Pharmacy Technician (Add on) - BSc

Program Overview

The BSc Pharmacy Technician programme, a Level 7 undergraduate add-on course, enhances the skills of qualified pharmacy technicians by focusing on patient pharmaceutical care. Through lectures and pharmacy placement, graduates gain proficiency in clinical pharmacy, medicines management, clinical governance, ethics, and aseptic practices. This program opens up a wide range of career opportunities, including pharmacy management, sales, clozapine clinics, and accredited checking, while also offering potential for further study at Level 8 in health science domains like health management.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The BSc Pharmacy Technician programme aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of qualified pharmacy technicians. It focuses on enabling graduates to utilize their skills to promote pharmacy practice in patient pharmaceutical care. The program equips graduates with additional skills in clinical pharmacy, medicines management, purchasing, clinical governance, ethics, and aseptic practices. This allows graduates to explore career development in various areas.

Outline:

• Structure: The program is a one-year, full-time, Level 7 undergraduate add-on course.
• Course Schedule: Students attend lectures at TUS from Monday to Wednesday and participate in pharmacy placement on Thursday and Friday throughout the academic year.
• Modules:
• Year 1:
• Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Care
• Placement
• Research Project
• Advanced Pharmacy Skills
• Medicines Management
• Clinical Governance and Ethics
• Pharmacy Research Methods
• Aseptic Practices
• Pharmacy Purchasing and Sales and Applied Entrepreneurship

Careers:

• Career Opportunities: Graduates can find employment and progression opportunities in areas such as pharmacy management, medicines management, sales, clozapine clinics, pre-operative clinics, anti-coagulation clinics, and accredited checking.
• Further Study: Graduates may be eligible to pursue a Level 8 qualification in a health science domain, such as health management.

Other:

• Placement: Placement is organized by TUS in conjunction with the student.
• Capstone Project: Students undertake a capstone project that allows them to explore the research world.
• Industry Engagement: Students participate in conferences, poster competitions, and lectures by guest speakers from the pharmacy industry.