Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical
Science MSc (PGDip and PGCert options available)
The MSc Biomedical Science is designed for HPC-registered Biomedical
Scientists who wish to undertake part-time study towards an MSc qualification
in Biomedical Science. The programme has been accredited by the Institute
of Biomedical Science and draws upon Specialist Portfolios for the
design of credit-rated modules in the professional disciplines of
medical microbiology, histopathology, clinical chemistry or haematology
and transfusion science, combined with modules in biomedical laboratory
management and applied molecular biology and a laboratory-based research
project.
Biomedical Sciences MSc
This course is designed for students who wish to study the biological basis of disease, pathological processes, diagnostic investigation and therapeutic intervention without necessarily wishing to follow a career as a Health Professions Council-registered Biomedical Scientist working within hospital laboratories. The course assumes an undergraduate degree in a related subject such as biological sciences or biochemistry. A distinctive aspect of the course is the inclusion of a number of pharmacology modules, as a useful addition to the knowledge base of biomedical science students.
Chemistry and Pharmaceutical sciences
Industrial
Pharmaceutical Studies MSc (PGDip & PGCert options available)
This course offers distance-learning training by which an initial,
relevant qualification may be supplemented to satisfy EU requirements
for Qualified Person Status (QPS).
Candidates seeking Qualified Person Status must have relevant practical
experience additional to this course and must arrange an oral examination
with the relevant professional body.
Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences MSc
This full-time one-year course is designed for graduates in chemistry, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and other related sciences who are contemplating a career in the pharmaceutical industry (research and development, production and regulatory affairs), academic and other research institutions, NHS or with government agencies such as drug licensing authorities. This programme provides a good background in basic pharmaceutical sciences followed by advanced training in drug discovery, drug product design, drug delivery, pharmacology, microbiology and regulatory processes.
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Clinical Pharmacy Practice MSc
The Clinical Pharmacy Practice course is designed to meet the
needs of practitioners providing pharmaceutical care in the hospital
environment. This linked with hospital pharmacy is further endorsed
in the postgraduate certificate in Applied Therapeutics, an unconventional
programme embracing the in-service, hospital tutor based cascade
training scheme adopted by South Thames Hospitals.
General Pharmacy Practice
This course is aimed at primary care pharmacists and is designed to instil attitudes of life-long learning in trainees in order to underpin continuing professional and career development. It is operated in conjunction with the Joint Programme Board which is a collaborative venture between a number of universities in the south-east of England and NHS partners.
Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme (OSPAP)
As students on this PGDip course, you would already have a pharmacy
degree so the modules focus upon new developments in the areas
of pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice.
IN addition, you will study pharmacy law and ethics and the provision
of health care in the UK.
Pharmacology MSc
This course is designed to provide masters level training in pharmacology to science graduates, and especially to overseas non-pharmacology graduates, with the University of Brighton having excellent support systems for international students. Students to develop a comprehensive knowledge base in pharmacology and the design and execution of practical approaches to the investigation of the mechanisms by which drugs act to prevent or treat disease. The ultimate aim of this course is to prepare students for a career in the drug research and related industries or in academia.
Research opportunities
MRes Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences
The MRes in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences provides a foundation
for careers in research in industry, the public sector or the academic
world.
The MRes provides a well-rounded, lab-based research training, plus
the necessary transferable skills to prepare graduates for employment
in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries. It also forms a
basis for further academic study.
Bioscience MRes
Bioscience is the collective term for the interrelated disciplines that deal with the structure, function and behaviour of living organisms and systems. The functioning of living systems is dependent on a complex hierarchy of interactions operating at many different levels of organisation from molecules to populations. The focus of study may vary from molecular and cellular biology, to whole organism biology and to ecology the biosphere and the environment. All branches of the biosciences share a common empirical scientific method, ie, they involve the experimental collection and interpretation of data and are philosophically linked via an acceptance of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.
This degree provides students with the opportunity to develop expertise in both ecological theory and research. Based in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and working with academic staff from the University’s biogeography and ecology group, students have the opportunity to obtain experience in a wide range of modern research techniques relating to ecology. Drawing on the expertise of members within the research group, students are able to undertake a significant piece of ecological research on a wide range of biological taxa including; invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and plants. With an emphasis placed on undertaking novel ecological research, this degree offers an excellent preparation for both further academic study and industry based careers.
