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Global Pharmacy

Key facts

MSc, PGDip, PGCert

Full-time: 1 year

Part-time: 2 years

Eligible applicants: UK, EU, international

Location: University of Sussex Falmer campus and University of Brighton Falmer campus

Course Leader: Dr Sarah Marshall >

General enquiries: GlobalHealthTeaching@bsms.ac.uk

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Information for international students can be found in the international postgraduate prospectus.

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Find out more about the Global Pharmacy course by downloading our course leaflet.

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COVID-19 and application update

This course is not open to applications for 2020/21. Please keep checking for further updates on entry in September 2021.

We are anticipating that some of the modules that are usually taught face-to-face within the Global Pharmacy courses will still be taught, online, as part of the Global Health MSc programme, beginning in September 2020. These modules include Global Health Principles, Global Burden and Management of Disease and Access to Medicines. You can take one or more of these modules online as Continuing Professional Development or all three as a PGCert in Global Health. More Global Health modules may be made available online in due course.

Find out more on our Global Health webpage >

Please contact the Global Pharmacy MSc course leader Sarah Marshall at s.marshall@bsms.ac.uk or the course administrator Liz Morris at GlobalHealthTeaching@bsms.ac.uk if you have any queries and for information about how to apply.

Online learning

Find out how our MSc courses in Global Health and Global Pharmacy have adapted to online learning and remote teaching as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the video below from Dr Sarah Marshall, Lecturer in Global Health and Course Leader Global Pharmacy at BSMS.

Key areas of study

Social determinants of health and ill health
Global burden and management of disease
Access to good quality medicines
Affordability of medicines
Supply chain management
Rational use of medicines
The role of the pharmaceutical industry in global health
Pharmacy and global health
Pharmacy and humanitarian responses
Research practice in global contexts

Course overview

The course develops students’ understanding of how pharmacy can impact global health. Students are provided with a foundation in the complex determinants of health and the global burden and management of disease.

The curriculum then focuses on the twin strands of pharmaceuticals and pharmacists, and their role in improving global health, with a particular emphasis on addressing health inequities. The course brings together experts from many disciplines to deliver a vibrant and stimulating programme.

The Global Pharmacy course is suitable for anyone interested in taking a multidisciplinary approach to how pharmacy and global health are related.

This course is particularly relevant for pharmacists, those working in the pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical policy makers, as well as others interested in how global health and pharmacy intersect.

The course comprises two terms of face-to-face teaching on the Falmer campus, followed by one term focusing on a research-based MSc dissertation.

“This unique and innovative course explores how pharmacists and pharmaceuticals affect the health of the world’s populations. You will learn from experts in a supportive and friendly environment, preparing you for your role in improving global health.”

Dr Sarah Marshall, Teaching Fellow in Global Health, BSMS

"I have found the Access to Medicines lectures very interesting and such a privilege to be lectured by such experts in their fields."

Lubanji Maseka, Access to Medicines module student 2019-2020

"The module was filled with enthusiastic and knowledgeable speakers from around the globe. I can't imagine having access to such a variety of expertise on any other course!"

Karin Remmelzwaal, Access to Medicines module student 2016-2017

"This module has not only taught me a lot about the complexity and importance of access to medicines, but has given me the chance to hear from and interact with some inspirational people working in the field. It has been a truly engaging and eye-opening module"

Jennifer Hockey, Access to Medicines module student 2016-2017

"Incredible. This has opened my eyes to the near infinite expanses of my profession."

Pharmacy and Global Health module student 2017-2018

"The Access to Medicines module really ended up being my absolute favourite, the most informative and thought-provoking...I am really grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of it."

Monika Kowalska, Access to Medicines module student 2018-2019

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Meet our speakers

We are fortunate to have colleagues from Brighton and Sussex Medical School, the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex teach on the Global Pharmacy programme. In addition we are very grateful for the input and enthusiasm of some internationally renowned speakers.

Course benefits

This course equips students to apply their specialist knowledge and skills to make a unique contribution to improving global health through pharmacy.

The course has a particular focus on overcoming health inequities: the avoidable differences in health globally. Graduates will have the skills to work as global pharmacy practitioners, policy makers, consultants or researchers, with international health and development agencies or in global health-related aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.

Course structure

PGCert

Global Health Principles
Access to Medicines
Pharmacy and Global Health

PGDip

Global Health Principles
Global Burden and Management of Disease
Research Practice in Global Contexts
Access to Medicines
Pharmacy and Global Health

MSc

Global Health Principles
Global Burden and Management of Disease
Research Practice in Global Contexts
Access to Medicines
Pharmacy and Global Health
Dissertation (Research Project)

Entry requirements

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent.

For international students an IELTS score of 7 or above is required, with no less than 6.5 in each section.

Global Pharmacy MSc Scholarship

BSMS offers a scholarship for students admitted to the full-time Masters degree in Global Pharmacy at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research.

The scholarships are funded by BSMS, and confirm the emergence of the Global Health and Infection department as a national and international leader in Global Health and Global Pharmacy postgraduate study. The BSMS Global Pharmacy scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and/or professional merit and financial need. The scholarship provides one £2,500 award towards tuition fees.

UK, EU and International (Non UK/EU) students are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Application procedure

You must first apply for admission to the Global Pharmacy MSc course via our online application process (see 'apply here' section). You will need your applicant number to complete the BSMS Global Pharmacy Scholarship application form.

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The completed application form should be submitted as a single Word document saved as a PDF and sent via email to Dr Sarah Marshall (s.marshall@bsms.ac.uk). The closing date is Friday 26 June 2020 at 10am. Unfortunately we are not able to provide feedback regarding unsuccessful applications.

If you are from a low or lower middle income country you may be eligible to apply for a scholarship from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID). Check the website for details of forthcoming opportunities. Not all low and lower middle income countries are eligible so do check the criteria.

Chevening Scholarships are available to applicants for the Global Pharmacy MSc.

Some postgraduate applicants may be eligible to apply for Rotary International Global Grant Scholarships.

Fees and funding

The fees listed below are the overall costs for full-time courses taken in the academic year 2020-21. Where courses are taken part-time over more than one academic year, fees are usually charged pro-rata for the modules taken during each academic year.

MSc

UK / EU / Island students £8,262
International £15,156

PGDip

UK £5,508
International £10,008

PGCert

UK £2,754
International £5,004

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Other scholarships

All BSMS students on Masters courses accredited jointly by the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton are eligible to apply for University of Sussex postgraduate scholarships in 2020-21.

Government loans for postgraduate study are now available for the Global Pharmacy MSc. For more information about PG loans, visit www.gov.uk/postgraduate-loan/overview

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Applications are made through the University of Brighton online portal.

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