Overview

This Advanced Pharmacy Practice (with Independent Prescribing) programme from the Queen's University Belfast course content is based on the capabilities and outcomes specified in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Core Advanced Pharmacist curriculum, and covers the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.

The programme is open to hospital pharmacists in Northern Ireland who have completed EITHER the PG Certificate in Independent Prescribing and the NICPLD post-registration Foundation Programme; OR the Advanced Pharmacy Practice (with Independent Prescribing) PgDip (which has now closed to new applicants).

Career Prospects

In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. This is called the Graduate Plus/Future Ready Award. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Safe and effective provision of medicines

Promoting public health

Medicines optimisation and proficient patient care

Advanced Practice Development

Research in Advanced Practice

Evidence-based practice and quality improvement

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A primary degree in Pharmacy (minimum Bachelor Degree) from an institution approved by the University. Additionally all applicants must:

be employed as a registered hospital pharmacist in Northern Ireland;

have completed EITHER:

the former PgDip Advanced Pharmacy Practice (with Independent Prescribing), OR;

the NICPLD Post-registration Foundation Programme AND the PgCert Independent Prescribing

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

25800 GBP / year

≈ 25800 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7300 GBP / year

≈ 7300 GBP / year

Additional Details

These are this year's tuition fees. Fees for next year are not confirmed yet.

Living costs

Belfast

United Kingdom

561 - 887 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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