A second-class UK Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related subject such as pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, pharmacology, physiology, physical science, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, chemical engineering, genetics, material sciences, or a medical degree (MBBS), or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
As a highly skilled scientist with advanced research skills and extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical management and business, you’ll have a unique suite of skills and insights to build a career in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory affairs or academia.
On the specially developed pharma management portion of the course, you’ll delve into topics like strategic partnering, clinical development, global regulatory affairs, financial analysis, market access, sales, marketing and commercialisation – drawing on the experiences of experts from high-profile private and public organisations.
Learn through extensive lab-work and a mix of lectures, seminars, case studies and business development research. You’ll also develop the critical thinking, communication and collaborative skills essential to science or business focused careers in the pharmaceutical industry or academia.
Your highly-valued scientific skill set, coupled with extensive knowledge of the business and management aspects of drug development, will stand you in excellent stead to build a career in the area of drug discovery and manufacture that interests you most.
As a highly skilled scientist with advanced research skills and extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical management and business, you’ll have a unique suite of skills and insights to build a career in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory affairs or academia.
The career options are vast. You could go into research and development, quality assurance, clinical services, regulatory affairs, management consultancy, business analysis, financial and data management or marketing. Graduates have found positions in universities in the UK and around the world. Others have found careers in scientific research, manufacturing, teaching, retail, consultancy, and other related sectors.*
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates from 2021–2024.
The changing landscape of the pharma world means there’s an increasing demand for research scientists who can evaluate the business potential of their science as well as generate the science itself. This one-year Drug Discovery and Pharma Management MSc spans the entire lifecycle of bringing new drugs to market.
What you can gain from this course: