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Study Details: 1 year full-time
2 years part-time
The Drug Design and Discovery course is designed for those looking to broaden their knowledge in the process of drug discovery and work in a related field
This course will develop your knowledge and understanding of how drugs are made as well as offering you advanced knowledge of computational analytical and/or synthetic techniques.
This flexible course offers optional modules to ensure the course is accessible to a wide audience from a broad scientific background including pharmacy, chemistry, biology, and biomedical sciences, and at the same time provides advanced knowledge of subject-specific areas.
Second class honours degree 2:2 and above, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject such as pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, biomedical science, biology.
Overseas candidates, whose first language is not English, will need a qualification that demonstrates competence in English language IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all components) or an equivalent English qualification.
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Potential employers include pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, as well as contract research organisations. Students can also pursue non-laboratory careers such as, with a government regulatory body, science education, project management, and intellectual property (patent law).
Compulsory modules
Drug Discovery and Development (30 credits)
Research Project (60 credits)
Bioethics (15 credits)
Experimental Design and Statistics (15 credits)
Leadership and Management (15 credits)
Advanced Bioanalytical Techniques (15 credits)
Optional modules
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (30 credits) - Optional
Cheminformatics (30 credits)
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