Master of Science [M.S] [Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences] From University of Groningen

How to make more effective and needle-free pulmonary vaccines? How can we better assess drug toxicity for humans? How can we fight antibiotic resistance?

The two-year?Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's degree programme from the University of Groningen covers all?drug-related elements, from basic target discovery to molecular drug design, from?analysis of drugs and biomarkers to pharmacology, from toxicology and biopharmacy to?clinical pharmacoepidemiology, post marketing surveillance, policy and business.?

An?unique asset?of the master of medical pharmaceutical sciences is that the lectures and research take place in an?interdisciplinary?Life Sciences environment from chemistry to statistics, from biology to medicine, from epidemiology to economics, management and business, all situated within walking distance.?Learning research by actually doing it?is a?second unique asset, and students will have the opportunity to design two large research projects according to their needs and talent.?

Job prospects

During the degree programme you will learn and practice scientific developing skills such as retrieving and systematic reviewing relevant literature on your topic, formulating hypotheses, design and perform experiments, and interpret, present and scientifically report your results. The programme therefore is an excellent preparation for a career in industry, as a consultant, policy maker or a succeeding PhD programme in the biological, medical or pharmaceutical science.

Programme options:

• ??? General research programme (graduation track) - Design and tailor your own two-year research programme of master modules, electives and research projects in the wide scope of pharmaceutical research covering the drug development life cycle.
• ??? Toxicology and Drug Disposition (Research track) (specialization) - Studying the safety of drugs is an important part of drug development.
• ??? Pharmacoepidemiology (specialization) - This specialization covers the basics of the field by combining, basic medicine, pharmacy, epidemiology, biostatistics and demography.
• ??? Science, Business and Policy (profile) - Interested in the business side of science? You can combine this Master's programme with the Science Business & Policy profile. The SBP profile includes a six-month internship as a scientific advisor.