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Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences: Drug Discovery and Development

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
MSci On-Campus Full-time 2 - years September find out €12000 per year
Course fee notes

Free for citizens of EU/EEA countries or Switzerland. For citizens of non-EU/EEA countries €12,000/academic year.

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About Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences: Drug Discovery and Development, MSci - at University of Turku

The Master´s Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences – Drug Discovery and Development specialisation track trains experts for the whole chain of drug development. This programme is taught at the University of Turku in Finland. 

The studies in Drug Discovery and Development give you a deep understanding of up-to-date methods applied to identify and validate new drug targets and to generate lead drug molecules. It also provides knowledge of technological innovations as well as methods of clinical drug research and development phases, clinical trial design, study planning and biostatistics. In addition, you will learn about drug regulatory science and pharmacovigilance.

After graduation, you master drug discovery and development processes as well as procedures applied in drug regulatory science. You will also be familiar with the role of drug regulatory authorities during the life span of a drug. The University of Turku also offers Drug Research Doctoral Programme for post-graduate studies.

After graduation, you will be an expert in drug discovery and development processes. You will know the procedures applied in drug regulatory science and the role of drug regulatory authorities during the life span of a drug.

You will learn comprehensive skills to work in the field of biomedicine and drug discovery in companies, universities, research institutes or drug regulatory authorities. The Programme also gives a good foundation for those interested in entrepreneurship.

  • Possible job titles are:
    • medical liaison
    • medical writer
    • regulatory consulting expert
    • scientific/technical advisor
    • research director
    • project manager
    • drug development pharmacologist
    • university lecturer/researcher

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Turku to find course entry requirements.


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