MSc Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry at Loughborough University

Discover and develop the medicines that improve and save lives. Society’s need for pharmaceutical solutions to health problems ensures the demand for skilled individuals within this area remains high. Our MSc Pharmaceutical Science and Medicinal Chemistry is designed to meet the needs of industry and the UK science base by providing you with training in pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug synthesis, methods to identify potential drug targets and drug candidates, and methods to assess the biological activities of drug compounds.

Faculty: School of Science  |  Department: Chemistry  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2-5 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The modules in our pharmaceutical science degree are designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the biochemistry, pharmacology, design, analysis and delivery of pharmaceutical substances, and to develop your research skills. Compulsory modules: Research Methods, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Drugs: Mode of Action, Properties and Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Structural Analysis, Laboratory and Professional Skills, Research Project.

Career pathways

Our pharmaceutical science degree provides training that is highly relevant to working in drug design and development in the pharmaceutical industry, the wider chemical industry and in other fields. Industries our graduates have gone into include drug synthesis and development, pharmaceutical analysis, drug formulation and delivery, food science and technology, water purification, research and teaching.

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