Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry University of East Anglia

Overview

Medicinal Chemistry has a tremendous impact on society, contributing significantly to improving our quality of life and increasing our healthy lifespan. This Medicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry course will provide you with the academic training you’ll need to become a medicinal chemist, as well as real-world experience in a research-led environment.  

At University of East Anglia , our cutting-edge research in chemical sciences is at the heart of all our teaching. This course will be delivered through lectures, workshops, small group tutorials and practicals – ensuring that your learning is at the forefront of scientific thought. Our scientists are world-class experts in their field, check out the latest cancer treatment breakthrough made at UEA. 

Year in Industry

On this course, you’ll spend your third year working in industry, gaining experience and skills that are highly valued by employers. The placement component of this course is compulsory and can be undertaken in the UK or overseas. 

You’ll work with an experienced member of academic faculty, the placement coordinator, to seek your own work placement. In the first two weeks of your second year, you’ll be helped to write a CV and apply to a range of companies. Not only will this ensure that you work within your preferred field, but it’ll also provide you with the essential job-hunting skills that you’ll require after graduation. You'll, of course, receive guidance and support whilst you’re identifying and negotiating placement opportunities. 

During this year, you’ll be supported by an industrial supervisor and a mentor from the university. You and your industrial supervisor will feedback during the placement to ensure that it’s progressing well, and your UEA mentor will visit you during the year.  

Please note that we can’t guarantee any student a work placement as this decision rests with potential employers.  

If you’re unable to secure a work placement by the end of your second year, you’ll have the option to transfer onto the equivalent degree programme without a year in industry.

Career Pathways

Examples of careers that you could enter include: 

• Medicinal chemist or biochemist in the pharmaceutical industry 
• Manufacturing and project management 
• Synthetic organic chemist in a Contract Research Organisation 
• Cosmetics scientist 
• Process and sustainability chemist 
• Analyst or forensic scientist