4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Science and Engineering - Continue to Master of Chemistry - Medicinal Chemistry with Pharmacology

Program Description

This University of Liverpool four-year programme will give students a broad and detailed understanding of every aspect of advanced medicinal chemistry and Pharmacology. On completion, students will be ready to embark on a PhD in either chemistry or pharmacology or on a career in the pharmaceutical industry. The first two years of this programme are identical to the first year of the BSc Medicinal Chemistry (F1B2) programme. There are no optional modules, instead students take designated modules in biomedical and biological sciences and medicinal chemistry. These first two years progress rapidly, with a mix of theory and practical modules to give students a solid grounding in the subject. 

In Year Three, students continue with the Inorganic and Organic sections of the MChem Chemistry (F102) programme but instead of physical chemistry, they take designated pharmacology modules. Students will start to apply their knowledge of chemistry and pharmacology to pharmaceutical problems, with particular reference to drug design and development. The final year brings students to the frontiers of chemistry and pharmacology and the basic concepts of both subjects are fully integrated. Students will take core organic chemistry modules as well as core Pharmacology modules such as drug metabolism and drug response, and cancer pharmacology.