BSc in Pharmaceutical Science
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- London, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part 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
Span the worlds of chemistry and biology to transform the lives of patients.
On our Pharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons) 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
- Nuclear science equipment
- Thermal analysis
- X-ray diffractometers
- Electrochemical analysis
- Computing laboratories and a team of IT technicians to offer assistance
Why choose this course?
Pharmaceutical science can benefit and transform patients' lives. Spanning the worlds of chemistry and biology, it discovers, develops and analyses medicines and pharmaceutical products. If you're considering a career in the pharmaceutical industry, this course will give you the knowledge and practical skills for success.
This course explores drug discovery and development, pharmacology, toxicology and immunology. You'll examine the most effective ways medicines are manufactured, packaged, stored and administered. As well as this, you'll take part in innovative research exploring new methods of drug delivery and drug synthesis.
In your final year, you'll get the opportunity to complete a major project where you can apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired to a range of real issues in different contexts. This is a great way to learn and is a valuable bridge to employment or further research at masters level.
We have recently updated our modules to enhance student-centred teaching and align course content with industry needs, helping you become a future-proof graduate.
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
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. 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.
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
- Drug Development – Bench to Bedside
- Project
Many of our Pharmaceutical Science students go on to work in the pharmaceutical industry, research or clinical laboratories, hospitals and education.
The types of roles our graduates have secured include drug safety associates, quality control analysts, pharmacy technicians, microbiologists and medical publishers. Jobs in research include research assistants and scientists, clinical trial project managers and marketing researchers. While some graduates have continued their studies as PhD students.
Some of the employers our graduates have go on to work for include Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Braun Medical, the NHS, Nemaura Pharma Ltd and Quotient BioResearch.