmacy law and practice. Your learning will integrate science with practice, with case studies demonstrating how chemistry, pharmacology and pharmaceutics affect clinical practice. Your learning is further supported with community and hospital placements, simulations and inter-professional education.
Successful graduates will be eligible to apply for a one-year pre-registration period in an approved pharmaceutical establishment, prior to taking membership examinations from the pharmacy regulator (the General Pharmaceutical Council) and gaining entry onto the UK register of pharmacists. Obtaining a pre-registration placement is the responsibility of the student, and different visa requirements may apply for non-EU/EEA citizens.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Modules
Core modules
Professional Pharmacy Practice in UK
Application of Science to Patient Care
From Bench to Bedside
Research Project (MSc top-up only)
Pre-sessional English course
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Type of course |
Time |
Entry Requirement |
Fees |
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Extended |
6 April – 4 September |
Your IELTS Academic* scores are no more than 2.0 below your academic programme's English language entry requirements overall and / or in one or more skills: reading, writing, listening and / or speaking. |
£8400 |
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Long |
18 May – 4 September |
Your IELTS Academic* scores are no more than 1.5 below your academic programme's English language entry requirements overall and / or in one or more skills: reading, writing, listening and / or speaking. |
£6420 |
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Medium |
22 June – 4 September (Summer)
28 September – 11 December (Autumn) |
Your IELTS Academic* scores are no more than 1.0 below your academic programme's English language entry requirements overall and/or in one or more skills: reading, writing, listening and / or speaking. |
£4440 |
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Short |
27 July – 4 September
2 November – 11 December |
Your IELTS Academic* scores are no more 0.5 below your academic programme's English language entry requirements overall and/or in one or more skills: reading, writing, listening and or speaking. |
£2400 |
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Please note: Students with IELTS Academic* scores of below 4.0 overall or in individual skills are not eligible for our courses. |
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Where this course will take you
The course is designed for those who wish to practise as a pharmacist in the UK.
To become a registered pharmacist in Great Britain, on completion of your accredited OSPAP degree, you will be required to satisfactorily complete 52 weeks of preregistration pharmacist training in an approved pharmacy establishment and pass the General Pharmaceutical Council's registration assessment.
There are many career opportunities for qualified pharmacists, in community and hospital pharmacy, working in GP practices and primary care organisations, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. There are also opportunities to pursue higher degrees by research, or to obtain the MSc top-up by research.
Our graduates have secured positions in community and hospital pharmacies. Some are also employed in the pharmaceutical industry.
Insurance_fee: £300(GBL)/year
