Science or practice? UK undergraduate experiences and attitudes to the MPharm degree

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 278-283

  Jesson, Jill Karen ^a   Langley, Chris A ^b   Wilson, Keith A ^b   Hatfield, Katie ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Master of pharmacy; Pharmacy education; Student attitudes; Student experiences; Student focusgroups; Teaching; Undergraduate study; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MASTERS EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECORDING; SCIENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTEER;

ATTITUDE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SCIENCE; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845322253     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9038-2     Document Type: Article

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