Pharmaceutical Science MSc

Master

In Chelmsford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Chelmsford

  • Duration

    2 Years

Postgraduate (1-2 years full-time, part-time)

Evaluate, develop and influence the practice and production of pharmaceuticals. From drug design and discovery to pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality; use our nanotechnology research lab to develop extensive laboratory skills and research knowledge to challenge, lead and change pharmaceutical scientific practice.

You’ll begin by focusing on advanced pharmaceutical skills; including dosage, approaches and techniques, before moving on to the pathway of a drug from its initial discovery to extensive clinical trials and regulatory approval. Let our SuperLabs and nanotechnology research lab become your workspace as you carry out safe and ethical experiments while meeting world-class pharmaceutical standards

Next, expand your knowledge of the design, analysis and manufacturing processes of producing effective and safe pharmaceutical products by developing scientific reasoning, problem solving skills, quality assurance and quality control.

You’ll develop a wider knowledge of the integral parts of the pharmaceutical industry including research, development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales. You'll also focus on your research skills; understanding how research informs practice quality judgements.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Chelmsford (Essex)
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Bishop Hall Lane, CM 1sS

Start date

On request

About this course

A 1st or 2nd class degree from a UK university (or its equivalent) in chemistry, pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, biomedical science, biology or a related subject. Qualifications or experience deemed to be equivalent to a 1st or 2nd class degree may be considered.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 ( Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Once you graduate you could work within the pharmaceutical industry as a formulation, quality control or production scientist. Or you might decide to make a career in regulatory affairs and research or in a government regulatory body while involving yourself in licensing and post marketing surveillance procedures.

Other career choices in include the medical publication industry, academia, technician, the food industry or the cosmetic industry.

If you’d like to continue your studies in research or further education Anglia Ruskin offers a wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate research degrees including MPhil or/and PhD in Pharmaceutical Science, PhD in Biomedical Science.

We have collaborative team of research active academic staff and industry specialists. You’ll also benefit from our close working relationship with the Clinical Trials Unit who are experts in regulation, licensing and regulatory affairs.

The industry is always developing, which is why we’ll challenge you to debate contemporary or difficult issues and solutions such as drug safety, ethical issues, the readiness of potential drug for clinical trial in humans and pharmacovigilance.

Your career is constantly at the forefront of our agenda, which is why we focus on real life employability skills. You’ll become confident in proposal writing, grant application and creating papers for publication, while benefitting from innovative teaching techniques including role play and interviewing.

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Subjects

  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Pharmacy Assistant
  • Pharmacology
  • Problem Solving
  • Quality
  • Design
  • Nanotechnology
  • Medication Handling
  • Clinical management
  • Clinical Pharmacy
  • Drug Designing
  • Drug Development
  • Drug Interaction
  • Drug Testing
  • Pharmaceutical Management
  • Pharmaceutical Marketing
  • Pharmacokinetic
  • Quality Training
  • IT Development
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Drug Discovery
  • Skills and Training

Course programme

Core modules
  • Advanced Pharmaceutics
  • Drug Design and Discovery
  • Research Studies
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Quality Principles
  • Major Project
Assessment

Although they vary, our assessment strategies are all carefully designed to challenge you so that you expand your critical and creative thinking as well as your problem-solving skills. The assessments will enable you to demonstrate that you can synthesise existing knowledge and accumulate new knowledge, and will evidence the development of your professional practice.

As well as our MSc in Pharmaceutical, we also offer two intermediate awards – a PG Diploma and a PG Certificate. If you’re taking the full Masters course then you’ll also need to complete a dissertation.

This course does not have any optional modules. Modules are subject to change and availability.

Additional information

Course feesUK & EU students, 2016/17 (per year) £8,100 UK & EU students, 2016/17 (per year part time) £4,050 International students, 2016/17 (per year) £12,400

Pharmaceutical Science MSc

Price on request