Advanced Drug Discovery and Chemical Enterprise (F1609)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Autumn teaching

This module highlights the typical route of a new drug from the initial discovery of a molecule of interest, through to a final drug on the market.

You will develop the skills required to critically analyse the structure of drug molecules, and the rules and concepts needed to develop new, improved medicines.

The module also brings in experts from outside the University who will share their experience in chemical enterprise. Previous highlights include:

• seminars on transfer technology from the laboratory
• funding start-ups
• the importance of patents and patent law
• the structures and aims of big pharmaceutical/chemical companies.

 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 37 hours of contact time and about 113 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.