Pharmaceutical Analysis with Management Studies MSc

This course is ideal if you would like to acquire:

• an in-depth understanding of the theory of analytical techniques and how to apply them to complex industrial problems in the pharmaceutical industry; alongside
• a knowledge of management issues.

You will study selected topics in pharmaceutical analysis combined with the fundamentals of management theory, setting your scientific knowledge in a vocational context. This combination is particularly useful if you are seeking to gain a management position within the pharmaceutical and allied industries.

What will you study?

You will gain the key skills required in the specialised area of pharmaceutical analysis, including good measurement and scientific practice, evaluation interpretation of data and other professional and organisational skills. In addition to studying core analytical techniques and their applications in the pharmaceutical industry, you will also be introduced to various pharmaceutical technologies, for example, formulations and topics such as clinical pharmacokinetics.

To put your studies into context, you will be offered a placement within industry or the University's laboratories where you will carry out your independent research project. The management studies modules give you an insight into how the business world operates and will introduce you to marketing concepts and people management skills.

Many of the staff in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.

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Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules

• Statistics and Computing

• Statistics and Computing

  This module will:

  • provide an understanding of the application and importance of statistics to chemical analysis;
  • develop the skills required to perform statistical calculations on paper, with a calculator or with suitable computer software; and
  • develop an understanding of how knowledge of statistical analysis allows better experiments to be designed.
  
   
• Separation Science I

• Separation Science I

  This module will:

  • describe the fundamental principles and typical applications of modern separation techniques;
  • extend this to more advanced practical aspects of separation techniques;
  • allow you to study modern Liquid Chromatography instrumentation in detail - including interfacing of Liquid Chromatography separation techniques to other analytical systems;
  • allow you to study modern instrumentation relative to the appropriate techniques in depth;
  • give you an appreciation of the interfacing of Gas Chromatography to other analytical systems; and
  • discuss the practices of Gel Electrophoresis and Capillary Electrophoresis.
  
   
• Separation Science II

• Separation Science II

  This module extends your knowledge of the more advanced practical aspects of separation techniques. You will:

  • study modern instrumentation relative to the appropriate techniques in depth;
  • develop an appreciation of the interfacing of gas chromatography to other analytical systems; and
  • discuss the practices of gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis.
  
   
• Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy I

• Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy I

  This module will:

  • show the principles, advantages and limitations of atomic spectroscopic techniques, instrumentation and applications;
  • enhance your understanding of the bases for quantitative spectroscopic measurements;
  • allow you to practice the interpretation of simple molecular spectra to deduce chemical structures; and
  • provide an in-depth knowledge of the modern analytical methods and instrumentation used in:
    • atomic fluorescence;
    • uv/visible and infra-red spectroscopy;
    • nuclear magnetic resonance;
    • mass spectrometry;and
    • their applications.
  
   
• Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy II

• Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy II

  This module provides an in-depth knowledge of modern analytical methods and instrumentation used in the following techniques and their applications:

  • atomic fluorescence;
  • UV/visible and infra-red spectroscopy;
  • nuclear magnetic resonance; and
  • mass spectrometry.

  It also develops your ability to interpret advanced spectral data.

  
   
• Financial Resource Management

• Financial Resource Management

  This module will develop your ability to analyse and interpret financial data. It covers:

  • how to prepare appropriate financial statements and accounting information; and
  • techniques for evaluating financial risk and decision-making.
  
   
• Managing People and Organisations

• Managing People and Organisations

  This module will provide you with a framework which will enable you to critically reflect upon your performance and plan your professional development. It provides an understanding of human behaviour within organisations and looks at how management performance can be enhanced through effective human resource management. You will demonstrate your ability to integrate international aspects of managing people and organisations and develop an understanding of human resource practices and procedures.

  
   
• Independent Research Project

• Independent Research Project

  This module will:

  • encourage creative and independent thinking by allowing you to work independently on a project appropriate to analytical chemistry or pharmaceutical analysis;
  • develop your ability to critically evaluate your own and others' work; and
  • further develop the analytical and laboratory skills acquired during the taught element of the course.
  
   

Full-time optional modules

• Pharmaceutical Analysis

• Pharmaceutical Analysis

  This module will:

  • define the role of the pharmaceutical analyst, particularly within the pharmaceutical sector;
  • describe some aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing and hence the requirement for process analysis; and

  extend your knowledge of total quality management and the ability to apply it to the analytical laboratory in the pharmaceutical industry.

  
   
• Pharmaceutical Technology

• Pharmaceutical Technology

  This module covers:

  • the relationship between the quality, efficacy and patient compliance of pharmaceutical delivery technologies;
  • the relationship between the in vivo disposition of pharmaceutical dosage forms and the methodologies used in the development, clinical testing and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals; and
  • the construction and deployment of advanced drug delivery technologies for optimising drug delivery.
  
   

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