A Pharmaceutical Science degree will be your springboard into an exciting career. You’ll learn about the chemistry, biology and technology of medicines and other chemical formulations from researchers at the international forefront of their fields.

You’ll also get lots of time in the lab, working with industry-standard research instrumentation, learning how to improve human health and well-being by researching and developing more reliable, accessible and effective treatments and products. You will develop the knowledge and practical skills critical to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies leading to exciting careers in research and industry.

Medicinal chemistry

Medicinal chemistry represents the intersection of biology and chemistry, and involves the development of new pharmaceutical agents, from their original conception through to their clinical use.

You will study how drugs work and how they are designed and made. By applying the principles and techniques of organic chemistry, medicinal chemists discover and develop compounds that prevent, treat or cure disease.

Your ambition to make an impact on improving people's health and wellbeing will come to the fore when you embark on this specialisation.

• Biomedical research
• Biotechnology
• Clinical trials
• Drug analysis
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Regulatory affair
• Toxicology
• Academia
• Research and development