Placements
The New 5-year Integrated Pharmacy Programme
Students commencing their studies after 2015 undertake an integrated programme, experiencing patient-facing situations and real-life pharmacy practice at several stages before attaining their qualification.
For more information on experiential learning please click here.
When are the Practice placements?
Year 2: A two-week block placement in UCC and Trinity, or a twelve-week longitudinal placement of one afternoon per week for twelve weeks in RCSI. These placements take place in Community or Hospital Pharmacy settings during Semester 2.
Year 4: A four-month placement running from September to December. It can be undertaken in settings such as Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, Industry, and Role Emerging Practice (REP) Placement settings.
Year 5: An eight-month placement running from January to August. This placement takes place in Community or Hospital Pharmacy settings.
For more information on our Community / Hospital Pharmacy Placements and Industry and Role Emerging Practice (REP) Placements, please view our brochures below:
Industry and Role Emerging Practice Placements