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Universities New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Courses Master of Drug Discovery and Development

Master of Drug Discovery and Development
at Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington, New Zealand

Tuition Fee NZ$ 63,050
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Gain the skills required to generate therapeutics for improving human or animal health with this intensive one-year taught programme, unique in New Zealand.

Your studies will combine the biological sciences with chemistry, giving you the skills to target, design, synthesise, create, and assess new drugs. Learn how to identify drug targets and develop these into new therapeutics. Develop skills to protect intellectual property, assess the financial viability of drugs, and consider the path to pre-clinical and clinical trial processes.

Course Content
Modules:
- Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
- Either Drug Design or Organic Chemistry and Bio-organic Chemistry
- Research Preparation
- Drug Design
- Drug Development
Entry Requirement
To be accepted into this programme you will need:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant subject.
Fees & Scholarships
For International Students: NZ $63,050 per year.
Career Prospect
Develop the broad skills you need to work in drug discovery in companies, universities, research institutes, or with drug regulatory authorities. Graduates from this programme have enjoyed success with commercial pharmaceutical drug development, veterinary therapeutics, patent assessment, further research undertaking PhD studies, and activities across government, research, and commercial organisations.

Cost Of Studying At Victoria University of Wellington

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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Master of Drug Discovery and Development at Victoria University of Wellington