The Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences (MPS) Master trains you for a career in the design and use of modern medicines. The training ranges from fundamental research to clinical research and prepares you for a career in academia, industry, policy, and business.
Medical
Pharmaceutical Sciences play a key role in challenges that our
society faces today. For example, the shortage of medicines
challenges the
effectiveness
of
our
healthcare system.
Another
important challenge is the lack of
sustainability
of our current medicines. Furthermore, outbreaks of infectious
diseases, as seen in the recent pandemic, and the increasing
average age of our population challenge our healthcare system to
the maximum. Scientific and technical progress enables addressing
these challenges. If you embark on our master program, you will
play a role in resolving these challenges.
Our master programme covers themes such as basic molecular drug
discovery, analysis of drugs and biomarkers, pharmacology,
toxicology, biopharmacy, clinical pharmacoepidemiology,
post-marketing surveillance, policy and business. Our
curriculum has been redesigned to increase our focus on
sustainability
Our programme is interdisciplinary and covers all disciplines in
medicine and pharmacy, from which
you
choose
your
own track of specialization. The embedding in an open and
stimulating research environment creates opportunities to 'learn by
doing'. Therefore
, our
two-year Master's degree program enables a quick start of a career
in the exciting world of modern pharmaceuticals!
The programme starts with the introductory courses Drug Development and Academic Skills. Subsequently, you choose a package of elective courses that give you a unique pharmaceutical profile. You will gain research and professional skills in one or two large research projects and/or one internship project. Our master is designed to expand your pharmaceutical knowledge gained during your bachelor's degree and to learn academic skills such as retrieving and systematically reviewing relevant literature, formulating hypotheses, designing and performing experiments, interpreting experimental data and presenting and reporting scientific results. Finally, our master enables you to orientate on the labour market by participation of potential employers in guest lectures and our annual career event. Overall, the versatile pharmaceutical character of our master with a fluent combination of theoretical knowledge, academic skills and professional skills enables a successful entry on the labour market.
You can choose from the following tracks:
• A pre-clinical research track in Pharmaceutical Design and
Engineering (PDE)
• A clinical research track in Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology
(P&T)
• A professional track in Science, Business and Policy
(SBP)
Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences is a partner in the International
Master in Sustainable Drug
Discovery. This
international master enables you to gain a unique profile in
sustainable drug discovery and you can apply for an Erasmus+
Scholarships.
Our master's programme is open for students with a bachelor's
degree in pharmacy, chemistry, or a related field. Information about
possibilities and requirements, including for students from a Dutch
HBO institute, is published on:
http://www.rug.nl/fse/msc-admission