Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject.

Subject requirements

We accept degrees in the following subject areas:

Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Pharmacy

We can accept degrees in the following subject areas if they meet the module requirements below:

Biochemistry
Biomedical Sciences
Biosciences
Biotechnology
Clinical Pharmacy
Forensic Science
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacology

Module requirements

If required, you should have studied at least one module from Area 1 and one module from Area 2:

Area 1:

General Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Area 2:

Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Pharmacology
Toxicology

Months of entry

September

Course content

Find out how scientists discover chemical candidates for new pharmaceuticals. You'll learn how to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s increasing demands for drugs that can treat illnesses safely and more effectively, overcome antibiotic resistance, and be produced at a lower financial and environmental cost.

Course description

This course covers the drug discovery and design techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry. You’ll study topics such as pharmacology, toxicology and genomics, as you learn how target molecules to treat specific diseases are identified, characterised and optimised for potential clinical trials.

Taught by world-leading scientists from across chemistry, biology and medicine, our Drug Discover Science MSc gives you access to state-of-the-art screening and analysis facilities.

Your training will cover the fundamental chemistry and biology of protein interactions, their role in disease and how drugs affect the human body. You’ll learn about computer-aided drug design techniques, used to predict how well a potential drug might work, and screening technologies for testing a drug’s effect on its molecular targets.

Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses