Overview

Cancer treatments are being revolutionised by advances in the drug discovery process. In this Computer-Aided Drug Discovery for Cancer Therapeutics degree offered at The University of Manchester, you will learn foundational concepts in medicinal and computational chemistry, and how it is implemented in drug discovery and optimisation.

You will gain an understanding of how oncogenic pathways can be exploited to generate anti-cancer therapeutics, and how genomic approaches and bioinformatic resources and tools are used in the process of anticancer drug development.

You will be introduced to computational methods ranging from chemical informatics through force-field-based simulation to quantum mechanical methods. The latest tools for modelling pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and AI/machine learning methods, will also be presented.

Career opportunities

This full-time course is appropriate for pharmacy, pharmacology, and chemistry-related graduates who wish to enter the pharmaceutical industry. Students will be expected to work in drug discovery departments. The course also prepares students for further research studies such as a PhD.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Chemistry and Biology

Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Drug Discovery

Statistics for Health Data Science

Research Methods

Established and Experimental Therapeutics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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More details

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

100

OR

5

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

100

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5

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PTE Academic

76

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

They require an honours degree (minimum Upper Second) or overseas equivalent:

Medicinal chemistry

Pharmacology

Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical sciences

Chemistry

Biochemistry

Biochemical or chemical engineering

IELTS : 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component

Internet-based TOEFL : 100 with a minimum of 25 in each component

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33500 GBP / year

≈ 33500 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

15000 GBP / year

≈ 15000 GBP / year

Living costs

Manchester

United Kingdom

645 - 1197 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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