Pharmacy MPharm Year Zero

De Montfort University

United Kingdom, Leicester

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De Montfort University

United Kingdom , Leicester

Key Facts

Program Level

Foundation

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B231

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines10-Sep-2026

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Duration 5 year(s)

Next Intake 10-Sep-2026

Pharmacy MPharm Year Zero

About

Your first year is taught at DMUIC, located in the heart of the DMU campus. As a DMUIC student, you’ll have full access to all university facilities, including the library, gym, cafes, and computer labs. You’ll benefit from small class sizes, expert tutors, and plenty of support to help you succeed.

This five-year Pharmacy MPharm Year Zero is perfect if you want to become a pharmacist but don’t have the grades for direct entry. In Year Zero, you’ll build essential skills in chemistry, biology, mathematics, IT, and communication—all key to your future studies in pharmacy. Once you’ve completed Year Zero and have met the criteria for continuation (criteria include an interview and a review of both academic and non-academic considerations), you’ll progress directly onto the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) programme at DMU.

Key features

Build strong foundational skills: Complete Year Zero and meet our progression criteria to transition onto our professionally accredited Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) course.

Expert teaching: Learn from experienced tutors who combine academic excellence with high levels of personalised support.

A renowned reputation: Benefit from over 120 years of teaching experience in the renowned Leicester School of Pharmacy.

Collaborative learning: Work alongside future health and social care professionals, gaining valuable team-based learning experience.

Career ready: DMU MPharm graduates have gone on to rewarding careers across all sectors of pharmacy, including roles in community pharmacies, NHS settings, primary care, and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Typical offer

UCAS points:

A Level:

CCC

including Biology or Chemistry at Grade C or above. If applicants have both Chemistry and Biology then one must be a grade C or above, and the other a grade D or below.

BTEC Extended Diploma:

MMM

in Applied Science

Contextual Offer:

This course does not provide contextual offers due to capacity management. To find out more about our contextual offer policy at DMU, head to dmu.ac.uk/contextual

T Levels:

Pass in Science (C or above on the core)

Access to HE:

Pass Access to Science HE diploma with equivalent to 96 tariff points, to include 15 level three chemistry or biology credits at merit

English Language and Maths GCSEs required as separate qualifications.

International Baccalaureate (IB):

GCSEs:

GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English Language and Maths

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with no element at lower than 6.0, or equivalent (by end of YZ)

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Additional application stages

Interview: Yes

Interviews will take place online via Microsoft Teams. To find out more about interviewing for a course please visit our interview advice page.

Non-academic requirements

Self-declaration form: Yes

Enhanced DBS check: No

Once you progress to the Pharmacy MPharm, you will be required to complete your enhanced DBS application and occupational health check.

Occupational Health clearance: No

Additional information

Continuance on the Year Zero (YZ) or International Year Zero (IYZ) MPharm programme is subject to annual completion of a self-declaration (from Level 3) and enhanced DBS (from L4 onwards).

Failure to engage with this process will result in a review of your continued registration, the normal outcome of which will be discontinuation of your registration from the YZ or IYZ MPharm programme. For international students a certificate of good conduct from your home country is required in lieu of a DBS check.

Please note that we do not normally accept applicants who have previously enrolled on a Pharmacy MPharm degree or a science foundation degree/year zero in the UK.

Availability: This course has a limited number of places so that we can ensure a good quality placement experience. In exceptional circumstances this may result in the course becoming full before you have completed the admissions process. In this situation we will offer you the opportunity to be considered for a place on an alternative course.

You must meet and fulfil all non-academic requirements before 17 July 2026 to ensure your offer remains valid. Not meeting this deadlines risks your offer being withdrawn at a later stage of the process.

Mature applicants need academic attainment normally no more than five years of joining the course.

Career

Where we could take you

Graduate careers

Once you have successfully completed the initial Year Zero programme and have met the criteria for continuation, you will progress on to our Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) degree - a course which has been accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

If you would like to continue to the Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) degree, you must achieve an overall average of 60 per cent for the Pharmacy Year Zero programme, with 65 per cent in chemistry core skills. The number of formal reassessment opportunities on this programme is restricted to two per module.

Our MPharm graduates progress on to rewarding and stimulating careers in all sectors of pharmacy, including major employers in community pharmacy, the NHS, primary care settings and the pharmaceutical industry.

Throughout your five years with us we will help you to enhance your employment opportunities by embedding transferable skills into the programme and exposing you to key employers and stakeholders through the bespoke Leicester School of Pharmacy careers events and mentoring scheme.

We also offer a range of postgraduate opportunities including: