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Popular Course - Pharamaceutical Sciences
Pharamaceutical Sciences
Careers in Pharmacy in India and abroad have evolved rapidly over the
past decade or so due to ever changing trends in chemical, biological
and biotechnological therapeutics and the latest technologies used in
the pharmaceutical industry. An increased emphasis is put on research
and development of drug products in pharmaceutical companies due to the
emergence of stringent intellectual property and patent protection
procedures worldwide.
In recent years, the UK has become one of the most
popular destinations for higher education due to high standards of
teaching and research. There is a wide choice of postgraduate courses
offered by many institutions in UK. Particularly in drug delivery,
pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical analysis, biotechnology,
analytical chemistry etc. Some of these courses are also offered in
combination with management studies, particularly useful if the student
is seeking to gain a management position within the pharmaceutical and
allied industries. Although, many of these courses are ‘taught’
programmes, there are MSc ‘by research’ programmes as well for students
who are interested in doing research and would like to further their
careers with a PhD programme later on. Interaction of chemistry and life
sciences with medicine including the use and understanding of
free-radical reactions, use of new bioactive natural products in cancer
therapy, formulation of pharmaceutical and biotechnological products via
polymer based systems, gene therapy, nanoparticles, stem cell research
are some of the frontier current research areas.
Recent ‘student friendly’ home office visa
regulations such as ‘post study leave’ which allow students to stay in
UK for two further years after the completion of the course in order to
seek employment has also attracted many students.
Postgraduate courses in Pharmaceutical Science in
the UK provide the student with the knowledge and skills required to
pursue a career in relevant field including pharmaceutical industry or
public sector such as clinical trials, regulatory affairs, formulation &
development, quality control & analysis, marketing or paves a path to go
on to pursue further research studies such as PhD. In addition, the
student would also greatly benefit by enhancing their transferable
skills such as communication, time-management, organisational and
problem-solving skills, which are expected by the employers.
A good overseas educational institution has
adequate student support/welfare programmes such as health care,
accommodation, careers advice service, personal development activities,
providence of scholarships/bursaries against tuition fee. Flexible study
timings, quality teaching and research excellence (including
collaborative research with worldwide links) are the key features to
look for. Most of the time, details of the courses, institutions and the
academic staff profiles can be obtained via online web resources.
Students are often assisted by educational consultants in order to make
a right decision in choosing a course and an institution that best suits
the individual. Presence of research active academic staff would improve
the chances in bringing best practice to your studies during the
course. Obtaining feedback from the past or current students from a
particular institution would also help making the right decision.
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