Drug Toxicology and Safety Pharmacology

University of Bradford
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology

About this course

This full-time Master's programme provides a comprehensive overview of drug safety practices within the drug development process.

It addresses key aspects of preclinical drug evaluation through the study of:

  • Drug discovery and development

  • Safety pharmacology

  • Mechanisms of drug-induced toxicities

  • Regulatory affairs

  • Bioanalytical sciences

    It will give you state-of-the-art training in preclinical toxicology, with an emphasis on the molecular in vitro and in vivo aspects of toxicology and safety pharmacology assessments.

    As part of the programme you will undertake an original research project that will be the basis of your dissertation.

    Delivered at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, an internationally renowned research institution, the programme gives you the skills you need for a career in the pharmaceutical industry or regulatory bodies, along with the foundations for PhD study.

    Drug toxicology and safety pharmacology lies at the heart of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and demand for highly skilled practitioners in this field is extremely high.

    Rankings We are ranked in the top 250 universities in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by subject.

  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2111 Chemical scientists
    3115 Quality assurance technicians
    3219 Health associate professionals
    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    3111 Laboratory technicians
    2112 Biological scientists

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Bradford
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Pharmacy, pharmacology, and toxicology