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If you would like to build a critical and technical knowledge related to the development, analysis and production of medicines, the drug industry and regulatory affairs, but would also like to gain a knowledge of management issues, this course is ideal. You will study selected topics in pharmaceutical analysis combined with the fundamentals of management theory within the commercial and public sectors, setting your scientific knowledge in a vocational context.
This combination is particularly useful if you are seeking to gain a management position within the pharmaceutical and allied industries. If you are unable to commit to the full masters programme, intermediate qualifications (PgCert/PgDip) are available.
What will you study?
You will have the scope to study and explore recent trends in chemical, biological and biotechnological therapeutics and take a look at the latest technologies used in the pharmaceutical industry. You will gain an understanding of the processes used in clinical trials and in the development, manufacturing and regulation of medicines. You will also develop your computing and statistical skills.
In addition, emphasis is placed on key skills such as data collection, communication skills, time management, organisational skills and review and synopsis. To put your studies into context, you will be offered a placement within industry or the University's laboratories where you will carry out your independent research project. The management studies modules give you an insight into how the business world operates and will introduce you to marketing concepts and people management skills.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Modules
* Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance
This module outlines the testing of medicine and medical devices by both volunteers and patients. It reviews results from drugs under test and in therapeutic use so that you can judge the data and make valid recommendations or warnings where appropriate. The module also enables you to:
* critically evaluate clinical trial procedures to ensure compliance with good clinical practice and legislation;
* review long term clinical data in an ethical manner, relating the findings to the drug, mode of use, dose, device or co-therapies;
* use IT skills in medical data management; and
* consider the role and limitations of statistical analysis of clinical findings.
* Statistics and Computing
This module will:
* provide an understanding of the application and importance of statistics to chemical analysis;
* develop the skills required to perform statistical calculations on paper, with a calculator or with suitable computer software; and
* develop an understanding of how knowledge of statistical analysis allows better experiments to be designed.
* Developing, Manufacturing and Regulation of Medicines
This module provides a detailed review of the progress of medicinal products from instigation to patient. It enables you to:
* design improved systems of production, testing and control of medicaments; and
* recognise viable strategies for targeting disease states that are appropriate for successful therapeutic management.
The module also contrasts different formulations of same drug, in terms of production, mode of action and efficacy in the patient.
* Pharmaceutical Instrumentation
This module develops:
* laboratory skills - including manipulation of volumetric glassware and the use of a range of scientific instrumentation; and
* critical analysis of methods, instrumentation and your own performance.
It also encourages independent thinking by allowing you to work on problems in small groups.
* Pharmaceutical Technology
This module covers:
* the relationship between the quality, efficacy and patient compliance of pharmaceutical delivery technologies;
* the relationship between the in vivo disposition of pharmaceutical dosage forms and the methodologies used in the development, clinical testing and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals; and
* the construction and deployment of advanced drug delivery technologies for optimising drug delivery.
* Finance Resource Management
This module examines the role of financial accounting within organisations. It provides an overview of financial accounting systems in business and public sector organisations.
It also covers:
* the needs of first level managers for financial information and their role in supplying information;
* accounting concepts and conventions; and
* ways of measuring income and valuing assets.
* Managing People and Organisations
This module will provide you with a framework which will enable you to critically reflect upon your performance and plan your professional development. It provides an understanding of human behaviour within organisations and looks at how management performance can be enhanced through effective human resource management. You will demonstrate your ability to integrate international aspects of managing people and organisations and develop an understanding of human resource practices and procedures.
* Research Methods and Skills
This module gives you the skills needed to undertake original research. It aims to provide a grounding in the methodologies used in original research.
* Independent Research Project
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