Your PAth to Pharmacy

This page is for students currently studying for a degree who wish to do Pharmacy after their degree.

Courses in Ireland

Study Abroad

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Courses in Ireland

According to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, to become a pharmacist in Ireland you must:

• Register with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland on starting your course.
• Complete a four-year accredited pharmacy degree in a school of pharmacy in Ireland.
• Complete a period of one year’s practical training, approved by the PSI, under the supervision of a practising tutor pharmacist. This is referred to as “pre-registration training”.
• Pass the Pharmaceutical Licence Examination.

On completing all four requirements above, the person is entitled to apply to become registered as a pharmacist in Ireland.

Application to the following recognised courses is made through the CAO before February 1st:

• University College Cork  
• Trinity College Dublin  

Application to the following recognised course is made through their own application form online.Closing date 29th February.

• Royal College of Surgeons  (Interview. Non-science graduates need Chemistry in the Leaving Certificate.)     

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Study Abroad

Pharmacists are entitled under European Union (EU) free movement directives to register in Ireland if: they hold a qualification from an EU or European Economic Area (EEA) member state, and they are nationals of a member state of the EU or EEA.  

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society accredits UK pharmacy degree courses, supervises pharmacy graduates' pre-registration training and is responsible for the registration examination at the end of the pre-registration year.

Studying in the UK is a 3-step process:

1. Apply for the MPharm degree at one of the undergraduate schools of pharmacy.
2. On receipt of your degree complete the pre-registration training of one year.
3. Pass the registration exams. 

There are no fast track or accelerated courses available in Pharmacy but some ’sandwich’ courses include the pre-registration training as part of the course.

Applications are made online through UCAS. Apply between 1st September and 15th January but late applications are accepted up until 30th June.  However, it is advisable to apply well before 15th January.

Note: many courses mention the requirement of Chemistry at Leaving Certificate honours level.

For a full list and links to universities offering accredited undergraduate (MPharm) courses, see the RPSGB website here.

University of Ulster also have a MPharm degree and are working toward accreditation with PSNI (Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland)

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