Chemistry Master's at Radboud University
Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry of Life are specialisations of the Master's programme Molecular Sciences. Discover how molecules are the key to unravelling complex life processes. By diving deep into the molecular world, we lay the foundations for tomorrow's medical breakthroughs.
Master's specialisations
Chemistry of Life
In this specialisation, you will focus on complex molecular systems in a biological context. You will learn how cells work from a chemist's perspective and become an expert in the chemistry of all biologically relevant molecules. You will gain a strong foundation in biochemistry and practical experience in the laboratory.
Medicinal Chemistry
In this specialisation, you will study all stages of drug development (discovery, design, development, targeted delivery), including the phases of drug activity relating to a drug’s formulation, analysis of its toxicity, and understanding of its pharmacokinetics and pharmadynamics.
Difference between specialisations
Chemistry of Life stands for ‘biochemistry’. It is chemistry concerned with processes and compounds essential for life; such as biomolecules (such as proteins, DNA or lipids) and cellular processes (such as enzymes and signal transmission).
Medicinal Chemistry also operates within biochemistry, but even more focused on making and designing drugs or drug delivery. University lecturer Dennis Löwik and Master's student Thi My Hanh tell you more about this specialisation in the video.
Why in Nijmegen?
- We have a lot of research groups in the field of biochemistry, so as a student you also have a wide range of choices as to what you want to research.
- The Radboudumc is located across the street of the Huygens building. This makes it easy to bridge to medical applications, and there are also groups that focus specifically on molecular research for disease and health.
- The structure of the study programme is very free; you only have a few compulsory courses and the rest are elective courses. That is truly unique.
- You can spend a large part of the Master's (ca. 90 EC - almost a year and a half) on research internship(s). This means you gain a lot of practical experience in research.
