Course summary

The aim of the course is to provide you with a fundamental understanding of drug research and development and treatment of relevant human diseases, and practical experience of new technologies including Project Management applied to relevant areas of pharmacology at an advanced level. This course will provide opportunities for specialisation through a choice of project in one of the four following main themes – (i) cell and molecular biology, (ii) molecular pharmacology,  (iii) drug discovery and development, (iv) clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. These will provide graduates with the expertise for subsequent employment in organisations undertaking these techniques and/or research. Project management themes, i) project management, ii) leading and managing organizational resources, iii) personal professional development and iv) developing independent research are organized to enable develop a systematic understanding of project management and key employability skills.