UCL School of Pharmacy

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MSc in Drug Discovery and Development

For graduates in science-based subjects who wish to prepare for PhD-level research or pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or a government regulatory body.

This one-year course provides a broad overview of the drug discovery and development process with hands-on experience of molecular modelling and computer-based drug design, and analytical and synthetic techniques.

The course exposes students to modern platforms for drug discovery and methods of drug synthesis and includes lectures and seminars from industry-based scientists and visits to industrial and biotechnological research laboratories.  It covers marketing, licensing and the regulatory affairs that form an integral part of the development process. Students choose specialised topics of study in the second part of the course including: Anticancer Personalised Medicines, Pharmacogenomics and Biomarkers, Drug Targets in the Central Nervous System, Natural Products and Medicinal Plants, Pharma Management, Advanced Structure-Based Drug Design.

Since its inception in 2003, the course has drawn international students from Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, India, Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Riwanda, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam.  These students had completed first degrees in a wide range of science subjects including Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Sciences..