Medical and Life Sciences
course Name

Institute Name : OnCampusSunderland

Course Name : Medical and Life Sciences

Course Type : Foundation

Education Level : 3

Duration : 1 Year

Method of Delivery : On Campus

Pre Requirements : Diploma, Language B1

Language Level : B1

Visa Type : 40

Application Fee : None

Academic Deposit : £2500

Fees : £21000 Annual

Intakes : September, January

Course Description :

  • Ranked 18th in the UK for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (Guardian University Guide 2022)
  • Ranked 3rd in the UK for pre-registration pass rate for the Pharmacy National Registration Assessment with an 89.82% pass rate in 2019 (national average is 72.33%)
  • Ranked 6th in the UK for graduate prospects in Pharmacy (Complete University Guide 2022)
  • Ranked 12th in the UK for Biomedical Science (Guardian Unviersity Guide 2021)
  • 100% Overall Satisfaction for Biomedical Science (National Student Survey 2021)
  • Ranked 15th in the UK for Sports Science courses (Guardian University Guide 2021)
  • Pharmacy has been taught at Sunderland for almost 100 years
  • The course lasts four years and you will graduate as a Master of Pharmacy. The MPharm is the only undergraduate qualification in the UK which leads to professional registration as a pharmacist
  • The MPharm degree is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), the regulatory body of the pharmacy profession
  • The ‘Living Lab’ includes a mock ward, point of care centre with consulting rooms, Objective Structured Clinical Examination suite, dispensing pharmacy and patient home setting.
  • 20 years of working with GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer has funded research projects at Sunderland for over 10 years
  • Patient contact is embedded throughout the course alongside placements and interprofessional learning opportunities.
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology is accredited as conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society, provided the minimum standard of Second Class Honours is achieved. This is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.