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Medicinal Chemistry

Master

How is Medicinal Chemistry structured?

The master’s programme in Medicinal Chemistry takes two years to complete, and each academic year is divided into two semesters.

You can see a description of each course by clicking on it in the semester overview below. On small screens it works best in landscape mode.

A typical week

Below is an example of what a teaching schedule might look like for a student in the first semester of the MSc programme in Medicinal Chemistry. Teaching times and workload may vary from week to week, and as a rule, scheduled teaching can take place on weekdays between 8:15 AM and 6:00 PM.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00-10:00 AM
Constituent course in biological chemistry
[common class]
8:00-10:00 AM
Elective
[group class] 		 
8:00-10:00 AM
Constituent course in biological chemistry
[group class]
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Conversion class
[common class]
 
12:00-2:00 PM
Molecular modelling
[common class]
2:00-4:00 PM
Elective
[group class]
2:00-4:00 PM
Molecular modelling
[group class]
2:00-5:00 PM
Spectroscopy
[group class]

The programme regulations are the legal foundation of the programme. They describe the rules applying to the programme, including the admission requirements, the programme structure, the qualifications you will achieve, and a summary of the general rules applying to all students.

As a student, you are responsible for keeping up to date with the programme regulations, which may be revised once every year – any changes typically come into effect on 1 September.

See the programme regulations on MySDU

A course description is a detailed description of a course, in which you can read about the aim and contents of the course, teaching methods, the expected workload and the form of the exam.

The Master's Degree Programme in Medicinal Chemistry includes the opportunity to do a company project during the 2nd semester.

A company project is a well-defined part-time project, which is done in a company or organisation, and which has a scope of 10 ECTS. A company project places demands on learning on a par with other courses at the university. There is both an SDU supervisor and a company supervisor associated with the project.

The study board must approve the project description before you can start working on the project.

Company projects are always unpaid.

As part of the Master's Degree Programme in Medicinal Chemistry, you have the opportunity study abroad at a university outside Denmark.

Doing your Master Thesis project or parts of it abroad, usually during the 2nd year of your Master's degree programme, grants you the greatest flexibility.

Read more about spending a semester abroad on MySDU

On the 2nd year of the programme, you will work on your Master's Thesis project, which has a scope of 60 ECTS.

You will typically be affiliated with a research group from the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, who will be able to counsel and guide you in your literature search and your collection and processing of research data.

Academic culture in Denmark

Danish academic culture is characterised by active participation in class, group work and critical thinking. Rather than simply accumulating and reproducing knowledge, you will be expected to analyse, question and discuss the course topics.

The relationship between lecturers and students is often rather informal; students and lecturers may find themselves joking together and engaging in vigorous debates during classes and lectures.

Studerende på Syddansk Universitet