MSc Medicinal Chemistry

Cardiff University offers a one-year, full-time Medicinal Chemistry MSc programme for postgraduate students. This course merges the fields of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology to produce graduates equipped with the key skills necessary for a career in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as preparation for PhD studies.Course Content: The Medicinal Chemistry MSc program consists of a unique blend of the related areas of medicinal chemistry and pharmacology. The course allows students to specialise in areas of pharmaceutical research. It focuses on aspects of contemporary drug discovery, such as compound synthesis, meeting medicinal chemistry challenges, pharmacology, cells, molecular biology and genetics, drug design and discovery, and targeting strategies.Key Modules: Some of the key modules of this program are Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology of Biological Systems, Cells, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Dissertation.Accreditations: The program is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry.Future Careers: As a graduate of the program, you will have developed specialist knowledge and skills highly desirable to employers in the pharmaceutical industry, and be well equipped for a career in academia and research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.