BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical Science with Regulatory Affairs
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students: £9,535 per year | international: £19,200 for the first year
Key Summary
Delve into the world of pharmaceutical science and its associated legal framework.
Our Pharmaceutical Science with Regulatory Affairs BSc (Hons) course was shortlisted for the Guardian University Award for Course Design, Retention and Student Outcomes and the TOPRA Regulatory Excellence Award in Education 2020.
On this course, you will benefit from our wide range of facilities for practical work. You will have access to a modern environment with the latest equipment, including:
- Our £9.8 million Eadweard Muybridge building with state-of the art laboratories
- Specialist equipment, such as:
- Gas and liquid chromatography
- Electron microscopy
- Spectrometers, including mass spectrometers, infrared spectrometers and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers including solid state analysis
- Thermal analysis
- X-ray diffractometers
- Electrochemical analysis
- Computing laboratories and a team of IT technicians to offer assistance
Why choose this course?
Regulatory Affairs is an area of growing opportunity in the pharmaceutical industry. It’s responsible for ensuring that new drugs are safe for the public, correctly evaluated and their use is properly regulated.
With a focus on public health and the introduction of drugs, this course will teach you how to produce legal applications for new drug licences, deal with different regulatory authorities and ensure drug safety.
This course also offers a practical understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. You'll explore different sources of medicine, how they work and how they are made, packaged and administered.
Accreditation
This course has been accredited by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS) for 5 years from 2023.
The Regulatory Affairs module is accredited by The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA).
This course will provide you with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the core areas of pharmaceutical science and associated legal framework for the use of therapeutic agents in society. These include learning how to design, synthesise and develop drugs through the study of appropriate examples as well as an understanding of how the regulatory framework is intertwined with practical and scientific considerations.
The degree prepares you for work in the pharmaceutical industry and public sector. The course covers synthetic chemistry, drug discovery and development, formulation, clinical trials, quality control and analysis, toxicity and safety testing, pharmacovigilance, the mechanism of action of drugs used to treat some of the major diseases (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, cancer and dementia) and regulatory affairs.
Year 1
Year 1 introduces biology, chemistry, and physiology for pharmaceutical science.
Core modules
- Academic Skills for Molecular Sciences
- Chemical Foundations: From Atoms to Pharmaceuticals
- Introduction To Biosciences and Pharmaceutics
- Pharmaceutical Concepts, Analysis, and Ethics
Year 2
Year 2 places emphasis on organic and medicinal chemistry and develops practical skills, especially in pharmaceutical analysis - important in relation to the actions and characterisation of drugs. Building on the pharmaceutical chemistry learned in Year 1, you will study the properties and formulation of pharmaceuticals. You will also study the effect of drugs in living systems and the principles of the immune system. There will be an introduction to micro-organisms in relation to human disease, their control and safe working practices.
You will explore organic and medicinal chemistry applied to the design and synthesis of drug molecules. Year 2 also focuses on the experimental aspects of pharmaceutical science, developing skills for conducting independent laboratory investigations. There is also the opportunity to develop other transferable skills, important to your employability and career planning.
Core modules
- Analytical Techniques for Molecular Science
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry with Global Medicine and Personalised Healthcare
- Pharmacology, Formulation and Pharmaceutics
- Practical and Research Skills in Pharmaceutical Science
Optional professional placement year
An optional professional placement year between Years 2 and 3 provides the opportunity to gain experience of how pharmaceutical science is applied in an industrial situation.
Final year
Final year exposes you to specialised areas of pharmaceutical science which includes how drugs are manufactured in industry and how they are introduced onto the shelf. You will learn about new and innovative research linked to pharmaceutical science including new methods of drug delivery. You will also undertake a year-long research project, applying, in an experimental context, the theoretical knowledge you have gained in the previous two years.
Core modules
- Advanced Analytical Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Drug Delivery and Formulation in Pharmaceutical Science
- Project
- Regulatory Affairs for Pharmaceutical Science
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
Graduates from this course go on to have successful careers in regulatory affairs, drug development, quality control, clinical trials and research, drug safety and pharmacovigilance.
Graduate employers include:
- Nemaura Pharma Ltd
- Ipsen
- Johnson & Johnson
- Aesica Pharmaceuticals
- Eli Lilly
- Novartis
- NHS
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Procter and Gamble
- B. Braun Medical
Boost your career
Embedded within this course and throughout the whole Kingston experience is our Future Skills programme. The Future Skills programme was developed to respond to the ever-evolving demands from modern day employment.
It will help you obtain the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability, and learn how to apply these skills in different scenarios. You’ll also learn how to articulate to employers how being able to do so gives you the edge.