The University of Manchester
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences MPhil
The University of Manchester

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £33109 £34635 £37245
25-75 percentile range £30122 - £40073 £21485 - £40325 £23911 - £43285

Course Description

Our PhD/MPhil Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Our areas of research within pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences include:

  • Development of novel nucleic acid-based diagnostics and therapeutics;

  • Modelling and simulation of pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions and pharmacodynamics in healthy virtual populations;

  • Modelling and simulation of pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions and pharmacodynamics in patient populations;

  • Analysis of inter-individual variability in drug metabolizing enzyme activity;

  • Optimal design of early phase clinical trials with new therapies and drug combinations;

  • Applications of systems biology approach to prediction of drug absorption, distribution and Elimination;

  • Extrapolation of in vitro data to predict in vivo pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics;

  • Applications of PKPD in drug development and therapeutics, particularly endocrinology, drug abuse, and paediatric pharmacology.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • All other courses
    • 6.5
    • Manchester Business School East - Undergraduate Degrees
    • 6.5
    • Manchester Business School - Graduate Degrees
    • 7.0
    • Graduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
    • 7.0
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
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Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

University Rankings

#10
University Guru Meta Ranking
of The University of Manchester

among 379 universities in England UK
based on 38 different rankings

Positions of The University of Manchester in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of The University of Manchester in related subject specific rankings.

Medicine & Health

    • #6 
    • #17 
    Pharmacy & Pharmacology
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 10 April, 2024]
    • #6 
    • #89 
    Pharmacology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2024]

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30130
postgraduates:
12730
Total:
42860
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FAQ about Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences MPhil The University of Manchester

  • Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences MPhil is taught on campus and cannot be taken online at The University of Manchester.

  • It is very difficult to get accepted into this course. Accepted students had an average UCAS tariff score of 154 which makes it one of the 7.69% most difficult courses to enter among all Pharmacy students in the UK.