This programme is no longer open for recruitment. From 2015/16 onwards students who entered the UCC Pharmacy programme registered for an integrated BPharm/MPharm degree (Master of Pharmacy) (NFQ Level 9).
Applicants who are under 23 years of age must satisfy the minimum
entry requirements of the College of Medicine and Health as set out here.
Entry on the Grounds of Mature Years
Applicants who have not satisfied the minimum entry requirements may,
on the recommendation of College, be considered for admission on the
grounds of mature years (see under "Mature Students" in the Admission
to Undergraduate Programmes section of the University
Calendar).
Student Declaration
All students are required to sign a Student Declaration. This
Declaration clearly outlines student rights and student
responsibilities as registered students of the UCC School of Pharmacy.
Copies of the Declaration are available from the Pharmacy School
Office on request.
Fitness to Practise
Commencing with the 2013/2014 intake of first year students (including repeats), this programme will be subject to the University's Fitness to Practise Policy - full details may be found here.
Oral Examinations
Some modules of the BPharm degree have provision for Oral Examinations following Written Examinations. Students are reminded that they are expected to stay in Cork until the examination session is over, so that they are available for the examinations if required.
Attendance
Each student registered for the BPharm degree is expected to attend all timetable teaching activities. In the case of absences through illness, a student must give notice of each absence in writing and submit a medical certificate to the School Secretary within 48 hours of return.
A student will not be permitted to enter for an examination at the conclusion of a module if attendance at that module is not considered satisfactory by the Senior Vice-President Academic and Registrar following a report by the Head of School. The decision of the Senior Vice-President Academic and Registrar is subject to the appeal of the Academic Council of the University.
Two Year Rule
Students of Pharmacy must pass/progress within two academic years of first registration for each year of the programme. Students of Pharmacy are allowed to repeat any academic year once only and may not repeat any more than two academic years in any one programme.
REGULATIONS FOR THE BPharm (Hons) DEGREE
The programme is defined in terms of modules, which are measured in terms of credits. A module may correspond to 5, 10, 15 or 20 credits. One year of a degree programme consists of modules to a total value of 60 credits.
Students Repeating Second Year in 2016/17
A student who repeats the second year of the programme must pass and progress in the current prescribed programme which may differ from the programme in an earlier attempt year. Where a student has been granted exemptions due to having passed module(s) in an earlier attempt year, an exemption in any particular module is relevant to the repeat year only where that module is included in the current prescribed programme. Students repeating second year in 2016/17 may be required to take new modules as prescribed by the School. In some instances, modules may potentially carry different credit weightings and content compared to an earlier attempt year.
Module Semester Information may be found here.
Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and for
each module in the Book of Modules,
2016/2017.
In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Pharmacy, each student must have attended modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:
PF3009 Gastrointestinal, Hepatic and Endocrine Systems (10 credits)
PF3010 Cardiovascular, Renal and Eye Systems (10 credits)
PF3011 Professional Practice III (5 credits)
PF3012 Respiratory, Musculoskeletal and Dermatology Systems (10 credits)
PF3013 Clinical Immunology and Infection (5 credits)
PF3014 Regulatory Science (5 credits)
PF3015 Pharmacokinetics: From Basic Principles to Clinical Applications (10 credits)
PF3016 Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmaceuticals (5 credits)
Students Repeating Third Year in 2016/17
A student who repeats the third year of the programme must pass and progress in the current prescribed programme which may differ from the programme in an earlier attempt year. Where a student has been granted exemptions due to having passed module(s) in an earlier attempt year, an exemption in any particular module is relevant to the repeat year only where that module is included in the current prescribed programme. Students repeating third year in 2016/17 may be required to take new modules as prescribed by the School. In some instances, modules may potentially carry different credit weightings and content compared to an earlier attempt year.
Students repeating third year modules in the 2016/2017 academic year only will have these modules availables to them:
PF3102 Pharmaceutical Chemistry III (5 credits)
PF3106 Clinical Practice I (10 credits)
PF3107 Pharmacy Practice III (5 credits)
PF3444 Clinical Microbiology (5 credits)
PT3446 Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (10
credits)
PT3447 Advanced Pharmacology (5 credits)
Students repeating the following modules will take replacement modules:
BC3443 Clinical Immunology (5 credits) will take PF3013 Clinical Immunology and Infection (5 credits)
PF3001 Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmaceuticals (5 credits) will take PF3016 Pharmacognosy and Phytopharmaceuticals (5 credits)
PF3008 Biopharmaceuticals and Pharmacokinetics (10 credits) will take PF3015 Pharmacokinetics: From Basic Principles to Clinical Applications (10 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found here.
Module
Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and for
each module in the Book of Modules,
2016/2017.
In order to be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Pharmacy, each student must have attended modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:
PF4001 Drug Design (5 credits)
PF4002 Clinical Practice II Part 1 (10 credits)
PF4003 Clinical Practice II Part 2 (10 credits)
PF4004 Pharmacy Project (10 credits)
PF4008 Novel Drug Delivery Systems (10 credits)
PF4109 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (10 credits)
PT4447 Advanced Pharmacology and Veterinary Pharmacology (5
credits)
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme
will be available in the Marks and Standards 2017 Book, and
for each module in the Book of Modules,
2016/2017.
Programme Learning Outcomes for BPharm (Hons) Degree
(NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able
to: