Medicinal Chemistry

Queens University Belfast

Course code
F150
QQI level
Level 7
NFQ type
Duration
3 Years
Attendance
CAO points
NFQ Level 7

Course summary

On Medicinal Chemistry courses you will get a strong grounding in chemistry with a specialised focus on designing and making drug-like molecules through combining organic chemistry, drug design and synthetic chemistry, which will prepare you for work in pharmaceutical research or industry. You will also gain laboratory skills, drug-development insight, plus problem solving and analytic abilities that open paths to careers in drug discovery, quality control, regulatory affairs or further postgraduate study in chemistry and pharmaceutical science.