Pharmacokinetics

Study pharmacokinetics msc at aston university, birmingham to develop the technical skills needed for an exciting career within either the pharmaceutical industry or clinical sciences, applying the principles of in-vitro and in-silico pharmacokinetics to allow improved dosing of drugs to different populations of patients within clinical trials or clinics.

On successful graduation, you will be equipped with extensive specialist knowledge, and the transferable skills relevant to drug discovery, drug design and drug delivery for various careers in the pharmaceutical industry. in particular, within drug metabolism pharmacokinetics (dmpk) departments, supporting the clinical transition to apply pharmacokinetic principles in clinical trials, or clinical treatment optimisation through virtual clinical trial simulations. you will also be suitable for other opportunities such as analytical sciences, formulation development, project management, regulatory affairs and scientific writing. in addition, for those that wish to peruse a career in academic research or academia, this course is a well-placed stepping stone for phd study at aston or another leading institution. graduates from our suite of pharmacy masters programmes have gone onto secure roles with a variety of organisations across the public and private sector. recent graduate roles include: associate pharmaceutical development scientist analytical scientist laboratory analyst lecturer in science phd student product performance chemist quality assurance production technician quality control technician research associate scientific director

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Aston University has partnerships with the following companies: