Msc Pharmaceutical Science Specialism

Modules

 

CORE MODULES

• 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

 

Your studies will be overseen by experts at facilities that include newly refurbished laboratories with the latest analytical equipment.

 

This will be hugely beneficial when you go on either to employment or further research in the field as you will be familiar with all the technology you are likely to encounter.

 

You will benefit from regular field trips and visits to herbal suppliers and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

 

Recently our students visited GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) at Stevenage and toured the manufacturing facility. 

 

As well as taking two of the same modules as Phyto-pharmaceutical Science students, you will also share laboratories with them in a mutually enriching process. While they concentrate on plants, your focus will be on drug formulation.

 

You will also share trips with the Phyto-pharmaceutical Science students to places such as the Economic Botany Collection at Kew Gardens and the Medicinal Garden at the Royal College of Physicians. We recently inspected the manufacturing procedure at the Herbs in a Bottle company.

 

As an MSc student, your course culminates in an individual research project which will give you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your own particular skills and abilities.

 

We will provide you with the best possible setting for your studies. Bioscience has contributed to outstanding results in the recently published Research Excellence Framework, the six-yearly review by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Some 86 per cent of our research submission was classified as either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

2:2 honours degree in Physiology, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Sports Science, Applied Biology, Toxicology or related subjects.

 

We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths. 

 

English Language Requirements
Overall IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).

 

If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English programme. The length of the course will depend on your current level of English and the requirements for your degree programme. We offer a 5-week and an 11-week pre-sessional course.

 

Accordion open
Mature applicants and those without formal qualifications
As an inclusive university, we recognise that applicants who have been out of education for some time may not have the formal qualifications usually required for entry to a course. We welcome applications from those who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and commitment to study and have the relevant life/work experience that equips them to succeed on the course. We will assess this from the information provided in your application – in particular your personal statement - to help us decide on your eligibility for the course.
 

Home

Full time, 1 year
£10,020
Per year

Part time, 2 years
£1,570
Per 30 credit module

 

International
Full time, 1 year
£14,760
Per year
 

As a graduate will have a wide range of career options open to you in the broad field of pharmaceutical research.

 

This course provides you with ideal training either for employment or for continuing your studies with a PhD or further work at a university or research institute.

 

You could choose to build a career in pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies that are developing new drugs and evaluating new products.

 

There are numerous small companies in UK and around the world carrying out research and development for drugs.

 

This course provides you with ideal training to fit into such operations, whether through being employed or by continuing your studies with a PhD.

 

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.

 

You will be taught by hugely experienced members of staff, who have great contacts with potential employers or educational establishments where you might continue your studies.

 

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.