Do you want to have a positive impact on society by discovering new medicines that will improve lives? On this course you’ll be exposed to a range of fields spanning the pharmaceutical industry, including pharmacology, biochemistry, chemistry, clinical research, and pharmaceutical commercialisation. The multidisciplinary aspect of the course means you'll be taught by experts from the School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Chemistry, the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the Business School, as well as experts currently working in the pharma sector. The broad range of topics will allow you to tailor your experience, offering you the opportunity to focus on topics such as medicinal chemistry, molecular pharmacology and preclinical/clinical drug development. Course highlightsChoose a specialisation pathway based on your experience and interests, reflecting the different career areas within the pharmaceutical discovery and development pipeline. Undertake a substantive research-based project which will develop your expertise and help you gain new research skills to prepare you for the professional lab environment. You'll be taught by experts from the multidisciplinary Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, meaning you'll learn from medicinal chemists, structural molecular biologists and pharmacologists to gain the skills and knowledge to succeed in a multidisciplinary environment. Benefit from our close links with the pharma industry and the Faculty of Medicine and Health to gain valuable real-world insight into drug discovery and clinical drug development.