MSc Pharmaceutical Science (with specialism)

This course will give you a detailed understanding of the practical and theoretical aspects of pharmaceutical science and help develop the skills needed for individual and collaborative research in areas such as drug development. Pharmaceutical Science is at the interface of biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, analytical and medicinal chemistry, all of which will be studied in the degree course. Your studies will take place in laboratories fitted with the latest analytical equipment. Within the research area of drug development, you will focus on both drug design, drug discovery, and drug awareness as well as neuropharmacology and bioinformatics.

• Experimental Techniques and Laboratory Practice
• Drug Discovery, Design, and Development
• Evidence-based practice and career development (Mental Wealth)
• Clinical Biochemistry and Toxicology
• Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control
• Health and Disease of Physiological Systems
• Research Dissertation
• Level 7 Short Work Placement

Employability:

This course provides you with ideal training to fit into such operations, whether through being employed or by continuing your studies with a Ph.D.There are also strong potential employment opportunities within chemical companies making intermediates for the drug industry. They require graduates with analytical skills and an understanding of drug development. Major pharmaceutical companies need expert personnel to work in the manufacture, formulation, and quality control of medicines and to advise customers on technical aspects of products. The opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment in our refurbished laboratories means you are likely to be familiar with all the relevant technology when you come to start work or a new research project.