MSci Pharmaceutical Science
Entry requirements
A level: AAA. This should include Biology and Chemistry. IB: 36 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in HL Biology and 6 in HL Chemistry
About this course
MSci Hons in Pharmaceutical Science, a pharmacology degree spanning biology, chemistry, and pharmacology to provide a deep understanding of drug design and development. Core topics include Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year integrated master's degree includes a final-year research project and provides structured, progressive training utilising modern, research-grade teaching laboratories. Following foundational studies in year one through modules such as Fundamentals of Chemistry A, Fundamentals of Chemistry B, and Introduction to Biosciences, the second year advances knowledge via Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism, Drug Design and Development, and Practical and Laboratory Skills in Chemistry. The third year builds research experience through the Biosciences Research Project alongside modules including Advanced Drug Design and Development and Global Health Challenges. Optional modules in the final two years allow students to specialise in advanced topics such as Medicinal and Biological Applications of Organic Chemistry, Advanced Practical Skills in Chemistry, Brain Disorders, and Cancer - Bench to Bedside.
Modules
- Foundations of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science
- Fundamentals of Chemistry A
- Fundamentals of Chemistry B
- Introduction to Biosciences
- Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity
- Molecules to Cells
- Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism
- Drug Design and Development
- Principles of Chemical Structure Determination
- Organic Chemistry
- Pharmacology
- Practical and Laboratory Skills in Chemistry
- Advanced Drug Design and Development
- Biosciences Research Project
- Global Health Challenges
- Medicinal and Biological Applications of Organic Chemistry
- Advanced Practical Skills in Chemistry
- Strategies in Chemical Synthesis
- Biosciences Integrated Master's Research Project
- Brain Disorders
- Cancer - Bench to Bedside
- Drug Development from Concept to Clinic
- Emerging Therapeutics in Immunology
- Frontiers in Biological Applications of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
- Frontiers in Organic Chemistry
- Neglected Tropical Diseases