Pharmaceutical Science (Hons) University of Hertfordshire

Overview

On the Pharmaceutical Science (Hons) course from University of Hertfordshire they teach pharmaceutical science in small, supportive groups, based in real labs, equipped with outstanding industry technology. Every step of the way you’ll build the skills today’s employers really need. We know, because we asked them. In fact, we designed our entire course in collaboration with the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. 

Key facts

• The inventive, inspiring teaching team has an outstanding reputation and a strong research ethos, pouring their internationally acclaimed discoveries straight into your learning. 

• So, whether you want to design new drugs, bring brilliant discoveries into the real world or champion patient safety, you’ll be studying as part of a vibrant, supportive scientific community. 

• In your first couple of years you can take advantage of peer-to-peer mentoring from final-year students, and throughout the course you’ll get the chance to go to eye-opening events and gain career insights from visiting experts and inspiring alumni. 

• Fancy some phenomenal transferrable skills? You’ll get those too – from making presentations and working with others, to brilliantly managing your time.

What's next for my career?

• This BSc Pharmaceutical Science course has been designed with input from potential employers such as the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory bodies to provide students with highly marketable knowledge and skills for a variety of different career options.

• By the time you graduate, you’ll have a huge amount of lab experience, strong transferable skills and the ability to research and document your discoveries. It’s a winning formula that helps our graduates land great jobs. 

• For example, you could work in formulation science, analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry or regulatory affairs. Or move into food and drink, cosmetics, agrochemicals, biotechnology or research. And if you want to keep studying? Stick around. We’ve got a whole range of exciting taught MScs, an MSC by research and PhD programmes.

• Graduates of the course will be fully equipped to enter the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors in a variety of disciplines, including formulation science, analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry and regulatory affairs. The course will also provide a platform for postgraduate study for those students interested in pursuing higher degrees such as MSc and PhD.