Postgraduate Diploma in Medicinal Chemistry

Course Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Medicinal Chemistry qualification at The Open University UK enables you to study at postgraduate level aspects of medicinal chemistry that explore the links between disease, mechanisms of action and the development of safe, effective commercial drugs. You have to opportunity to pursue these topics across a number of major health areas including cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, neuropharmacology and inflammation. Key features of the course, Develops your understanding of how drugs are designed Builds a wide range of skills associated with postgraduate study Gives you the opportunity to top up to the MSc in Medicinal Chemistry in just one more year, Career relevance, Completing this postgraduate diploma will equip you with key transferable skills which will be relevant to your career and the workplace as well as providing you with a base of postgraduate level science knowledge and understanding. You will learn to critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship within medicinal chemistry, as well as evaluating research methodologies. You will learn to deal with complex issues and make sound judgements and decisions in complex situations. You will also learn to communicate information and conclusions to specialist scientific audiences, work effectively as part of a team, demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and plan and implement tasks at a professional level. The qualification will develop your independent learning skills, enhance your ICT skills in locating information and communicating with others in both professional and academic contexts. Having this qualification coupled with practical experience could open up career opportunities in various scientific and medical research fields in the public and private sectors, for example, in pharmaceutical companies, the NHS, medical research, universities, commercial laboratories, and independent healthcare providers.