ObjectivesThis two-year foundation degree provides an introduction to pharmacy, chemistry and the pharmaceutical sciences. It opens up new employment opportunities and may lead to further study for a BSc award or access undergraduate masters degrees in pharmacy (MPharm) or chemistry (MChem).
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements -a degree (level 6) in an Early Years subject or a degree (level 6) in any subject plus a level 3 qualification in an Early Years subject -a GCSE grade C in English and Maths -a current Criminal Records Bureau clearance -recent and considerable experience across whole 0-5 years age range
Academic titleFdSc Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences
Course descriptionFdSc Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences
Programme
Year 1
-Foundation Pharmacy Practice
-Chemistry for Life Sciences
-Foundation Biology and Microbiology
-Academic and Professional Skills Portfolio
-Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice
-Foundation Pharmaceutical and Chemical Science I
-Foundation Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry II
Year 2
-Pharmaceutical Chemistry
-Introduction to Pharmaceutics
-Modern Lab Techniques
-Option modules (may include Pharmacy Practice; Work-based Dissertation; Experimental Chemistry I; Cell Biology; Pharmaceutics and Microbiology; Resources Management; Metals and Molecules in the Environment; Physiology II)