Pharmaceutical chemistry plays a huge role in drug design and discovery, from treating diabetes to curing cancer.
With a strong emphasis on gaining practical laboratory experience and employability skills, our programme offers a comprehensive view of this exciting field.
Learn how drugs are designed and optimised from lead compounds, their modes of action and pharmacology, and how they are developed through trials and into manufacture.
Teaching centres on synthetic organic chemistry, but we’ll also give you a strong grounding in physical and inorganic chem...
Pharmaceutical chemistry plays a huge role in drug design and discovery, from treating diabetes to curing cancer.<br/><br/>With a strong emphasis on gaining practical laboratory experience and employability skills, our programme offers a comprehensive view of this exciting field.<br/><br/>Learn how drugs are designed and optimised from lead compounds, their modes of action and pharmacology, and how they are developed through trials and into manufacture.<br/><br/>Teaching centres on synthetic organic chemistry, but we’ll also give you a strong grounding in physical and inorganic chemistry and spectroscopy. You’ll learn about pharmacology, biochemistry and cancer chemotherapy too. In your final year, you’ll conduct your own supervised research project, either laboratory- or literature-based.<br/><br/>Choose your own pathway through this degree — apply for a year in industry or studying abroad, or carry out an additional year of advanced study to graduate with an MSci.<br/><br/>Our Pharmaceutical Chemistry MSci is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry – a mark of quality that employers understand and value.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F154
Institution Code
Q50
Points of Entry
Year 1
A levelA,B,B Including A Level Chemistry Excluded subjects: General Studies and Critical Thinking Please note: You will also be excepted to achieve a Pass grade in the practical endorsement for any of the following A levels - Biology, Chemistry, Physics - if taken with one of the Awarding Bodies in England. UCAS TariffAccess to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15 We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma in a science discipline e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 30 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 6,5,5 from three HL subjects including Chemistry at HL Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5A minimum of five GCSE passes to include English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. Extended ProjectWe consider applications from students offering an EPQ and may make an alternative offer to include three A levels, one grade lower than our usual requirement, along with a specific grade in the EPQ. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |