Drug Discovery Science

Course description

This course covers the drug discovery and design techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry. You’ll study topics such as pharmacology, toxicology and genomics, as you learn how target molecules to treat specific diseases are identified, characterised and optimised for potential clinical trials.

Taught by world-leading scientists from across chemistry, biology and medicine, our Drug Discover Science MSc gives you access to state-of-the-art screening and analysis facilities.

Your training will cover the fundamental chemistry and biology of protein interactions, their role in disease and how drugs affect the human body. You’ll learn about computer-aided drug design techniques, used to predict how well a potential drug might work, and screening technologies for testing a drug’s effect on its molecular targets.

If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the school/department.

Your career

Our graduates have the professional skills that employers value. This course is designed to train you for roles working on drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. University of Sheffield graduates have been hired by major pharmaceutical companies such as GSK, Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

Our Drug Discovery Science MSc  is also excellent training for a PhD in medicinal science. Sheffield chemistry graduates have secured postgraduate research positions at many of the world's top 100 universities.