Pharmaceutical Sciences (with a Year in Industry) MSci 48 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Nottingham |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

30,750 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Pharmacy and PharmacologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Learn about the discovery and design of medicines at a world top 15 university for pharmacy and pharmacology (QS World Rankings 2024). Prepare for a career where you can develop new drugs and medicines to transform people's lives. Improve your employability with a year spent working in industry in an area related to pharmaceutical sciences.

You'll study the core sciences that make up pharmaceutical sciences throughout the first two years:

Chemistry

  • drug design and discovery using organic chemistry
  • analytical chemistry to study the structure and purity of drug molecules
Pharmaceutics

  • the science of designing and formulating medicines
  • understand the properties of drugs and medicines through physical chemistry
Biosciences

  • understand disease and drug action through biology and pharmacology
  • the design of complex biological drugs
You'll study diseases and some of the most commonly prescribed medicines.

You'll also learn about regulations, patenting and business skills in a national and global context.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Learn about the discovery and design of medicines at a world top 15 university for pharmacy and pharmacology (QS World Rankings 2024). Prepare for a career where you can develop new drugs and medicines to transform people's lives. Improve your employability with a year spent working in industry in an area related to pharmaceutical sciences.

You'll study the core sciences that make up pharmaceutical sciences throughout the first two years:

Chemistry

  • drug design and discovery using organic chemistry
  • analytical chemistry to study the structure and purity of drug molecules
Pharmaceutics

  • the science of designing and formulating medicines
  • understand the properties of drugs and medicines through physical chemistry
Biosciences

  • understand disease and drug action through biology and pharmacology
  • the design of complex biological drugs
You'll study diseases and some of the most commonly prescribed medicines.

You'll also learn about regulations, patenting and business skills in a national and global context.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
71+
90+
32+
  • A level: AAB
  • Required subjects: A levels - AAB - including chemistry and at least one further science A level from biology, maths, physics or further maths. A pass in the practical element of science subjects is required if assessed separately. The third A level can be any subject apart from general studies, critical thinking and citizenship which are not accepted. GCSEs - Maths 5 (B) or above. English 4 (C) or above.
  • IB score: 32 points overall or 665 in 3 HL certificates
  • IB requirements: HL6, HL5 in Chemistry and a second science

4 Years
Sep

International
30,750 GBP

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