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Drug Chemistry MSc
Newcastle University

Drug Chemistry MSc

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

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Full time | Newcastle University | 12 months | SEP-25

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Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP-25

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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Chemistry (General) Pharmacy

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This course is for those with a chemical or pharmaceutical sciences background. It will prepare you for a career in the pharmaceutical industry or academia.

Overview

Our Drug Chemistry MSc provides advanced training in modern organic and medicinal chemistry. It ranges from the conception to the production of novel drugs. You'll study and experience the way modern small molecule medicine is developing.

You'll gain hands-on experience of working within a medicinal chemistry team during your research project.

Newcastle University is a great place to study a medicinal chemistry degree. Our strengths include the following specialist topics:

  • bio-imaging
  • modern approaches to chemotherapy

You'll develop drug design expertise as practised in the pharmaceutical industry and academia. You'll also discover the modern and experimental therapies developing at Newcastle University’s Centre for Cancer.

Modules

Bioactive Natural Products (10 Credits) - Core
To equip students with a knowledge of natural products obtained from a range of sources including plants and marine organisms with the emphasis on the medicinal properties of substances; to describe extraction techniques and how these influence the chemical composition of the extract; to define compound classes of active constituents; to delineate the biosynthesis of selected compound classes; to show how selected compounds can be synthesised including a description of some industrial syntheses; to equip students with a basic understanding of how bioactive natural products are believed to work; to place natural products in the wider context of bioactive compounds.
Biopharmaceuticals as Therapeutics (10 Credits) - Core
Drug Metabolism and Toxicology (10 Credits) - Core
Modern Methods in Drug Discovery (20 Credits) - Core
Proteins as Drug Targets: structure, function, and molecular modelling (10 Credits) - Core
Research Dissertation Project (60 Credits) - Core
Research Skills and Development (20 Credits) - Core
Theory and Practice of Chemotherapy (20 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£13,400

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£30,600

Entry requirements

A 2:2 BSc honours degree, or international equivalent, in chemistry (or closely related, such as biochemistry, applied chemistry, chemical technology) or 2.1 honours degree (or international equivalent) in the related courses containing significant element of organic and medicinal chemistry, such as: chemical engineering; pharmacy; pharmacology; pharmaceutical sciences; medicine; biomedical sciences.

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Newcastle University is a world-leading university renowned for the quality of its teaching and research. The university is recognised internationally for its contributions to global problem solving in innovative and creative ways. Newcastle University is a prestigious founding member of the Russell Group association of research-intensive universities in the UK. The university enjoys an outstanding reputation as an institution at which...more

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