Drug Discovery and Development

The studies in Master’s Degree Programme 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. The studies in Drug Discovery and Development consist of both theoretical and practical courses, including:Drug discovery and development scienceDrug regulatory scienceBioinformaticsTranslational medicineMethods in experimental pharmacologyComputer-aided drug designClinical trial design and clinical drug developmentBioentrepreneurshipA significant part of the programme consists of an independent research project that will be presented in the Master’s thesis.Based on previous studies, students may need to take supplementary studies in the field of pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, cell biology or laboratory skills in order to reach optimal competence level for the Master’s studies.Tuition fees and scholarshipsTuition fees are charged from citizens of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. Tuition fees are not charged from citizens of EU/EEA/Switzerland nor from holders of certain residence permit types. The tuition fee for the Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Sciences is 12 000 euros / academic yearThere are no scholarships covering the tuition fee for the first year. However, you can get a 50 % scholarship based on your studies completed at the University of Turku for the next study year, if you meet the given requirements. For master's degree students there is also an Early Bird discount for the tuition fee available. More information about the tuition fees and scholarships: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/scholarships-and-tuition-fees