Developed by a pharmacy team, the Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science degree provides a unique balance between the chemistry and engineering components of pharmaceutical and cosmetic product design and manufacture. This is an intensive and comprehensive course that provides you with specialised and advanced knowledge, skills and techniques required for the design, formulation, manufacture, quality assurance, regulatory activities and marketing of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. You will be introduced to the principles behind the formulation of medicines and will progress to techniques behind their preparation, testing and packaging.

Our graduates are employed in a wide range of careers, such as Pharmaceutical Scientists, Product Development Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Quality Control Managers, and are employed by international companies like 3M, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Pfizer, Catalent and Boots. You may also choose to progress onto one of our postgraduate courses such as: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology MSc Pharmaceutical Quality by Design MSc Advanced Biomedical Science MSc 98.4% of all Health and Life Sciences postgraduates are in employment or further study within six months of completing their course, and earning an average salary of more than £42,398