Course summary

• Study in state-of-the-art facilities, developing the skills you need to operate common analytical laboratory instruments.
• Learn to obtain and interpret analytical information from a variety of products.
• Apply good experimental design techniques and use statistical methods for data evaluation.
• Analyse and interpret data with industry-standard management systems.
• Understand the background of drug design and development, and the wider industry.

On this course, you'll learn the skills required of an analyst and become familiar with the principles of modern instrumental analytical techniques, methods and statistics. You'll study the practice and theory of the field, and consider the pharmaceutical industry in detail.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• the pharmaceutical industry
• academic or industrial research
• quality assurance
• analytical laboratories

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work as

• methods development scientists
• drug development scientists
• compliance officers
• PhD students

 Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.