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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.

Students doing a practical experiment in the Pharmacy lab.

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:

Watch our Programme Director, Steve and student, Isabel share their experience of the MSc Cancer Biology and Therapeutics programme.

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.”

Lauren, MSc Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Student
Independent prescribing

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

HEIW Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme (For newly registered pharmacists in Wales)

Pharmacist holding consultation with patient

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.

Find out more about the Post-Registration Foundation Pharmacist Training Programme on Health Education and Improvement Wales' website

Professional Development for Pharmacy Practitioners (MSc)

This course gives you the flexibility to undertake the full MSc in Professional Development for Pharmacy Practitioners qualification or to study modules on a standalone basis.

Our MSc Professional Development for Pharmacy Practitioners has been designed to support the development needs of pharmacists and other pharmacy practitioners e.g. pharmacy technicians. The programme will support you to develop the knowledge, skills and professional values and behaviours required by pharmacy practitioners.  It will also enable you to address complex health-related challenges faced by patients and the population and you'll gain a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of your role in a changing healthcare environment.

Our programme has been designed with in-built flexibility to allow you to undertake modules that fit into your professional and personal circumstances. There are two main study routes:

  • Study Route 1:  Obtaining the full MSc in Professional Development for Pharmacy Practitioners (180 credits)
  • Study route 2: Stand-alone modules

Find out more about this programme

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.