Overview

The Organic Chemistry - Drug Discovery programme provides a thorough foundation in drug design, advanced organic synthesis and biological chemistry, together with modules on research techniques and professional development. Students will carry out a substantial research project on organic/medicinal chemistry or chemical biology over a six-month period. Projects will include a substantial computational component for the design and docking of synthetic targets.

What this course will give you

This degree involves a cutting-edge research project under the supervision of a member of staff at UCL and industry experts. Students will initially learn about the drug design process via a number of taught courses and in silico docking studies. They will then progress to the synthetic laboratory where they will prepare the compounds that they have designed in order to evaluate them experimentally as potential drug candidates.

University College London (UCL) Chemistry is among the top departments in the UK for this subject area: UCL is consistently placed in the global top 20 across a wide range of university rankings - and is currently 4th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings 2023 for Chemistry.

Employability

The MSc has been developed in response to the needs of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors for highly qualified students as leaders in the discovery of new medicines.
The pharmaceutical sector is a major employer in the UK and high-quality graduates with an understanding of the sector are always in demand.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Transferable Skills for Scientists
Drug Design
Advanced Synthetic Techniques
Modern Chemistry
Drug Discovery Research Project

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
London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
The English language level for this programme is: Level 1

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

39800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

16000 GBP / year

≈ 16000 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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