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Undergraduate 2027

Undergraduate 2025

BSc | Undergraduate

Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

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Entry year : Academic Year 2027/28

Entry requirements : BBB

Attendance : 4 years (Full-time) \

UCAS Code : F154

Placement : Yes

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Medicinal chemists have been responsible for many of our modern medicines. Their central contribution to developing new therapeutic agents against microbial infections, cancer and heart disease has helped to significantly increase worldwide life-expectancy. They are experts - with extensive knowledge of molecular design, drug synthesis and the biological function of drugs. \ \ On our Medicinal Chemistry courses you will get a strong grounding in chemistry with a specialised focus on designing and making drug-like molecules through combining organic chemistry, drug design and synthetic chemistry, which will prepare you for work in pharmaceutical research or industry. You will also gain laboratory skills, drug-development insight, plus problem solving and analytic abilities that open paths to careers in drug discovery, quality control, regulatory affairs or further postgraduate study in chemistry and pharmaceutical science.\ \ Four-year MChem degrees and five-year MChem (with a Year in Industry) degrees are available for high-calibre students with the ability and aspiration to practice Medicinal Chemistry at the highest levels. BSc students with excellent performance may transfer to the MChem up to the end of Stage 3.

Students on the Medicinal Chemistry programme at Queen’s receive a multidisciplinary training at the interface of chemistry and biology which covers the core divisions of chemistry as well as biochemistry and drug design.

Course highlights

Global Opportunities

Queen’s has student exchange agreements with over 150 universities across Europe and beyond for Study Abroad courses.

Professional Accreditations

This course is accredited by the RSC. It partially fulfils the academic requirements for Chartered Chem (CChem).\ The course is also accredited by the Institute of Chemistry in Ireland.

Industry Links

We regularly consult and develop links with a large number of global employers from a variety of sectors spanning the pharmaceutical industry (including Eli Lilly, MSD, Pfizer, Alexion, Abbvie and GSK), energy (including Shell, Petronas and BP) and Chemicals/Speciality products (Invista, Seagate, and Johnson Matthey). Furthermore, we work with a range of local and start-up/spin-out companies including Almac, GLT and MOF Technologies.

Career Development

A degree in Medicinal Chemistry comprehensively equips students to make a difference in drug discovery and other careers, as well as providing key skills for progression into scientific and technical leadership roles. The School has excellent contacts with a number of leading pharmaceutical companies, with Almac Discovery involved in delivering parts of Medicinal Chemistry course content.

World Class Facilities

Significant investment has resulted in the installation and use of some of the most modern instrumentation available as well as a new state of the art digital learning platform.

Student Experience

The School is targeting two of the biggest challenges of the 21st century – Sustainability and Healthcare. As the UK’s only combined Chemistry and Chemical Engineering School within the Russell group, we are expertly placed to equip the next generation of scientists to address these issues.

Further Study Opportunities

There are excellent opportunities to study for MPhil and PhD degrees – over 80% of the School’s research was judged to be internationally excellent or world leading. The MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis is a highly sought after and innovative taught Masters.

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