Medicinal Chemistry University of Copenhagen

Overview

You are likely to find work in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotech industry that conducts research to develop new drugs.

The Medicinal Chemistry course at University of Copenhagen offers you the opportunity to tailor an academic profile during your studies. Through elective courses and an extended thesis project you can specialise in an area of interest. You will join an international study environment, and the education and projects are closely connected to established research groups both at the university and industry giving you a strong network.

You will tailor a two-year master’s programme focused on organic chemistry and design and synthesis of druglike molecules – both small molecules and biopharmaceuticals. The programme offers great flexibility, which enables you to create a specialised academic profile. This could be in the fields of organic chemistry, drug discovery, biopharmaceuticals, computational methods, structure-based drug design or radiopharmaceutical chemistry.

Career opportunities

Upon completion of the master’s programme, you will obtain the title Master of Science in Medicinal Chemistry.

The educational profile is in high demand, because the programme is pharmaceuticals-oriented and focuses on medicines and the development of drugs and related products.

You can expect to find work in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biotech industry that conducts research into new drugs. In the industry, you will work with other research scientists in the drug field to design and synthesise new compounds with the potential to become future drugs.