Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences Foundation Degree (Pre-Pharmacy)
Kingston University
UCAS Code: F190 | Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc
Entry requirements
A level
A-Level Chemistry Grade D and A-Level Biology (preferred), Maths or Physics.
Equivalent of 96 or above UCAS points from Science related Access to Higher Education
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a minimum of 4 in Chemistry, Maths and Biology at Higher Level and grade 4 in English at Standard Level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applied Science only.
UCAS Tariff
UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. General Studies not accepted.
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About this course
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- This foundation degree has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC).
- This course offers a good grounding in pharmacy related subjects. Once you successfully complete the course, you’ll be able to join Year 2 of the Pharmacy MPharm course or top-up to a pharmacy-related BSc (Hons).
- Our pharmacy department’s new GP simulation suite and simulated hospital ward with life-like manikins will provide you with the most up-to-date teaching to equip you for your future role as prescribing pharmacists.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
**About this course**
If you know you have potential but want support before starting a degree in pharmacy or a pharmacyrelated degree, then this course could be perfect for you. Successful completion of this course means you can join Year 2 of the Pharmacy MPharm programme. Alternatively, you may top-up your qualification to a BSc (Hons) in Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences or Pharmaceutical Science.
This course studies the main areas of pharmacy and the pharmaceutical and chemical sciences. You’ll take the same modules as students of Year 1 Pharmacy, plus additional modules in chemistry, mathematics and other subjects. You’ll be able to sit the same assessments as pharmacy students, so that you’ll be ready for your career in pharmacy.
**This course is currently being updated in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council’s standards for initial education and training for pharmacists, which will enable pharmacy graduates to prescribe at the point of registration.**
**Future Skills**
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
**Career opportunities**
Through a pharmacy or chemistry degree, you’ll be well prepared for roles in community or hospital pharmacies, or in the pharmaceutical industry. Further study can lead to a career as a registered pharmacist or in drug/medicine research.
Modules
This course is currently being updated in line with the General Pharmaceutical Council's standards for initial education and training for pharmacists to equip you with the future skills required for your pharmacy career.
Assessment methods
Teaching includes lectures, workshops/practicals, tutorials, work-specific tasks and assignments, and online learning.
Assessment is through assignments, presentations, tests, exams and project reports.
Tuition fees
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Kingston University
Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Chemistry graduates are in demand from a wide range of industries, from the food, oil, chemicals and pharmaceuticals to consultancy, technical analysis and teaching. They're also prized by business and finance employers for their research and data handling skills — anywhere there is research and data to be explained, you can find chemistry grads. If you want a career in research, you need a doctorate, so start planning now if you fancy one of these exciting and challenging jobs - but good students can usually get grants to take a doctorate, so don't worry about the financing if you think you have what it takes. The recession wasn’t too kind to chemists, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry (one of the key employers for chemists), but things are getting back to normal for this flexible group and it's one of the few degrees that is bucking the current trend and increasing graduate numbers.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
Chemistry
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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