We offer a pharmaceutical chemistry course designed to industry standards. Taught by experts with industry links, including GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, you'll gain practical skills in a high-tech lab. The curriculum, aligned with the Royal Society of Chemistry, covers drug development, core chemistry, and numeracy. With a focus on applied learning, you'll also undertake a valuable work placement for hands-on industry experience.

The course encompasses core chemistry knowledge, practical skills, pharmaceutical knowledge, and numeracy/computational skills. From organic chemistry to drug discovery, you'll develop analytical abilities, synthetic organic chemistry skills, computational proficiency, and more. The course fosters teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and independent thinking, preparing you for diverse roles in pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

We provide comprehensive support, from Personal Tutors to Graduate Academic Assistants. This course opens doors to varied career paths, including research and development, quality control, academia, and non-laboratory roles like regulatory affairs or project management. The course's emphasis on industry alignment, practical skills, and work placements ensures you graduate with a competitive edge in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology sectors.

After working with our students to gather feedback on what they love most about our courses, we’re making some changes to how we structure and teach our programmes for the start of the 2024/25 academic year. You can find more information about how this course is affected by viewing the relevant course information sheet on our Learning Framework page: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/study/learning-framework/