Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Master of Science - MS

Recruitable Target

Recruitable Target

Programme Offerings

Part-Time

F2F-JMU-MAR

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

The overall aim of the programme is to support students in developing their practice in line with the RPS Foundation Pharmacy Framework. The course will serve as the base for successful and effective careers in Clinical Pharmacy, with those having completed the programme being equipped to effectively optimise patient care, make evidence based recommendations around therapies and develop practice to directly benefit the patients and organisations they serve.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically evaluate the evidence, to date, on the most appropriate therapeutic management of the disease state.
2.
Apply therapeutic knowledge to a critical analysis of patient management problems by case review and demonstration of their contribution to patient care in practice.
3.
Assess the clinical indicators of response to and adverse effects of drug therapy by case review.
4.
Critically evaluate information and synthesise data from a variety of sources.
5.
Apply planning, evaluation and analytical skills to the improvement of practice.
6.
Apply problem solving skills to the optimisation of patients care.
7.
Implement knowledge of evidence-based medicine to the management of individual patients.
8.
Screen, assess and prioritise patients for potential pharmacy input.
9.
Critically evaluate information from a range of sources relating to medicines use.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Lectures, seminars, workshops, work-based activities, problem-based learning and self directed study. Examinations (MCQs and case analysis),case reports, presentations, portfolio. Lectures, seminars, tutorials, case studies, problem-based learning, workplace-based activities, student-directed learning, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE),portfolio, project proposals and research project. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE),oral and written case reports and written reports of certain activities (such as a practice evaluation exercise) and research project report. Lectures, seminars, tutorials, case studies, problem-based learning, workplace-based activities, student-directed learning, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE),project proposals and research project. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE),conference presentation, portfolio, practice evaluation project report and research project. Transferable/key skills are embedded in modules within the programme. Examples include the use of spreadsheets and statistical computer packages to analyse data, the use of presentation packages to produce presentations and posters, group working and research projects. Oral presentations, case presentations, portfolio and project reports

Opportunities for work related learning

The programme is based in the student's place of work and has extensive opportunities for workbased learning. For students completing the whole programme of study, there is routine formative feedback provided in the workplace by a Clinical Liaison Tutor, supported by work focussed self directed learning and coursework activities. Students completing the MSc pathway will undertake a 60 credit research project which is focussed around their current work role and this will provide further opportunities to reflect on their practice and build an evidence base for effecting changes and improvements to practice (their own and their colleagues)

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

The programme runs over three years part-time with two intakes per year in April and October. The requirements for the Master of Science award are: modules completed totalling 180 credits over 3 years (including core modules listed below). The requirements of the PgDip award are: modules completed totalling 120 credits … For more content click the Read More button below.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH02-02) pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy