Postgraduate taught
We are proud to teach professional postgraduate programmes for qualified pharmacists. We also offer our Cancer Biology & Therapeutics MSc for other healthcare practitioners and biomedical scientists.
Our School has been awarded an 'excellent' for the quality of our teaching and learning and many of our dedicated staff are conducting internationally recognised, world-leading research so, when you join us, you’ll benefit from their expertise and on-going support.
You’ll also have access to our first-class facilities including six recently rebuilt consultation rooms for pharmacy practice-related activities. We strive to help further the careers of our postgraduate students and to ultimately improve patients’ lives.
Postgraduate study for healthcare practitioners and biomedical scientists
Alongside our programmes for qualified pharmacists, the School offers highly specialist postgraduate courses for healthcare practitioners and biomedical students. These programmes provide advanced knowledge, understanding and skills training to enable graduates to establish careers within healthcare or research and development sectors.
Cancer Biology and Therapeutics (MSc)
This MSc course is designed to provide you with advanced knowledge, understanding and skills in the rapidly advancing field of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics. We will provide you with a breadth and depth of cancer-focused training that will enhance your prospects to start or continue a career within the healthcare sector and public/private sector research establishments.
Watch this short film to discover what it's like to study Cancer Biology and Therapeutics at Cardiff University and what kind of experience you're likely to have when you join us:
Whether you’re looking to better prepare yourself for doctoral research or to achieve a self-contained advanced qualification in its own right, this postgraduate programme will give you a balanced combination of theory and practice to suit your needs and support your career.
Find out more about our MSc in Cancer Biology and Therapeutics and how to apply
“This truly integrated course delves deeper into the science behind cancer and has also given me the opportunity to see the disease and its treatment from the clinical side as well. Whether you’re a Pharmacist or Biomedic or Medic, you’ll find something in this course that you’ll enjoy and can relate to. And, like me, you’ll be in better stead for your future too.”
Pharmacist Independent Prescribing
This course is designed to prepare pharmacists to practise as independent prescribers and to meet the relevant standards set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Interested? Find out more and how to apply
The course has been a very stimulating and challenging experience and I have thoroughly enjoyed rotating through the different modules and experiencing different specialties. It has provided me with an excellent grounding as a hospital pharmacist.
HEIW Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme (For newly registered pharmacists in Wales)
In partnership with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), we are delivering the Post-Registration Pharmacist Foundation Training Programme for newly registered pharmacists in Wales from September 2022.
This programme will support newly registered pharmacists to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to confidently practice in any sector, at a generalist Post-Registration Foundation Level. It will provide an opportunity to build confidence and competence in practice beyond what is required for registration as a pharmacist, with the support from experienced practitioners.
Applying for a loan
If you're a prospective student from the UK, you may be able to apply for a UK Government postgraduate loan to support your studies with us.
Full details of our Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences MSc programmes, including how to apply, are available in course finder.
