Colleges and Universities Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice in Ireland

Institutions Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Practice

•  Queen's University Belfast, Belfast  
  Admission criteria
  The University requires evidence that international applicants are competent in the use of English language.
  
  Applicants must have a pharmacy degree (minimum Bachelor degree) from a university recognised by Queen’s University Belfast and be registered as a pharmacist with an appropriate regulatory organisation.
  
  Students in Great Britain who wish to enrol on the Independent Prescribing option in Year 2 must:
  
  - be registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
  
  - be in good standing with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and/or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and any other healthcare regulator with which they are registered.
  
  - have at least two years' appropriate patient-orientated experience in a relevant UK practice setting post registration.
  
  - have an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice in which to develop independent prescribing practice. They must also have relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in that area*.
  
  - have a medically qualified designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise their learning in practice*.
  
  * Further guidance on the type of experience and DPP requirements will be provided when applying for this programme.
  
  Further information is available in the ‘PIP Information for pharmacists’ at the link below.
  
  Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally no later than 31st July 2022 for courses which commence in late September. In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal. Notifications to this effect will appear on the Direct Application Portal against the programme application page.
  https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPharmacy/Filestore/Filetoupload,894791,en.pdf
  
  English Language Requirements
  Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required. *Taken within the last 2 years.
  
  International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for English language for visa purposes.
  
  For more information on English Language requirements for EEA and non-EEA nationals see: www.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs.
  
  If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.
  
  Academic English: an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
  Pre-sessional English: a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English.
  
  Course duration: 2 years
  
  Mode of study: Part time

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