University courses
University courses
Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.
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Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.
Choose a branch, then a course.
Selected coursePharmacy
GCSE and IGCSE preparation
- English and mathematics
Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.
- Sciences
Many healthcare courses expect English language and mathematics, and often sciences, at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ. No single grade is stored as a national rule. International GCSEs are not automatically treated as GCSEs by every university.
A-level subjects
- Chemistry
Chemistry is widely required, plus another science or mathematics. Check the school of pharmacy.
- Biology
Chemistry is widely required, plus another science or mathematics. Check the school of pharmacy.
- Mathematics
Chemistry is widely required, plus another science or mathematics. Check the school of pharmacy.
- Physics
Chemistry is widely required, plus another science or mathematics. Check the school of pharmacy.
University courses
- Pharmacy
Chemistry is widely required, plus another science or mathematics. Check the school of pharmacy.
Possible careers
- Pharmacist
Direct qualifying route. The GPhC-accredited MPharm is the university route. Foundation training comes after it.
This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.