The course is designed to prepare candidates for careers in pharmaceutical research relevant to academic and manufacturing sectors. It also aims to stimulate interest in the pharmaceutical sciences and associated product and service innovation opportunities.
Applicants are accepted, subject to the availability of places (18 places are offered each year), from holders of honors degrees in a relevant Science discipline e.g. Pharmacy, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Pharmacology. Equivalent primary and/or postgraduate qualifications are considered, particularly with relevant professional experience.
Broad life-science foundations spanning several of the above areas.