Pharmacy

University College Cork

Ireland, Cork

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University College Cork

Ireland , Cork

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 5 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 21,700 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Pharmacy

About

Key facts

Purpose-built pharmacy building which houses a model pharmacy, spacious teaching laboratories, and a processing suite and clean-room facility

Research-led teaching by all staff

Wide-ranging opportunities for structured PhD programmes

Strong contacts with the pharmaceutical industry, local hospitals, and community pharmacies which provides inter-professional learning opportunities and placements.

Pharmacists are the ‘scientists on the high street’ – they can provide medical information and services to all of the community who come to visit them. Pharmacy is a unique degree that trains you not only to design and make safe drugs and medicines but also to ensure that a patient receives the right dose and medication for their illness. This degree provides QP (qualified person) status, which means a graduate can work as a qualified person in the pharmaceutical industry. Once qualified, pharmacy graduates can work anywhere in the EU.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Non-EU applicants are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such applicants are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

To verify if you meet the minimum academic and language requirements visit our qualification comparison page and refer to our International Office page for more information.

English Program Requirements

English Language Requirements (for Non-Irish EU applicants)

Teaching in Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is normally through the medium of English; therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in the English Language.

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of equivalent competence in English Language through their school leaving examination or matriculation examination or by achieving the minimum standard (there may be higher levels for matriculation and/or particular programmes in individual institutions) in a recognised English language test, as specified below (note applicants are assessed on the results of a single sitting only):

UCC Language Centre Pre-sessional Programmes

These programmes are available to assist students who:

Have not achieved their required level of English for acceptance onto their undergraduate or postgraduate programme
Feel they do not have the academic or general English language skills necessary to succeed at the University

Find out more about the Language Centre's Pre-Sessional Programmes.

Career

This course is an excellent broad-based degree that can take you in a number of career directions, including:

community pharmacist

hospital pharmacist

industrial pharmacist

regulatory work.

university lecturer

wholesaling

There are also opportunities for research in areas such as drug delivery, drug design, drug action, and the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacists can manage businesses for other people or set up their own businesses.