Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant science subject area.
Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
The Master’s course in Pharmaceutical Science from Robert Gordon University is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding and offers a broad curriculum essential for a pharmaceutical scientist in the current and future job market. Jobs in this sector tend to require a broad skill set of chemistry, drug delivery and biomedical science.
The course is distinct from others, taught in our modern, well-equipped pharmaceutical laboratories. Modules include advanced pharmaceutical analysis and quality control; drug dosage form and design; pharmacology for drug design; advances in pharmaceutical science and drug discovery and design.
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Stage 1, Semester 1
ASM041, Drug Dosage Form and Design
ASM042, Pharmacology for Drug Design,
ASM044, Drug Discovery and Design,
Stage 1, Semester 2
ASM022, Project Preparation (MSc),
ASM040, Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control,
ASM043, Advances in Pharmaceutical Science,
Stage 1, Semester 3
ASM023, MSc Project
There are several career options, some of which include:
Research in academia or the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry
The chemical or pharmaceutical industry (research and development, production and regulatory affairs)
Government agencies such as drug licensing authorities
OSHC: 624GBP/ per year
