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Department of Life Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


TSSL-AFM32: MSc Drug Discovery

Route: MSc Drug Discovery


Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DRUG DISCOVERY


Mode of Attendance: Full-time

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Postgraduate Taught Assessment Regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/postgraduate-taught-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


Year 1

Academic Year

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL52128 Drug discovery: from target to medicine 25 Credits
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL52133 Research skills and scientific communication 10 Credits

Dissertation Period

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL52132 Research project 30 Credits

Semester 1

Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL52130 Organic, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry 15 Credits
SL52131 Physiology, pathology and pharmacology 15 Credits

Semester 2

Optional Units: Select 2 units from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL52129 Drug targets in the immune system 5 Credits
SL52134 Research topics in natural products 5 Credits
SL52135 Synthesis of medicinal compounds 5 Credits
SL52136 The molecular biology of cancer 5 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
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