Pharmaceutical Science course at Kingston University is particularly suitable if you are keen to enter employment in areas such as pharmaceutical marketing, formulation, regulatory affairs, process development, medical statistics and clinical trial organisations.

What will you study?

You will have the chance to explore current trends in chemical, biological and biotechnological therapeutics, and will look at the latest technologies used in the pharmaceutical industry. You will gain an understanding of the processes used in clinical trials and in the development, manufacture and regulation of medicines.Ê

You will also develop your computing and statistical skills and other key skills, such as data collection, communication, time management, organisational and review and synopsis skills.

Where this course will take you

On completion of the MSc, you will:

• be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills relevant to a pharmaceutical science career in the pharmaceutical industry or public sector Ð such as clinical trials, regulatory affairs, formulation, quality control or marketing;

• have developed the necessary skills to plan, carry out and effectively communicate an extensive independent piece of research Ð which will allow you to carry out further research studies;

• have acquired new and/or improved practical skills, using a variety of equipment, techniques and instrumentation; and

• have developed a variety of key skills Ð such as communication, time-management, organisational and problem-solving skills, which are expected by future employers.

Recent graduates have gone on to a range of areas, including:

• drug manufacturing and pharmaceutical technology;

• drug formulation and analysis;

• clinical trials;

• pharmacovigilance;

• regulatory affairs;

• sales and marketing; and

• managerial.