Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacy Technicians
About
About the course
Reasons to study
You could enhance your career prospects and gain the tools to get you a promotion.
Your learning will take place in our purpose-built pharmacy practice suite as well as other lab and classroom based settings.
You’ll be taught by Pharmacists and Academic staff, with a broad range of industry and teaching experience.
This course has been designed to help pharmacy technicians, involved in the delivery and development of new and extended roles, with their continuing professional development (CPD).
Our experience of delivering CPD to pharmacy technicians demonstrates that career progression is facilitated by completion of our university courses.
This course could be ideal for anyone wanting to expand their role, gain the tools for promotion and enhance their career.
There is no qualification awarded for this course but those who successfully complete the course will receive a letter confirming their completion.
Requirements
Entry Requirements
For direct entry onto Undergraduate courses a Diploma from community college is required.
For entry onto Undergraduate courses a Certificate of Secondary Education and a Foundation Year is required.
For entry onto Postgraduate courses a Bachelor degree is required.
English Program Requirements
English language requirements
The University’s normal entry criteria apply to all international students. For details of country-specific entry requirements please visit your home country page on our website.
The University has formal requirements for all applicants. These are normally English Language qualifications which we recognise as meeting our entry criteria. Requirements may vary between programmes, and you are advised to check these carefully when going through course listings.
The following table sets out the main qualifications we recognise and the levels that are normally required for admission. It is intended as general guidance only - the offer of a place, if it includes an English Language condition, will specify the level of English that you are required to meet.
The University of Huddersfield is pleased to accept a Pass in all four elements at the Proficiency Level of the Ascentis Anglia ESOL Language qualification as meeting the University’s English Language requirements for students from the EU.
If you don’t yet meet these requirements, don’t worry as we have an extensive Pre-Sessional English Programme(PSP) on campus.
Test
Standard required score
Validity
Cambridge English Advanced
Grade C
No expiry
IELTS (Academic)
6.0 with no lower than 5.5 in any element.
2 years
Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE)
Listening – 51
Reading – 51
Writing – 51
Speaking - 51
2 years
GCSE or GCE ‘O’ level
Grade C
No expiry
International Baccalaureate
Must have completed the Diploma with English at Higher Level
No expiry
Applicants from any of the following Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) will normally be considered to have met our English requirements:
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
Please note that we will not normally waive the English Language requirement for speakers of other languages who have completed a programme of study taught in English in their home countries.
How to Apply
Here is what you need to know about applying for undergraduate study at the University of Huddersfield including our minimum entry requirements, advice on writing a personal statement, and what happens after you apply.
If you have any questions about your application please contact our Student Recruitment Team on +44 (0)1484 472 625 or email [email protected]. If you have any queries about financing your study please visit our undergraduate fees and finance pages.
Deferring your entry
If you wish to start your studies the year after you apply you can do so - most of our courses accept deferred entry applications.
If you are not sure what deferred entry is or want to know for sure if your preferred course supports a deferred start date please call us on +44 (0)1484 472 625 or email us at [email protected].
Contacting UCAS
If you have any queries about your UCAS application or want to track your application online you can do this on the UCAS Hub.
Alternatively you can discuss your application with UCAS by phoning them directly on 0371 468 0468 or from outside the UK on +44 (0)330 3330 2320.
Callers with hearing difficulties calling from the UK should use the Text Relay Service on 18001 0371 468 0468 and from outside the UK call + 00 151 494 1260 (text phone) and ask the operator to dial 0371 468 0468.
Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacy Technicians