This course is an ideal first step towards a pharmaceutical career. It examines the science behind the preparation, supply and monitoring of medicines. You’ll study law, ethics, dispensing practice, the role of hospitals, community, GP practice, care home and industrial pharmacists. Working alongside other future healthcare professionals, you’ll talk to patients about their conditions and treatment. Through case studies, you’ll learn how chemistry, pharmacology and pharmaceutics affect clinical practice. In Year 4 you’ll complete a research-based project, for which you’ll receive specialist tuition.

Continuing students

Students who are continuing their studies with Kingston University in 2021/22 should refer to their Course Handbook for information about specific changes that have been, or may be, made to their course or modules being delivered in 2021/22. Course Handbooks are located within the Canvas course page.

Reasons to choose Kingston University

• Kingston is ranked No.1 in London for Pharmacy (Guardian league table 2019, 2020 & 2021) and No.7 in the UK (Guardian league table 2021).
• This degree is fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• This course is run jointly by Kingston University and St George’s, University of London so you’ll have access to the specialist facilities and staff expertise of St George’s.

UK universities ranked by subject area: Pharmacy & pharmacology

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2021	Institution	Guardian score/100	Satisfied with course	Satisfied with teaching	Satisfied with feedback	Student to staff ratio	Spend per student/10	Average entry tariff	Value added score/10	Career after 15 months	Contin-uation
1	Ulster	100	95.2	90.9	85.2	14.7	3	159	8	n/a	95.1
2	Newcastle	94.5	80.3	88.2	70.7	11.3	8	146	9	100	96.2
3	Queen’s, Belfast	92.6	89	91.3	74.6	10.1	7	159	7	98	95.9
4	Cardiff	88.6	90.9	90.8	72.1	14.8	8	157	6	99	97.7
5	Bristol	88.4	96	96	87	15.9	9	155	4	n/a	98.9
6	Nottingham	81.2	91.6	88.4	67.8	15.4	10	147	7	97	98.2
7	Kingston	80.3	87.3	89.2	77.1	16.1	3	115	9	95	97.7
8	Bath	79.5	92.4	91.5	57.9	13.3	8	154	5	96	98.7
9	Glasgow	77.3	89.8	89.8	66.3	14.6	8	199	2	n/a	95.4
10	Robert Gordon	77.2	87.1	87.9	75.3	16.4	3	188	7	90	96.3
10	Queen Mary	77.2	95.4	89.1	71.5	11.6	4	143	4	n/a	n/a
12	Liverpool	77.1	92.9	87.7	65.1	7.6	9	156	1	n/a	97.4
13	Huddersfield	72.1	79.2	78.7	57.9	10.9	5	125	7	98	97.7
14	Birmingham	72	88.3	92.1	61.5	13	5	148	6	96	96.1
15	Bradford	71.4	89.9	88.7	74.5	15.5	2	133	7	92	97.3
16	Portsmouth	69	93.3	92.2	76.2	11.4	7	100	6	88	97.7
17	Nottingham Trent	68.6	100	94	77.5	12	4	113	n/a	n/a	n/a
18	Keele	68.2	89.9	92.5	73.7	18	4	134	5	92	94.4
19	UEA	68.1	92.4	87.9	76	12	9	129	3	97	87.2
20	Manchester	67.8	91.8	88.2	61.5	8.7	n/a	152	4	91	96.3
21	Strathclyde	66.2	85	84.5	45.4	19.7	9	220	3	96	95.9
22	UCL	62.5	90.1	89.1	71.2	14.9	9	169	4	87	93.3
23	Lincoln	61.8	84.6	91.9	51.9	13.8	8	130	3	90	100
24	Aberdeen	61.5	89.2	91.8	71.7	25.1	5	183	3	n/a	n/a
25	Liverpool John Moores	60.5	90.7	86	58.2	16.2	4	140	8	90	96.3
26	Glasgow Caledonian	60	100	94.2	77.2	n/a	3	167	1	n/a	93.3
27	Reading	59.7	89.2	88.2	77.8	17.1	3	126	7	93	88.8
28	Leeds	59	87.9	88.9	64.4	14.5	4	152	3	n/a	97.3
29	Sunderland	56.1	85.7	82.4	51.4	14	3	120	7	97	93.3
30	Hertfordshire	55.7	91	85	66	7.8	4	107	7	85	90.2
31	Aston	50.1	89.9	91.4	65	18.6	4	119	7	86	95.9
32	Central Lancashire	49.4	69.8	71.4	55.1	13.5	4	141	9	89	94.7
33	De Montfort	48.8	84	81.6	69.1	19.8	3	116	7	91	94.7
34	Medway School of Pharmacy	46.8	78.6	83.6	62.2	24	6	130	7	94	94
35	King’s College London	43.2	82.6	84.1	55.6	16.7	8	144	5	92	87.6
36	East London	41.2	90.7	87.6	72.1	20.5	1	105	2	n/a	92.7
37	Wolverhampton	36.5	73.1	83	63.4	21.2	3	124	7	87	87.3
38	Brighton	33.3	82.7	85.8	58.5	28.2	3	109	9	85	96.7