Medicinal Chemistry
Master
In the specialisation Medicinal Chemistry you will deal with the discovery, design, development, targeted delivery, and both pharmacological and analytical characterisation of drug substances.
Medicinal chemists are indispensable in the preclinical stages of drug development. In this specialisation, you will study all stages of drug development (discovery, design, development, targeted delivery), including the phases of drug activity relating to a drug’s formulation, the analysis of its toxicity, and the understanding of its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. You will learn how to develop a potential drug candidate on a molecular level and get acquainted with the latest trends in the field used to understand and tackle the molecular mechanisms of disease.
The courses in the specialisation are strongly related to the research within three research institutes: The Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), the Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (RIMLS) and Radboud Institue for Health Sciences (RIHS). Research internships are available in all three institutes, but you can also go abroad, or to a company for one of the internships.
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Title
Master of Science
Duration
2 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
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Tuition fee 2024/2025
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,530
Admission
Application requirements
In order to get admission to the Master's specialisation in Medicinal Chemistry, you'll need a completed Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: Chemistry, Molecular Life Sciences, Science, or a closely related discipline.
Students must have passed (preliminary) examinations containing the following subject matter: Chemical Analysis (3 credits), Organic Chemistry (9 credits), Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits), Physical Chemistry / Thermodynamics (3 credits), Biochemistry (6 credits), Molecular Cell Biology (3 credits), Spectroscopy (3 credits), Mathematics (9 credits), Physics (3 credits), Experimental skills (12 credits), and an additional 30 credits of chemistry or molecular life science related courses on an adva
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