Pharmaceutical Analysis with Management Studies MSc: Course features

What this course offers you

  • This course covers the development, analysis and production of medicines alongside the fundamentals of management theory.
  • You also have the chance to study recent trends in chemical, biological and biotechnological therapeutics, coupled with the latest technologies.
  • It helps you to set your scientific knowledge in a vocational context. This makes it ideal if you want to work in a management position within the pharmaceutical and allied industries.
  • The independent MSc research project gives you the chance to study an area of interest in greater depth and gain valuable research skills. Our students often find this an excellent selling point when looking for a job or promotion.
  • You can choose to take your project in industry or as collaborative research with other laboratories. For example, past projects have looked at:
    • doping in horse-racing;
    • formulation of novel anti-cancer drugs; and
    • drug marketing using the internet.
  • We regularly review our courses to make sure they remain up to date and that you graduate as a marketable industry professional.
  • Visiting speakers and industrial visits support the course and help contextualise your studies (read more in the Links with business and industry section).
  • The taught courses aim to prepare you for the job market. Alongside your academic studies, you gain skills in:
    • problem solving and organisation;
    • data collation, review and synopsis;
    • communication (oral, written and electronic);
    • time management;
    • computing; and
    • co-operation and teamwork.
  • A careers and networking event at the end of the course will help you build valuable contacts.
  • The management part of the course is run primarily by distance learning. This gives you extra flexibility to study when and where is convenient for you.

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