Compulsory modules

The aim of this module is to enable students to understand medicinal chemistry, how drugs act at a molecular level and they are designed and synthesised, and how these activities may be assessed in a drug development programme.

The aims of this module are to make the student aware of the range of techniques available for analysis, characterisation and structure determination of a range of inorganic and organic materials.

The aims of this module are for the student to develop professional and transferable skills appropriate to the working environment of a chemical scientist in a research and development role.

Optional modules

The aims of this module are to:

  • Develop in students an understanding of the processes leading to innovation in medicinal chemistry.
  • Introduce students to the methods of critical evaluation of the scientific literature in developing fields, and to develop advanced independent scholarship.