MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year

Are you keen to take our Pharmacy course but haven’t taken the necessary A level subjects? Our MPharm Pharmacy with Preparatory Year at the University of Reading, starting in 2026, is a five-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the four-year course.

We recognise that you may be applying to multiple courses using the same UCAS form. UCAS provides guidance onwriting a personal statement that works for multiple courses.

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 6.0.

International students: £23,000 per year

UK students: £9,790 per year

UK/Home: £9,790 per year

International: £23,000 per year

September 2026

UCAS equal consideration deadline

• Reading, United Kingdom