Bachelor in Pharmacy (BSc) - Trinity College Dublin

The Bachelor in Pharmacy (BSc) at Trinity College Dublin opens up a wide variety of professional opportunities in both industry and the wider healthcare sector. A strong interest in science is important to fully enjoy the course.

Pharmacy is the study of all aspects of drugs, both natural and synthetic in origin, including their chemistry, their uses in medicines, and how they work within the body. Pharmacists work in a variety of settings – community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and within the pharmaceutical industry, to name just a few. In many respects, their role as a key healthcare professional is to help people achieve the best results from their medications.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has world-class facilities with research space in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), which develops Trinity’s leadership position in immunology, neuroscience and cancer. The School also has purpose-built teaching spaces in the Panoz Institute, including the Boots Unit, a technology-enhanced learning space which allows students to dispense drugs and develop communication skills.

Structured professional placements are integrated throughout the new programme and these take place in second, fourth and fifth year. A particular strength of the Bachelor in Pharmacy (BSc) is the undergraduate research project, which may take place abroad and gives students the opportunity to develop focused laboratory or field research with one-to-one supervision.

Trinity is ranked in the top 30 universities in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024).