Pharmacy (OSPAP) PGDip

What's included

Here you’ll find details of specific resources and services that are included in the tuition fee for our pharmacy students. To help you to budget for your studies, there is also information on any additional costs that you may have to pay or can choose to pay in addition to your tuition fee.

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What’s included in your tuition fee

• The cost of project poster printing is covered for undergraduate School of Applied Science students.

The following items are covered by your fee where they are required or relevant.

• All MPharm students must obtain a valid UK Enhanced DBS certificate at the start of year 1. We cover this cost for you.
• Students in the first year of the course will be required to attend an Occupational Health clinic to clarify things such as proof of vaccination and antibody testing, testing of blood and provision of a series of vaccinations. This cost is covered for you.
• For you to undertake placements in MPharm, we need to ensure that you are checked/vaccinated for TB, MMR and, if possible, Hep B.  If you do not have all of these vaccinations, we arrange a vaccination clinic for you and cover any related cost.
• Costs for MPharm placement travel is reimbursed up to a specified amount depending on where the placement is.
• Personal Protective Equipment – all students are provided with a laboratory coat, safety glasses and logbook.
• Essential instruction booklets (laboratory handbooks) are provided.
• The cost of laboratory consumables and equipment for your final year project is included in the fees.
• Course books, magazines and journals are available in the university libraries. You do not need to have your own copies. See the subject area in the library for an up-to-date list of key subject journals and databases.
• You will have access to computers and necessary software on campus – and can borrow a laptop from us if yours is broken or you don’t have a computer at home. Specialist equipment is provided to cover essential learning.
• MPharm students who fulfil the eligibility criteria are guaranteed an interview with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) if they want to pursue a degree in medicine. Applications to BSMS are still made using the UCAS system and you must select BSMS as one of your choices. UCAS costs are covered by you.
• Ongoing support during Foundation Training Year.

Additional course costs

• You’ll need to budget for printing and stationery for personal study, and books if you decide to buy your own.
• In most cases coursework submissions are electronic but you may wish to print notes which would involve an extra cost.
• Many students choose to buy their own hardware, software and accessories. The amount spent will depend on your individual choices, but this expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses.
• The university will cover the cost of applying for a DBS certificate for MPharm students, but you will need to pay for the associated identity check that is completed at a post office.
• There is an optional DBS update service with an annual charge of £13 but it means that you can then use your certificate for other positions in the future (as long as the new position requires the same checks as those listed on the certificate). You will find that this will benefit you immensely for future placements and employment opportunities.
• Optional placements may include additional costs that you will have to cover, for example, travel, accommodation, food and drink. This will vary depending on where and how long the placement is.
• MPharm students who are eligible and want to pursue a degree in medicine with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) will need to budget for any cost needed to take the UCAT admissions test, and for the cost of their UCAS application.