This course enables you to develop and further your knowledge of pharmaceutical and medicinal sciences, with a range of core modules. You can expand your interests further by selecting a pharmaceutical lead research project within one of our diverse range of internationally recognised pharmaceutical and medicinal science research groups.
Our staff were entered in the Subjects Allied to Heath Care 2008 Research Assessment Exercise and were ranked as 4* (world-leading). These results put pharmaceutical and medicinal science research at NTU at the highest level and will inevitably appeal to potential students interested in furthering their studies in pharmaceutical and medicinal science.
As well as working and studying under the direction of world leading pharmaceutical and medicinal science staff our students will gain hands on experience of a variety of modern instrumentation including multi nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (NMR), mass spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Scientist from AstraZeneca and Vectura deliver some of the module content relevant to their work place. Other guest lecturers also present their research from a variety of other companies and universities.
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Core modules
- Organic Synthesis and Characterisation of Biologically Active Compounds (20 credit points)
- Chemotherapeutics (20 credit points)
- Research Methods and Independent Study (20 credit points)
- Research Project (120 credit points)
Example of project titles
- Drug delivery devices
- MRI contrast agents
- Peptide-mineral interactions
- Biomineralisation
- Carbohydrate Chemistry
- Asymmetric Synthesis
- Small Molecule Approaches to the Elucidation of Protein Function
- Multiplexing
- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
- Fluorescence Microscopy
Assessment methods
- written exam
- oral presentation
- assignment
- poster presentation
- thesis
Our graduates have gone on to work in a wide variety of job markets including pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, polymers, food and drinks, liquid crystals, advance materials engineering, defence, teaching, finance, sales and further academic studies. This course is also a good basis for progressing onto a PhD.
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