The course structure and ethos have been designed to ensure that you will hit the ground running, giving you the subject and industry knowledge and transferable skills so that you can make an immediate contribution to your employer or indeed your own company. This course covers the main aspects of pharmaceutical discovery and development, including product formulation, manufacture, and quality assurance, and explains how such pure and applied sciences fit into the global pharmaceutical business, legal and regulatory frameworks. This includes elements of clinical development and the role of the pharmaceutical scientist within the industry team that takes a drug from research to the clinic.

Year 1

• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Biochemistry & Cell Biology
• Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences

Optional Modules:

• British Sign Language 1
• Chinese (Mandarin) 1
• Chinese 3
• Chinese 5
• French 3
• French 5
• French 7
• French 9
• German 1
• German 3
• German 5
• German 7
• German 9
• Japanese 1
• Japanese 3
• Japanese 5
• Marketing and Human Management
• Management in Context
• Marketing Principles
• Global Business Environment
• Russian 1
• Russian 3
• Russian 5
• Spanish 1
• Spanish 3
• Spanish 5
• Spanish 7
• Spanish 9
• British Sign Language 2
• Chinese (Mandarin) 1
• Chinese (Mandarin) 2
• Chinese 4
• Chinese 6
• French 2
• French 4
• French 6
• French 8
• French 10
• German 2
• German 4
• German 6
• German 8
• German 10
• Japanese 2
• Japanese 4
• Japanese 6
• Introduction to International Business
• Multinational Enterprise Business Perspectives
• Russian 2
• Russian 4
• Russian 6
• Spanish 2
• Spanish 4
• Spanish 6
• Spanish 8
• Spanish 10

Year 2

• Applied Pharmaceutical Science I
• Pharmaceutical Analysis And Quality Control
• Applied Pharmaceutical Science II

• The Pharmaceutical Industry at the Cutting Edge
• Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Science
• Pharmaceutical Science Research Project

Optional Modules:

• Current Developments in Pharmaceutical Science II
• Current Developments in Pharmaceutical Science

Employability

Graduates from this course have gone on to work in globally recognized pharmaceutical companies. The skills and knowledge gained during this course will enable you to not only work in the pharmaceutical industry but will offer you the potential to work in areas such as research and academia. We aim to ensure that you leave with a significant awareness of how to operate in the pharmaceutical industry and understand the contribution of each function, within the industry, to bringing a new molecule from research to the market. This course will also provide management, training, significant detail, and awareness of the strategic partnering and business development skills essential for this environment.