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110 | Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
You’ll develop deep understanding of the complex chemical and biological processes
involved in the design and manufacture of drugs and other therapies for treating
disease. This course prepares you to help solve problems at the intersection of chemistry,
biochemistry, molecular biology and pharmacology. Our excellent academic staff will
give you the feedback and support to allow you to succeed and pursue your career goals.
The goal of medicinal chemistry is to support the search for new drugs
to treat conditions such as heart disease, obesity and cancer. Practical
Chemistry is taught in state of the art £34M Central Sciences Laboratories
and staff have direct experience of working in Pharmaceutical companies
and can therefore challenge you to develop the rigorous and demanding
scientific approach that the industry expects. Our engaging academics
deliver a course that is rich in student experiences, from mini lab projects
in years 1 and 2, the screencast videos embedded in to the modules and
the virtual reality experiences used to teach enzyme substrate interactions.
In your final year you will undertake a research project and learn how
to conduct effective independent research and develop higher level
understanding of improving drug effectiveness. Keele also offers support
to find a summer industrial or research placement in Year 2. You’ll develop
essential skills for employment, such as problem solving, presentation and
communication. Our courses consistently attract excellent student and
external examiner feedback are praise for innovative curriculum and high
quality teaching.
What will this mean for my future?
The British Pharmaceutical Industry is at the forefront of global
pharmaceutical development and is the UK’s largest manufacturing
exporter. Our graduates have excellent employment prospects, whether
at the cutting edge of drug discovery or in a wide range of related fields.
For example you might go to work for a pharmaceutical company, either
as a research scientist or a business related role such as marketing or
sales. Alternatively, you might work as a development chemist taking
lead drug compounds through to a manufacturing scale or an analytical
chemist profiling the metabolites of a potential drug.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Chemical Structure and Reactivity
• Practical and Professional
Chemistry Skills
• Environmental and Sustainable
Chemistry
Second Year
• Medicinal and Biological Chemistry I
• Spectroscopy and Analysis
• Molecular Chemistry and Reactions
• Industrial Chemistry
Third Year
• Medicinal Chemistry Research Project
• Medicinal and Biological Chemistry II
• Advanced Organic Chemistry
• Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
• Advanced Chemical Analysis
• Chemical Kinetics, Photochemistry
and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for admission to
Associate Membership (AMRSC).
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - F123
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Single Honours
A level: BBC
BTEC: DDD
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
or placement year
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes