BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science (With Foundation Year)

Our foundation year modules will bring you up to speed with the needed academic skills and give you a firm grounding in the subject. After which you can stay on your chosen BSc or change to one of our other eligible BSc degrees. This new and already popular course will take you inside the complex and ever-expanding field of pharmaceutical science. Pharmaceutical science is the study of the formulation, development, and manufacture of new drugs. Pharmaceutical scientists have the power to transform patients’ lives by developing new treatments for diseases. Pharmaceutical science encompasses chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and physiology. It looks at how different drugs act on the human body and how their healing effects can be safely used. We’ll introduce you to a diverse selection of subjects to help you gain an insight into the development, design, delivery, and use of new drugs. This thorough background will ensure that a wide range of career choices will be open to you when you graduate.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Essential Skills for Higher Education (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Essential Maths & ICT (Core)
• Career & Professional Skills (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Human Biology (Core)
• Introduction to the Study of Cells (Core)
• Chemistry of Life (Core)

Year 1

• Professional Practice in Science (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (Core)
• Cell Biology (Core)
• Fundamentals in Human Anatomy and Physiology (Core)
• Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Core)
• Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry (Core)
• Level 4 Short Work Placement (Optional)

Year 2

• Infection and Immunity (Core)
• Fundamental and Experimental Pharmacology (Core)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (Core)
• Research and Career Development (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Drug, Discovery, Development, and Regulation (Core)
• Organic Synthesis (Core)
• Year-Long Placement (Sandwich Year) (Optional)
• Level 5 Short Work Placement (Optional)

This course offers the opportunity for year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Natural Products Discovery (Core)
• Medicinal Chemistry (Core)
• Application of Analytical Techniques in Pharmaceutical Quality Control (Core)
• Research Project and Career Enhancement (Core)
• Portfolio (Mental Wealth) (Core)
• Biopharmaceuticals (Core)
• Toxicology (Core)
• L6 Optional Short Work Placement (Optional)

Employability

You’ll find that your degree in pharmaceutical science will be an ideal entry point into a range of careers, giving you plenty of choice about the direction you take. You could, for example, go on to work with a pharmaceutical company helping to develop new drugs and evaluating their effectiveness. Pharmaceutical companies employ graduates to help advise customers on the technical aspects of the products they offer. Then there are chemical companies looking for graduates who understand how drugs are developed and have proven analytical skills. If you’d rather pursue an academic or research-based career, you can build on your BSc with an MSc, MRes, or Ph.D. Outside the chemical industries, a degree in pharmaceutical science will open up teaching opportunities and careers in finance and accounting. Whatever your next step, after the contacts you’ve made and the opportunities you’ve had to see the pharmaceutical industry up close during your course, you’ll leave us perfectly prepared to pursue a rewarding career.