Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Taught)

Designed with a focus on employability and skilling graduates for roles within the pharmaceutical sector- one of the largest area of employment in the UK and the world, utilising the specialist facilities and staff at USW.

The MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is specifically designed for graduates with a chemistry-based degree to tailor their expertise towards jobs in the pharmaceutical industry. The pharmaceutical industry is a global industry so the award is particularly attractive for overseas graduates looking to upskill to secure jobs the world over.

Career Paths

• Pharmaceutical analyst

• Quality assurance officer

• Pharmaceutical data science officer

• Process development chemist

• Quality control analyst

Skills taught

• Industry lab-based practical skills

• Project management skills

• Pharmaceutical product testing and analysis

• Regulatory affairs and quality control compliance

• Data analysis and computational modelling for pharma