MSc Drug Chemistry at Newcastle University

Gain the skills and knowledge to execute the complete drug discovery process. This will prepare you for a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry, or for further academic research. Work on a broad pipeline of design and advanced methodology through to evaluation of performance - with the opportunity to design, develop and test your own molecules.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering  |  Department: School of Natural and Environmental Sciences  |  Duration: Full time: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course will give you advanced skills and abilities across the complete drug chemistry process. You will have the opportunity to design and develop molecules, and then test and evaluate their efficacy. Compulsory modules include: Modern Methods in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Theory and Practice of Chemotherapy, Proteins as Drug Targets: structure, function, and molecular modelling, Synthetic Methodology for Drugs, Research Dissertation Project in Chemistry, Research Skills and Development.

Career pathways

As a drug chemistry graduate from Newcastle, you will have skills and experience across the end-to-end drug development process. You’ll also gain highly developed problem solving and critical thinking skills.

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