Course Overview
This course gives you the solid foundation in the principles of chemistry and biochemistry that you need to be able to study towards a pharmacy degree with the prestigious Leicester School of Pharmacy.
If you would like a rewarding career in healthcare helping patients and caring for others, then Pharmacy is for you.
DMUIC’s IFC: Pharmacy is the first step to your career in health services.
There is huge demand for pharmacists all around the world and DMU’s Pharmacy degree has an exceptionally high employment rate. More than 96 per cent of DMU graduates are in work or full-time education within six months of graduating.
Qualified pharmacists have a wide variety of exciting and challenging career choices in the industry – for example, they can work alongside family doctors in busy hospitals or pursue medicine research.
DMU has invested millions in facilities so you will have access to the very latest laboratory equipment. Our Pharmacy school is home to world-leading academics who are conducting life-changing research.
On this course you will:
Have access to DMU’s state of the art laboratories which includes a real-life Pharmacy centre
Learn how medicines work in the human body
Discover how medicines are made and tested
Gain a basic understanding of chemical processes in the laboratory
The university’s School of Pharmacy has been producing talented Pharmacy graduates for more than 100 years. Once you complete the IFC, you can continue with your degree of choice in this exciting area.