This programme is taught as either a classic one-year full-time programme, or delivered through distance e-learning using an interactive virtual learning environment on a two-year part-time basis. It builds on a very successful in-house training programme implemented by a major pharmaceutical company. The programme was designed and conceived by pharmaceutical industry experts in drug discovery and will be delivered and assessed by experts in this field at the School of Pharmacy.

The MSc covers how fundamental science is applied to the discovery and development of medicines and the main aims are to:

• provide you with the experience of critically appraising the research questions and techniques that are routine in the pharmaceutical industry workplace.
• produce graduates trained in the processes by which fundamental science is linked to the design and development of modern medicines.
• provide expert preparation for students who wish to pursue a career in drug discovery, or wish to proceed to a PhD.

The programme comprises 60 credits at certificate level, 60 credits at diploma level and 60 credits at Master's level. You may choose to end your study at any one of these stages.

Campus-based teaching for the full-time programme at Medway will be on Monday and Tuesday of each term-time week.

Course content

Options include:

• Applied Pharmacology
• Critical Thinking
• Experimental Protocol
• Extended Dissertation
• Extended Research Project
• Infectious Disease and Allergy Drug Discovery
• Neuroscience and Drug Discovery
• Project Background and Design
• Renal and Cardiovascular Drug Discovery
• Short Research Project and Short Dissertation
• Translational Biology.

Assessment

Assessment includes multiple choice questions, reports, a research project and portfolio entries.

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Medway School of Pharmacy,
Anson Building,
Central Avenue,
Chatham Maritime, Kent
ME4 4TB, UK
T: +44 (0)1634 883150
E: pharmacy@medway.ac.uk

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