MSc Advanced Pharmacy Practice

Queen's University Belfast

OverviewOur Advanced Pharmacy Practice programme is designed for hospital-based pharmacists in Northern Ireland who wish to practice at Advanced Practitioner level.Stage 1 (PG Diploma stage) aims to develop the student's knowledge of therapeutics in several key areas and includes training as an independent non-medical prescriber.In stage 2 (MSc stage), students receive training in research and data analysis methods and are required to undertake a service evaluation/development project.Advanced Pharmacy Practice (With Independent Prescribing) HighlightsIn the non-medical prescribing modules, students undertake clinical skills training in the clinical skills teaching laboratories at Queen's.World Class FacilitiesThe School of Pharmacy at Queen's is acknowledged as a leading centre for Pharmacy teaching and research in the UK, consistently featuring at or near the top of league tables for the subject.Student ExperienceStudents are supported by full-time dedicated staff in the School of Pharmacy Distance Learning Centre and at the NI Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development (NICPLD).