Our innovative four-year MPharm programme, designed in partnership with pharmacy experts, prepares you for the evolving role of the modern pharmacist – one who isn’t only a medicine expert but also a key player in multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Blending cutting-edge science with hands-on clinical training, this degree offers an integrated learning experience that takes you from the fundamentals of drug discovery and design through to delivering safe, effective, patient-centred care. At Liverpool, you’ll benefit from teaching that’s grounded in real-world practice and powered by world-leading research. Our academic team includes practising pharmacists, clinical scientists, education experts and internationally recognised researchers in areas such as pharmacogenomics, antimicrobial resistance, chemistry, and precision medicine ensuring that your education is both scientifically rigorous and directly relevant to today’s healthcare challenges. What sets our MPharm apart is its emphasis on integrated learning, practical experience and professional development. You’ll build your skills through placements across our extensive network of NHS trusts, community pharmacies, and through our links with the pharmaceutical industry, gaining exposure to diverse working environments, specialisms, and patient populations. You’ll also benefit from Liverpool being one of the few UK universities to offer clinical programmes across the full spectrum of healthcare, medicine and biosciences, with a multi-disciplinary, integrated learning approach to mirror the real-world experience. Students will learn in our state-of-the-art Pharmacy, Lifesciences, and Sherrington Buildings, with access to advanced laboratories, a pharmacy suite and collaborative learning spaces that mirror real clinical and industrial settings. An MPharm from Liverpool opens doors to diverse and rewarding careers in healthcare, research, industry, and beyond. The University of Liverpool is working towards accreditation of this programme with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The programme will be provisionally accredited until the accreditation process is complete.
A Level: AAB | including Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics, and one further A Level excluding General Studies/Critical Thinking. For applicants studying A levels with English exam boards: Where a science has been taken at A level (Chemistry, Biology, Geology or Physics), a pass in the Science practical of each subject will be required. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | T Level | T levels are not currently accepted. | Scottish Higher: AAABB | AAABB to include Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics | Access to HE Diploma: 36 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma: 9 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma | Access to HE Diploma (QAA regulated): 45 graded Level 3 credits, with 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit. 15 Distinctions are required in each of Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics. Applicants must also have 5 GCSEs at a minimum of Grade C (Level 5) including English language, Mathematics and Science. | GCSE/National 4/National 5 6 GCSE subjects grade A*-B/Level 6 including English Language, Mathematics and two Sciences from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Core Science, Additional Science and Dual Science. Standalone English Literature is not accepted in lieu of English or English Language at grade B (GSCE). Applied GCSEs will not be considered. | Scottish Advanced Higher: ABB | Advanced Highers: ABB to include Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics OR Highers: AAABB to include Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics OR Mixed: Advanced Highers at AB, plus Highers at AB. A mixed presentation must include Chemistry at either Higher Level (Grade A) or Advanced Higher Level (Grade B), plus Biology or Mathematics at either level. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 34 UCAS points | 34 points overall with no score less than 4 including 5 in Higher Level Chemistry and 5 in Higher Level Biology or Mathematics OR Successful completion of the IB Diploma plus 6,6,5 in 3 Higher Level subjects including 5 in Higher Level Chemistry and 5 in Higher Level Biology or Mathematics | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): D*DD | D*DD in a science-based subject (must include Biology or Mathematics) with A-level Chemistry at grade B or above. BTEC National Diploma D*D in a Science based subject (must include Biology or Mathematics) with A-level Chemistry at grade B or above. We accept the BTEC National Extended Certificate at grade D in lieu of the third A level only. It must be offered alongside A level Chemistry and either A-level Biology or Mathematics at grades A/B. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017): H1H1H2H2H2H3 | Leaving Certificate: 6 Higher Level subjects to be gained at a single sitting including English and Mathematics. 2 subjects at H1 grade to include Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics. Plus 3 subjects at H2 grade and 1 subject at H3 grade. | Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015): B | Grades AA at A Level including Chemistry and either Biology or Mathematics, plus an B in the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | Extended Project: A | Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and 3 A levels and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be AAB or ABB plus A in the EPQ.
If this is your first degree and you are a Home student applying for entry in 2026, you do not have to pay your fees upfront. Instead, you can take out a tuition fee loan which is paid straight to the University. This is available to most students, no matter what their household income. Please note, for Home undergraduate students, 2026/27 fees have yet to be confirmed. Tuition fees are subject to increase each year, subject to the government’s regulated fee limits. For information, for UK students applying for 2025 entry the Tuition Fee was £9,535. You will find full information about tuition fees in the “Fees and funding” section of all course pages on our website. Or see the “Paying for your studies” section of our website for more information. Some of our programmes charge less than the full £9,535 fee: • Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element), run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College. • Programmes with a year in industry or a year abroad Some programmes which include compulsory fieldwork or additional elements such as the Pilots Licence in Aerospace Engineering may incur additional costs. Where this is the case, those costs will be outlined at on-campus events such as the University Open Days or Applicant Discovery Days. For further information please see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/ — Tuition fees for Home undergraduates 2026/27
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