MChem Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
Following the central structure of our MChem Medicinal Chemistry programme, this course allows you to spend your third year in an industrial/medicinal chemistry laboratory. You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the industry, which is highly valued by employers. Medicinal Chemistry has a tremendous impact on society, contributing significantly to improving our quality of life and increasing our healthy lifespan.
This Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry course will provide you with the academic training you’ll need to become a medicinal chemist, as well as real-world experience in a research-led environment. At UEA, our cutting-edge research in chemical sciences is at the heart of all our teaching. This course will be delivered through lectures, workshops, small group tutorials and practicals – ensuring that your learning is at the forefront of scientific thought.
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Key highlights
- Third year spent working in an industrial or medicinal chemistry laboratory
- First-hand industry experience that is highly valued by employers
- Academic training needed to become a medicinal chemist
- Teaching informed by cutting-edge research in chemical sciences
- Taught through lectures, workshops, small group tutorials and practicals
Entry requirements
- International Baccalaureate: 33 — overall including HL 5 in Che
- Scottish Advanced Highers: BBC — to include including Chemistry
- Scottish Highers: AAAAA — to include including Chemistry
- Irish Leaving Certificate — 4 subjects at H2, 2 subjects at H3 including Chemistry
Careers this course leads to
- Medicinal chemist
- Research chemist
- Pharmaceutical scientist
- Analytical chemist
- Drug discovery scientist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £29,300 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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