Brand new level 9 course to be on offer at SETU Waterford from September next year

A brand new course, Master of Pharmacy, will be on offer at South East Technological University in Waterford from September of next year. 

It has been accredited by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

The MPharm curriculum integrates science, professional practice, research, and experiential placements throughout the programme, providing hands-on learning in real-world settings.

It has been designed in collaboration with academic, professional, and community stakeholders.

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Students will complete four years of study and obtain the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacy.

After completing the fifth year of study, students are awarded the Master of Pharmacy.

Graduates will be patient-centred, competent, and ready to meet the needs of an evolving profession come the end of the five years.

They will also develop their research capabilities, bolstering the research capacity of the Department to cross-collaborate with other disciplines, driving innovation in the region.

"Our provision of the programme will ensure that students across the southeast can pursue their studies regionally. More broadly, it allows our University to have a direct impact on the development of pharmacy in healthcare, community, and industry settings," Professor Veronica Campbell, President of SETU said.

The MPharm programme was developed as part of the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) capacity building programme which aims to directly act to address the national need for expansion in healthcare training.

"SETU’s MPharm supports the need for expansion of the national pharmacy workforce, as highlighted in reports by the PSI and the Irish Pharmacy Union. It also builds on SETU’s existing strengths in pharmaceutical science, bioscience, nursing and healthcare, teaching and research. I look forward seeing this great work come to life as we welcome students in the next academic year," Prof. Campbell added.

SETU’s Department of Pharmacy is located within the Faculty of Science and Computing.

For more information, visit www.setu.ie.