MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences

The MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences at Aston University, Birmingham, is a specialised course on how to safely and effectively design, manufacture, and control medicines. This subject examines how to formulate drugs, combining disciplines such as chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmacology.

 

Studying MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences from Aston University gives you deep knowledge and professional skills needed for this field. You will get specialist training in key topics like finding new drugs (drug discovery), designing the best way to deliver the medicine (dosage form), and understanding treatments like chemotherapy.

Your lessons are taught by experienced staff who work closely with the industry. You will attend special talks by experts and have many hands-on practical sessions in the lab. This approach helps you connect the theory you learn with real-world practice in drug formulation.

This Master's is designed to prepare you for an academic or industrial career in the pharmaceutics or pharmacology arena. This area is in considerable demand due to the continued increase in the development of highly complex and sensitive drug molecules.