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Pharmaceutical Sciences (with a Year in Industry) at University of Nottingham - UCAS

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2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

University of Nottingham has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Learn about the discovery and design of medicines at a world top 15 university for pharmacy and pharmacology (QS World Rankings 2024). Prepare for a career where you can develop new drugs and medicines to transform people's lives. Improve your employability with a year spent working in industry in an area related to pharmaceutical sciences. You'll study the core sciences that make up pharmaceutical sciences throughout the first two years: Chemistry

  • drug design and discovery using organic chemistry
  • analytical chemistry to study the structure and purity of drug molecules
Pharmaceutics
  • the science of designing and formulating medicines
  • understand the properties of drugs and medicines through physical chemistry
Biosciences
  • understand disease and drug action through biology and pharmacology
  • the design of complex biological drugs
You'll study diseases and some of the most commonly prescribed medicines. You'll also learn about regulations, patenting and business skills in a national and global context. Why choose this course?
  • 8th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Times Good University Guide 2025)
  • 5th in the UK and 12th in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings 2024)
  • Career-ready, designed to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry and research
  • Improve your employability with opportunities for a year spent working in industry

Modules

For detailed information about the modules you will study, please visit the course page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/ugstudy/courses/UG/Pharmaceutical-Sciences-with-a-Year-in-Industry-MSci-Hons-U7UPHSCIY.html

How to apply

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

14Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B23B
Institution code:
N84
Campus name:
University Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

European Baccalaureate - 80% overall including 8.5 and 8.0 from Chemistry and Mathematics in any order. Biology or Physics can be considered if the equivalent of GCSE Maths grade B is already achieved. GCSE requirements - English grade C (numeric grade 4), Mathematics grade B (numeric grade 5)

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Republic of Ireland £9535* Year 1
EU £30750* Year 1
England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1
International £30750* Year 1
Channel Islands £9535* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

View undergraduate tuition fees for UK and international students: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees/tuitionfees/202526/undergraduate.aspx
Pharmaceutical Sciences (with a Year in Industry) at University of Nottingham - UCAS