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Do you want to have a positive impact on society by discovering new medicines that will improve lives?

Now, more than ever, we need well-trained cross-functional specialists willing to work towards a positive impact on society by finding and developing new medicines to help treat disease. Global and regional health challenges, such as obesity, malaria, tuberculosis or cancer, require the combined effort of dedicated people in multiple areas of science and medicine 麻豆原创 the commercial sector.

This programme will offer you exposure to a range of fields spanning the pharmaceutical industry, including pharmacology, biochemistry, chemistry, clinical research, and pharmaceutical commercialisation. As a result, upon graduation, you鈥檒l already be equipped with the skills necessary to work for large pharmaceutical companies, small biotech companies, contract research organisations, government regulatory bodies and many more. Our dedicated Employability and Professional Development Team will also support you with skill-building and opportunities to ensure you鈥檙e able to secure a graduate role.

The multidisciplinary aspect of the programme means you will be taught by experts from the School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Chemistry, the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the Business School, as well as experts currently working in the pharma sector. This breadth of topics will allow you to tailor your experience to gain exposure to the aspects you are most interested in, offering you the opportunity to focus on topics such as medicinal chemistry, molecular pharmacology and preclinical/clinical drug development.

Career opportunities

The pharmaceutical industry requires expertise across its many multi-disciplinary areas. This programme reflects this diversity by providing several flexible study pathways that you can tailor to your own interests and experience. Therefore, you have the chance to get an understanding of the drug discovery and development pipeline as a whole, and experience working with experts across many discipline, while also having the opportunity to focus on the most appropriate strand to reflect your future career aspirations.

This course can either help you to progress in roles as part of pharmaceutical companies, small biotech companies, contract research organisations, government regulatory bodies, or put you in a strong position to undertake a further research degree.

Our dedicated employability and opportunity team will support you throughout your time with us, ensuring that you鈥檙e aware of events and opportunities, with a goal of helping you into graduate employment.