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UCL pharmacy

Hiii guys, I’m taking a gap year this year and resitting my alevels (bio and chem ) and I really want to go to UCL for pharmacy. Does anyone know if they accept Alevel resits ? Or if they have resat their alevels to do pharmacy at UCL ? Please me know thanksss

Reply 1

Just be aware that it doesn't matter where you do an MPharm degree. Al courses are accredited by the GPhC as equal, all follow a set syllabus and all lead to exactly the same qualification. The NHS snot going to care where you trained - and your future patients/customers wont even ask.

Reply 2

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by McGinger
Just be aware that it doesn't matter where you do an MPharm degree. Al courses are accredited by the GPhC as equal, all follow a set syllabus and all lead to exactly the same qualification. The NHS snot going to care where you trained - and your future patients/customers wont even ask.

ahhh but if you wanted to go into industry would the uni u go to matter

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by hiddlxc
ahhh but if you wanted to go into industry would the uni u go to matter

An MPharm is a professional degree with set standards, there is no 'better degree' - and your eventual career will be determined by you not the Uni brand name. Its possible that Pharmacology or Drug Discovery might be a more useful degree than Pharmacy - and especially a degree with work-experience - so it worth checking likely job vacancies to see what they actually require or prefer, and if they want a postgrad research degree, ie. PhD/MPhil Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2026 entry) | The University of Manchester

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by hiddlxc
ahhh but if you wanted to go into industry would the uni u go to matter

It would matter in the pharmaceutical industry, and if you wanted to do a funded PhD, given the competition and vast oversupply of Pharmacy graduates at present. But getting a 2.2 would undo the advantage of going to UCL, so make sure you get a 2.1 or a 1st if you go there.
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Reply 5

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by McGinger
An MPharm is a professional degree with set standards, there is no 'better degree' - and your eventual career will be determined by you not the Uni brand name. Its possible that Pharmacology or Drug Discovery might be a more useful degree than Pharmacy - and especially a degree with work-experience - so it worth checking likely job vacancies to see what they actually require or prefer, and if they want a postgrad research degree, ie. PhD/MPhil Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2026 entry) | The University of Manchester

thank you so much ! I don't think i would personally go into pharmacology as the Mpharm degree interest me more plus it has better job stability

Reply 6

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by hiddlxc
thank you so much ! I don't think i would personally go into pharmacology as the Mpharm degree interest me more plus it has better job stability

Another popular career path for pharmaceutical graduates is a career in medical communications. Though it comes with tight deadlines and pressure.

Reply 7

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by McGinger
Just be aware that it doesn't matter where you do an MPharm degree. Al courses are accredited by the GPhC as equal, all follow a set syllabus and all lead to exactly the same qualification. The NHS snot going to care where you trained - and your future patients/customers wont even ask.

That’s true but for me location matters and i would prefer to be in the city (UCL)

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