Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Pharmaceutical Science with Regulatory Affairs (Sandwich Year) (B203)

How to ensure new drugs are safe for the public, correctly evaluated and their use properly regulated? Regulatory affairs is an area of growing opportunity in the pharmaceutical industry. This course focuses on public health and the introduction of drugs. Students will learn to produce legal applications for new drug licences, deal with different regulatory authorities and ensure drug safety. The course also offers a practical understanding of the pharmaceutical industry. Students will explore different sources of medicine, how they work and how they are made, packaged and administered.

This was the first undergraduate Pharmaceutical Science degree accredited by The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) in the UK. Consequently, graduates from this degree will be highly sought after by employers. The course seeks to provide all students with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the core areas of pharmaceutical science and associated legal framework for the use of therapeutic agents in society. These include learning how to design, synthesise and develop drugs through the study of appropriate examples as well as an understanding of how the regulatory framework is intertwined with practical and scientific considerations.

The sandwich year between Years 2 and 3 provides the opportunity to gain experience of how pharmaceutical science is applied in an industrial situation. The industrial placement tutor will help students find a paid placement. Graduates are successful in careers such as drug development, quality control, clinical trials and research, drug safety and pharmacovigilance. Many progress to study PhDs.