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Pharmacy

  • Master of Pharmacy (with Honours)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 29 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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King’s College London
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Course summary

Pharmacists’ role within healthcare teams is more important than ever. At King’s, you’ll become an expert on medicines and the law, keeping people safe – and preventing harm and death connected to medication.

Our Pharmacy MPharm is a fully-accredited four-year pharmacy degree, based in the heart of London, that combines the study of pharmaceutical science with the practice of pharmacy. As experts in medicines, pharmacists are taking on increasingly important roles in modern healthcare teams, as well as enjoying exciting career options in diverse health settings, from hospitals and community pharmacy to working in GP practices, care homes and the pharmaceutical industry. Our course will allow you to join this profession, as the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) is the only UK qualification that leads to professional registration as a pharmacist.

New standards from the Initial Education and Training for pharmacy standards were introduced by the General Pharmaceutical Council in 2021, which will enable all pharmacists to prescribe at the point of registration. Our programme was reaccredited for 6 years against the new standards in February 2025 with no conditions or recommendations.

Key benefits

  • We are ranked 5th in the UK for our MPharm programme (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025).

  • Boost your career prospects with international research exchanges and placements in leading clinical environments.

  • Benefit from clinical placements at our partner NHS Foundation Trusts: Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and the South London and Maudsley.

  • Learn from world-renowned scientists, researchers and pharmacy practitioners.

  • Develop your diagnostic, patient education and consultation skills in our consultation and simulations suite and recently refurbished clinical skills training centre

  • The MPharm degree is the only qualification that leads to professional registration as a pharmacist.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • General Pharmaceutical Council

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Master of Pharmacy (with Honours) • Full-Time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 29 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
B230
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • Republic of Ireland
  • International
  • EU
  • United Kingdom

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B230
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAA

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include Chemistry and at least one subject from Biology, Mathematics or Physics. Also required: GCSE grade 6/B in English language and Mathematics (or equivalent).

T Level
Not accepted

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
ABB

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.
GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics requirement can be met via Intermediate 2/Standard Credit Grade 1 or 2/National 5 with B.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 36 Merit: 9

Access to Science (or similar subject) with 60 credits overall and 45 Level 3 credits: 33 must be from units awarded at Distinction (including 15 credits in Chemistry and a further 15 credits in one of Biology, Mathematics and Physics), with the remaining 9 Level 3 credits at Merit.
Also required: GCSE grade 6/B in English language and Mathematics (or equivalent). Numeracy/Literacy modules within an Access to HE Diploma are not accepted to meet the GCSE requirements.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must obtain or have obtained grade 6 or B in both GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics.

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics.
GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics requirement can be met via Intermediate 2/Standard Credit Grade 1 or 2/National 5 with B (if not studied/studying at Higher/Advanced Higher Level).

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 36

36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 Higher Level in Chemistry and grade 6 Higher Level in one of Biology, Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches or Applications & Interpretation), or Physics. The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H1H2H2H2H2

Must include Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics.

Also required: GCSE grade 6/B in English language and Mathematics (or equivalent).

Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Not accepted

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3D3D3

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) can be considered.

Must include Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics.

Also required: GCSE grade 6/B in English language and Mathematics (or equivalent).

Required subjects: Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics.
Also required: GCSE grade 6/B in English Language and Mathematics.

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Enhanced criminal conviction check required for successful applicants
Health Checks
Occupational Health clearance required for successful applicants

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill
PTE Academic69 overall with a minimum of 62 in each skill
TOEFL (iBT)100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills
Cambridge English Advanced185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Cambridge English Proficiency185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Trinity ISELevel III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill
Institution's Own TestPass the King's Pre-Sessional English Language Programme with Band 7

We also accept a number of English language tests taken as part of school-level qualifications. For more details, please see our website. Please note that the course requirements are under Band B.https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At King’s we don’t just use your grades to assess your application. We recognise that not everyone has the same educational journey and that some students have had to overcome challenges to achieve their grades.

Contextual offers are made to applicants who may have experienced barriers that have impeded their academic progress. Contextual offers may be up to two A-Level grades (or equivalent) lower than the advertised entry requirements found on the course pages.

Learn more on the King's College London, University of London website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Channel IslandsTBC

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For International fees and information, please see the course details on our online prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

The fees stated are for entry in the forthcoming September. If you are applying for deferred entry, to commence the following September, fees may be subject to change.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 (£5,000 for Medicine and Dentistry) against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

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