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MSc PGDip PGCert Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry

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    MSc/PGDip/PGCert Full-time 1 year, Part-time 2-5 years

Course Description

Society’s need for pharmaceutical solutions to health problems ensures the demand for skilled individuals within this area remains high. Our MSc Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry is designed to meet the needs of industry and the UK science base by providing you with training in pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug synthesis, methods to identify potential drug targets and drug candidates, and methods to assess the biological activities of drug compounds.

The programme will give you the opportunity to specialise in this fascinating and vitally important field that focuses on the biochemistry, pharmacology, design, analysis and delivery of pharmaceutical substances, including the development of safe and effective drugs.

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chinese Medicine, Drug Analysis, Industrial Chemistry, Natural Sciences (providing enough Chemistry), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Toxicology. Other relevant backgrounds will be accepted providing there is sufficient Chemistry.

 

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Our pharmaceutical science degree provides training that is highly relevant to working in drug design and development in the pharmaceutical industry, the wider chemical industry and in other fields.

Industries our graduates have gone into include drug synthesis and development, pharmaceutical analysis, drug formulation and delivery, food science and technology, water purification, research and teaching. Example job titles have included Materials Scientist, Pharmacist, and Analyst.

Recent graduate destinations include:

  • 3M
  • Industrial Textiles & Plastics
  • Leading Edge (Brunei)
  • Novartis
  • Pfizer

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory Modules

  • Research Methods
  • Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Drug Targets, Drug Design and Drug Synthesis

Optional Modules

  • Separation Techniques
  • Mass Spectrometry and Associated Techniques

Semester 2

Compulsory Modules

  • Professional Skills and Dissertation
  • Spectroscopy and Structural Analysis

Optional Modules

  • Innovations in Medicinal Chemistry

Summer

Compulsory Module

  • Research Training Project

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