When did....

[mr shush]

The pharmacy course go from being 3 year to 4 year and why did they change it? Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times, but I can't find it on here.

Thanks
Mr Shush

[thadon]

It was changed from a batchelor's degree to a master's, as i frequently let my older brother know lol

[johnep]

Older pharmacists believe it was because the students often needed remedial maths and english.
johnep

[thadon]

Yea thats what he says , or older guys n gals fitted our 4 year course into 3 years

[roper]

It was connected with making an equality across europe in the amount of time taken to qualify.
The "fallow year" in 2000 was when no pharmacy students graduated, so the 1st 4 year courses must have finished in 2001.

[mr shush]

It was changed from a batchelor's degree to a master's, as i frequently let my older brother know lol

Yes sorry thats what I ment !

[mr shush]

It was connected with making an equality across europe in the amount of time taken to qualify.
The "fallow year" in 2000 was when no pharmacy students graduated, so the 1st 4 year courses must have finished in 2001.

There was a year when no Pharmacy students graduated (in the Uk)? That is nuts, so what they thought they were doing a 3 year course, then someone turned round (near the end of it) and said 'sorry you have to do an extra year and pay for it and all that'. That would have been mental lol

[Pharmanaut]

Don't think I've ever had an employer chose an MPharm degree holder over a BPharm degree holder, despite it obviously being a far superior qualification. <g>

[roper]

There was a year when no Pharmacy students graduated (in the Uk)? That is nuts, so what they thought they were doing a 3 year course, then someone turned round (near the end of it) and said 'sorry you have to do an extra year and pay for it and all that'. That would have been mental lol

They knew before they started of course but it had a knock on effect on employers offering pre-reg places etc. The last BPharms would have been awarded in 1999 and the first MPharms in 2001. I presume there would be a few students graduating late because of retakes etc but there was a very odd situation in the job market that year.

[Sir_Dispensalot]

i was in the first wave of the MPharm degree programmes - we went to the MPharm programme in '97 and graduation was 2001. I however graduated in 2002 due to health problems.