Pharmaceutical Sciences, MSci (Hons), with industry placement

At a top-five global university for pharmacy and pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 and 2021), this program explores the discovery and design of medicines, preparing students for careers in developing transformative drugs. Enhance employability through a year-long industry placement in pharmaceutical sciences. The first two years cover core disciplines: chemistry for drug design and analysis; pharmaceutics for medicine formulation and properties; and biosciences for understanding disease, drug action, and biological drug development. Students also examine common diseases, prescribed medicines, and global regulations, patenting, and business aspects.Teaching includes labs, lectures, tutorials, and workshops. Year one introduces foundational topics like cardiovascular disease and drug structure. Year two advances to complex drug synthesis and discovery. Year three involves a self-directed research project with data analysis, while year four features an industry-based research placement to build practical skills for a professional career.