Attendance and admissions
Attendance
For those following a structured pathway, the certificate year includes one induction day, one study day and one further study day later in the academic year. Attendance on the induction day is strongly recommended. Due to the current pandemic, these may take place on a virtual platform rather than on campus.
Please see below for available attendance dates for students who have selected the structured pathway:
September 2022 intake
Location: Leicester
Induction day: Tuesday 27 or Wednesday 28or Thursday 29 September 2022
First study day: Tuesday 1 or Wednesday 2 or Thursday 3 November 2022
Second study day: Tuesday 7 or Wednesday 8 or Thursday 9 March 2023
January 2023 intake
Location: Leicester
Induction day: Tuesday 24 or Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 January 2023
First study day: Tuesday 28 February or Wednesday 1 or Thursday 2 March 2023
Second study day: Tuesday 27 or Wednesday 28 or Thursday 29 June 2023
All dates are provisional and may be subject to change
Admissions
The closing date for applications is:
Midnight 28th July 2022 for our September 2022 intake
Midnight 6th January 2023 for our January 2023 intake
There is a fixed number of spaces, which will be filled in order of receipt of all required application information, which includes:
- A fully completed application form
- The pharmacist’s GPhC number
- A personal statement of at least 250 words describing the applicant’s rationale for undertaking a postgraduate qualification
- One reference which must be from a current employer. The reference needs to discuss the applicant’s attitude and aptitude to work and their suitability for postgraduate study, and not just confirm employment. The reference should to be from an organisational email address or on organisational headed paper and should be emailed to pgpharmacyrecruitment@dmu.ac.uk.
Applications must be made using the postgraduate application form and emailed to pgpharmacyrecruitment@dmu.ac.uk with accompanying supporting documentation.
If the course is full at the time of receipt of a completed application, the application will be considered for the next intake.