MSc Computer-Aided Drug Discovery for Cancer Therapeutics at University of Manchester

Learn how to use the latest tools and methods to aid cancer drug discovery. Develop theoretical and practical skills for contemporary drug discovery applied to cancer. Learn from and work with cancer drug inventors and researchers.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Foundations in Chemistry and Biology (15 credits) Learn enough about the background chemical and biological science to enable you to progress through the remainder of the modules, regardless of your previous scientific background. You will learn about foundational concepts in medicinal and computational chemistry, as well as key biological concepts and methods. Compulsory units include Statistics for Health Data Science, Computational methods for multi-modal data analysis, Established and Experimental Therapeutics, Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, Research methods, Drug discovery part I.

Career pathways

This full-time course is appropriate for pharmacy, pharmacology, and chemistry-related graduates who wish to enter the pharmaceutical industry. Students will be expected to work in drug discovery departments.

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