Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

Leeds University Business School

Bachelor's degree

In Leeds

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Without medicinal chemists, life as we know it would be impossible. Modern medicines give us pain relief, cure bacterial infections and fight viruses and cancer. Without the arsenal of drugs at their disposal doctors would be unable to cure many common diseases.
It is the ability of medicinal chemists to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of millions of people worldwide that motivates many of our students on this course. The course structure shares much with our Chemistry course but you will focus your study more on the organic elements of chemistry with an enhanced level of teaching on drug synthesis, pharmacology and how drugs work in biological systems.
Enhancing your degree
This course provides you with the opportunity to spend your 3rd year working in industry, which provides valuable experience and help your personal development.
Our industrial placement scheme gives you the opportunity to gain work experience in an industry relevant to your degree and interests. Our students often describe this industrial experience as an invaluable part of their degree and one which stands them in good stead for their future careers.
Accreditation
This degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
Since 1841, the RSC has been the leading learned society and professional body for chemical scientists. It is committed to ensuring that an enthusiastic, innovative and thriving scientific community is in place to face future scientific challenges.
Courses which are accredited by the RSC have been subject to rigorous evaluation of their curriculum and resources. They offer employers a measure of confidence in the competence of recruits, provide universities with a means of communicating their value, and assure students on the quality of their education.
Masters accreditation provides access to qualified membership of the RSC and fully satisfies the academic requirements for the RSC’s award of Chartered Chemist (CChem).
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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: AAB including Chemistry
including chemistry.
Where an A-Level Science subject is taken, we require a pass in the practical science element, alongside the achievement of the A-Level at the stated grade.
Excludes A-Level General Studies or Critical Thinking
GCSE: English Language grade C, or an equivalent English language qualification, and Mathematics grade B.
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BTEC
Cambridge Pre-U
International Baccalaureate
Irish Highers (Leaving Certificate)
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

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Subjects

  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Accredited

Course programme

During your first year you’ll explore the fundamental principles that underpin chemistry. In your second year, you will explore the essential concepts of drug design and study structure-activity relationships. During your third year, you will be employed full-time by an organisation in the chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, or similar, subject to obtaining a placement.

In your final year, you will undertake a major research project that will give you the chance to work with experienced scientists, supported by millions of pounds of specialist equipment. You'll have the opportunity to identify therapeutic strategies of the future.

The course allows you to study advanced topics such as cancer chemotherapy and is run in close collaboration with scientists from the pharmaceutical industry.

This integrated Masters course allows you to undertake a major research project in your final year.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Modern Chemistry 20 credits
  • Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry 10 credits
  • Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry 10 credits
  • Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 10 credits
  • Mathematical and Physical Concepts for Chemists 10 credits
  • Practical Skills in Chemistry 30 credits
  • Studying in a Digital Age (Chemistry) 5 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Organic Synthesis 10 credits
  • Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics 10 credits
  • Structure and Spectroscopy 10 credits
  • Introduction to Drug Design 10 credits
  • Organic Structure and Mechanism 10 credits
  • Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy 10 credits
  • Organometallic and f-block Chemistry 10 credits
  • Equilibrium and Analysis: from Ions to Proteins 10 credits
  • Laboratory Work 2c 30 credits
Optional modules
  • Structure and Synthesis of Materials 10 credits
  • Science and Society: The Critical Interface 10 credits
  • Chemistry: Idea to Market 10 credits
  • Advances in Colour and Polymer Sciences 10 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Distance Learning for Year in Industry 30 credits
  • Industrial Placement for Integrated Masters Students 90 credits

Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Laboratory-based Project Work 6M

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