Postgraduate
In London
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
12 Months
Suitable for: Designed for students wishing to pursue a career in natural product science within the drug discovery, herbal or phytopharmaceutical industries, or to prepare for PhD-level research in academia.
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About this course
Applicants must have a degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical, chemical, biological or medical sciences, or a related field.
English Language Proficiency
Candidates must also be able to demonstrate an adequate proficiency in English. A minimum score of 6.5 in the IELTS exam (with a minimum of 6.5 in in each of the skill areas) required for candidates from outside the UK. Alternatively, students must have a minimum of 580 in the TOEFL exam (237 if computer-based or 92 if internet-based) as well as 4 in TWE.
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Course programme
The MSc in Pharmacognosy is a 12 month full-time taught postgraduate course intended for those who wish to prepare for PhD-level research in natural product science or to pursue a career in the phytopharmaceutical industry or a government regulatory body. The course provides a broad overview of natural product science, the impact of natural products as medicines, their analysis and their place in various societies.
Specifically the course will cover herbal medicines in healthcare, their safety and efficacy and with examples of natural products as medicines. There will also be lectures on the analysis of natural products and their place in the drug discovery process.
Mode of Attendance : Full - time
A visit to an industrial manufacturer of herbal medicinal products will also take place. The second semester will cover the Pharmacognosy discipline in further depth with lectures on the use of bioassays, physical methods for example structure elucidation of natural products, marine natural products and traditional systems of medicine.
Pharmacognosy