Overview

Drug design is an integral part of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and the UCL Division of Medicine and Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research are particularly well equipped to train the next generation of drug discovery biologists and chemists in the field, especially in Drug Discovery projects.

This new programme complements UCL's existing Drug Design MSc and is designed for the more research-oriented student.

What will I learn?

This new Drug Design programme from University College London (UCL) teaches students the latest methodologies and approaches and covers all aspects of drug design - drug discovery, computational and structural biology, screening, assay development, medicinal chemistry, and most importantly the industrial practices involved in modern drug design technology.

What this course will give you

This programme offers you the following benefits and opportunities.

A research-focused programme that will deepen your knowledge of the latest drug design methodologies and industrial practices.
Access to research groups in the areas of medicine, pharmaceutical research, cell cycle, neurobiology, mitochondrial function, stem cells and cancer.
The chance to be part of a medicinal chemistry group that conducts research where chemistry and biology intersect, using the latest techniques and developing new ones for studying biological systems.
Opportunities to conduct translational research that has a globally-significant impact on drug discovery.
The chance to learn from industry and academic collaborations focused on developing biological tools and therapeutic agents.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Bioinformatics and Structural Biology as Applied to Drug Design
The Biology of Drug Discovery Programmes
Cheminformatics and Modelling for Drug Design
Biological Molecules as Therapies
The Biology of Drug Discovery Programmes: Latest Advances
Fragment-Based Drug Design
Choosing a Drug Target: Scientific and Technical Aspects

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

An upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (for example, life sciences, medicine, chemistry) or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or an appropriate professional qualification, or a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience.
The English language level for this programme is: Level 1

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

36500 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

18400 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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