MSc Pharmaceutical Analysis

The MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis at Queen's University Belfast is a full-time one-year postgraduate course specifically designed for Chemists, Chemists with Management and Pharmaceutical Scientists. The course integrates both theory and practice, offering students the chance to gain in-depth knowledge in the design, characterisation, analysis and production of drugs and drug substances. Course Content: This structured course includes an extended 6-month period of data handling, followed by a 3-month research project. The modules for which examinations are held in January cover Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques, Analytical Separation Methods and Statistics and Quality Systems. The modules for which examinations are held in May include Lab quality Management and Accreditation, Organic Synthetic Methods, and Bio-analytical techniques. Other modules require submission of written assignments and include Chemical Drug Design and Pharmaceutics – drug formulation development.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include: Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques, Analytical Separation Methods, Statistics and Quality Systems, Lab quality Management and Accreditation, Organic Synthetic Methods, Bio-analytical Techniques, Chemical Drug Design and Pharmaceutics – Drug Formulation Development.Accreditations: This course does not have any listed accreditations.Future Careers: Graduates from the Pharmaceutical Analysis MSc have found roles in the pharmaceutical and food industry as well as in biomedical laboratories. Previous graduates have found senior positions in industry within a few years of graduation.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.