Why Pharmacy at RCSI Dublin?
Pharmacists are experts in the safe and effective use of medicines and play a vital role in patient care across community, hospital and industry settings. Their work goes far beyond dispensing and includes personalised medication management, health screenings, vaccinations and chronic disease management, while also working closely with wider healthcare teams to ensure the best outcomes for patients.
It is an exciting time for pharmacy in Ireland, as recent developments recognising pharmacists’ expertise have expanded their role into areas such as prescribing. Pharmacists can now prescribe for a range of common conditions, paving the way for further role expansion.
Our clinically-focused MPharm programme places the patient at the centre of everything we do. It prepares you for an evolving profession, with prescribing and other advanced practice elements embedded in the curriculum, ensuring RCSI graduates are ready for expanded roles in Ireland and beyond.
Pharmacy is a growing and in-demand profession, driven by an ageing population and increasingly complex medicines. This five-year integrated programme awards both a BSc (Hons) and a Master’s degree, qualifying you to practise in Ireland and across the EU, and opening the door to a wide range of rewarding career opportunities including:
- Community pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Medical research and development
- Regulation
- Academia
Introduction to Pharmacy webinar
Do you want to become a future-focused pharmacist and an expert in medicines and their safe and effective use in patients and across the healthcare system? Join us online on Wednesday, 15 April to learn about our five-year, innovative, internationally-recognised and portable MPharm degree.What makes our Pharmacy programme distinctive?
Future-ready pharmacy
It is an exciting time in pharmacy with prescribing now part of a pharmacist’s role. RCSI graduates will be most prepared for new pharmacy landscape as we already incorporate prescribing training into our teaching.
Patient-focused
We bring theory to life. Learn clinical skills and how to interact with patients from the first year of the programme and avail of the real-world experience of our patient-facing teacher practitioners who bring real life examples.
Healthcare specialists
We are experts in training healthcare professionals. You will study alongside future colleagues in Medicine, Physiotherapy and Dentistry, ensuring the multidisciplinary nature of patient care is reflected in your education.
Career readiness
The modern, highly-integrated curriculum of the MPharm ensures that you are fully-qualified to practice as a pharmacist in Ireland or elsewhere in the EU immediately after completing your degree.
State-of-the-art facilities
Practice your clinical skills in our state-of-the-art patient-centred care lab and in one of Europe’s largest and most modern clinical simulation facilities in the heart of Dublin city centre.
Overseas electives
Students have the opportunity to participate in overseas electives as well as research and exchange programmes with our partner institutions in China, France, Japan and the United States.
