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BA Medicinal Chemistry
4 years
€3000 pa
Programme profile
Medicinal chemists are the creative talent behind the modern pharmaceutical industry. As well as being expert chemists, they have a particular expertise in molecular design, the synthesis of drugs and the understanding of biological functions.
This degree provides you with a sound general grounding in chemistry but focuses on, and extends into, topics of relevance to the design and production of new medicinal compounds and understanding their biological actions
Programme content
Students follow the first two years of the General Science programme.
In the Third and Fourth Years, the programme will branch off into the more specialised aspects of medicinal chemistry, although there will be considerable overlap with the Chemistry programme.
The overlap will be mainly in organic chemistry, with less emphasis being placed on physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry in order to allow for the introduction of the new medicinal chemistry units.
In the Third Year, your special medicinal chemistry modules will include: Basic principles of medicinal chemistry; Pharmacology; Drug design;Anti-viral and anti-cancer agents Anti-microbial and anti-infective agents; Anti-malarial chemistry; Steroid drugs; Industrial chemistry.
In the Fourth Year, you will cover the medicinal chemistry of the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, combinational chemistry and drug delivery, as well as computational medicinal chemistry and modern analytical methods. Case studies in medicinal chemistry (focusing on specific diseases or drug types), will also feature on your programme.
Entry Requirements
Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. The other subjects must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects must include: English, Mathematics and a language other than English.
A-Level, at Grade C or above, in two of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geology, geography or applied mathematics. Maths required at minimum of Grade B in GCSE
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