Toxicology

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

About this course

Our Toxicology MSc is designed to meet the future needs of the sector, with contributions by international toxicology experts. The School of Biosciences is internationally recognised as a major centre for toxicology, offering integrated research-led teaching within a highly interactive teaching environment.

This programme provides vocational training in the theoretical, clinical and laboratory aspects of toxicology.

You will learn about the nature and mechanism of adverse effects of chemicals such as those found in industry, in the household, in agriculture, in medicine and those that occur naturally in the environment. We give particular emphasis to molecular and cellular mechanisms of toxicity and to risk assessment.

Our Toxicology programmes are designed to meet the future needs of the sector, with contributions by international experts from the pharmaceutical industries, contract research companies, government and external toxicology centres.

The MSc Toxicology programme provides training in theoretical, clinical and laboratory aspects of toxicology and acts as a conversion course, taking students from a variety of backgrounds and giving them new skills to enable them to move into research and employment in the field of toxicology and related disciplines.

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Birmingham

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Birmingham

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

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

Course Details

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