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Biopharmaceutical Science
Biopharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons)
Biopharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons)

Biopharmaceutical Science BSc (Hons)

  • ID:US440204
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

  • ​IELTS with an overall score of 6.0 and at least 5.5 in each component 
  • PTE 56 with no less than 51 in each skill.

Course Information

Biopharmaceutical science is the study of how biological molecules can be designed, manufactured and used as medicines. The course puts you at the forefront of recent trends in pharmaceutical research, in which increasing numbers of drugs are coming from large biopharmaceutical molecules.

On graduation, you can look forward to a wide range of career opportunities in a large and growing industry. Over a quarter of all industrial research in the UK is performed by pharmaceutical companies.

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Year 1 (national level 4):

  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Cell Biology and Biochemistry (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Regulation (20 credits)
  • Research and Practical Skills in Biopharmaceutical Science (40 credits)

Year 2 (national level 5):

  • Further Research and Practical Skills in Biopharmaceutical Science (40 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology (20 credits)
  • Further Analytical Sciences (20 credits)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacture (20 credits)

Year 3

  • Optional year on placement in the Pharmaceutical industry

Final year (national level 6)

  • Advanced Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Advanced Biotechnology and Biochemistry (20 credits)
  • Advanced Analytical Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Advanced Formulation Chemistry (20 credits)
  • Research Project (40 credits)
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Biopharmaceutical Science graduates have excellent employment rates as industrially-relevant practical skills are at the heart of the course.

Examples of companies that have employed our graduates include pharmaceutical multinationals such as Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, Onyx Scientific, Astra Zeneca, and NHS laboratories. Our graduates have also pursued further study with a masters, PhD or teacher training.

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Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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