School of Engineering and Management
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Dual Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry and Industrial Business Management Dual Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Industrial Business Management Dual Master’s Degree in Bioengineering and Industrial Business Management Dual Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Business Management Dual Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and Industrial Business Management Dual Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering and Chemical Engineering Dual Master’s Degree in Biopharmaceutical Business and Bioengineering Dual Master’s Degree in Biopharmaceutical Business and Pharmaceutical ChemistryMásters
Executive MBA Máster en Dirección de Operaciones Máster en Dirección de Compras Estratégicas Máster en Packaging Management Máster en Dirección de Empresas Hoteleras Máster en Organización de Eventos y Turismo de Negocios Máster en NeuromárketingPosgrados
Posgrado en Ingenería de Plantas Farmacéuticas Posgrado Product & Process Engineering Managament Posgrado Manufacturing Plant Leadership Posgrado Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management Posgrado en Gestión Estratégica de Compras (MIP) Posgrado en Envasado, Logística y Circularidad del Packaging Posgrado Packaging Project Management Posgrado Diseño Estructural y Desarrollo de Packaging Posgrado en Perfumes y Fragancias, Mercado y Aplicaciones Posgrado Dirección Avanzada del Laboratorio de Calidad Posgrado en Tecnología de Pinturas Posgrado en Ética Medioambiental Posgrado en Hotelería de Lujo Posgrado en Gobierno y Dirección de la Pyme (Vértice)This master’s degree prepares students to undertake research along with academic and industrial development and production within the pharmaceutical industry, the biomedical sector, and other related fields.
Duration
1 ½ years
Credits
90 ECTS credits
Start
September 2024
Timetable
Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 2:30 pm
Languages
English
Degree
Official degree
Hours of laboratory work
More than 50% of credit hours are dedicated to laboratory work
Gain a global vision of the drug development process (research, production, and regulation)
Possibility of completing your Master Thesis at a foreign university or pharmaceutical company
Possibility of doing in-company internships within the sector.
More than 50% of the teaching content takes place in the laboratory.
At IQS, students work in laboratories and workshops equipped with the latest technologies. We have specific laboratories for the Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, where you can put into practice everything you learn during your studies.
Research lines
The objective of the Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is to prepare students as professionals and researchers with a profile applied to the research and development of products, processes, and services in the different industrial sectors related to pharmaceutical chemistry, biomedicine, and other related sectors.
It is the only master’s degree taught 100% in English with less than 120 ECTS credit hours that boasts EUROMASTER accreditation and is also accredited by ASIIN.
Completing the Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry will enable you to acquire the following competences:
If you want to discover what university life is like at IQS and find out all the details about this master’s degree, who better to tell you about it than our students?
At IQS, each student is a story of motivation, dedication, and success. Through their experiences, you’ll be able to get a more accurate view on the master’s degree, the subjects taught, and the professional impact it has on students.
| Subject | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 6 |
| Subject | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Molecular Design | 6 |
| Synthesis and characterization of organic compounds | 6 |
| Process chemistry | 6 |
| Laboratory of advanced synthetic methodologies | 6 |
| Subject | ECTS |
|---|---|
| New trends in medicinal chemistry | 6 |
| Drug Analysis | 6 |
| Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance and imaging techniques | 6 |
| Laboratory of drug synthesis and evaluation | 6 |
| Subject | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Practicum | 12 |
| Data Analysis | 3 |
| Experimental Design | 3 |
| Formulation Science and Technology | 3 |
| Project Management & Intelectual property | 3 |
| Corrosion Science & bioengineering applications | 3 |
| Power skills & leadership | 3 |
| Subject | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Master Thesis | 30 |
The Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry consists of 90 ECTS, structured across two academic semesters with 30 credit hours plus a third semester with 30 ECTS to complete the Master Thesis, which must be presented in a public session and defended before a jury.
In the electives module, students must choose three electives: one from group A, one from group B, and one from group C.
You can consult all the modules below:
The transversal content in this module aims to give an overview of the entire R&D process of a drug (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and provide students with knowledge about project management techniques within the business world (from the definition of the strategy and organization of R&D&i to the techniques to guide teams towards the defined objectives) (Project Management).
This module aims to present students with the necessary tools for researching new drugs from their design and selection phase through computational chemistry (Molecular Design), the synthesis of candidate molecules to present biological activity (Advanced Organic Synthesis), and the spectroscopic, spectrometric, thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction techniques used for their identification and the characterization of organic compounds (Identification and Structural Characterization). This module contains an experimentation laboratory (Integrated Laboratory I) that tackles the contents taught in the theoretical subjects in a hands-on manner.
This module aims to provide students with specific knowledge about industrial drug production. Consequently, it aims to provide chemists with the language, knowledge, and principles of the development of organic synthesis processes on an industrial scale within the pharmaceutical industry environment (Process Chemistry), provide students with the necessary tools to comprehensively take on an analytical process with pharmaceutical origin matrices (Drug Analysis), and is done so in an environment in which quality management and assurance are of the utmost importance (Quality Management). This module contains an experimentation laboratory (Integrated Laboratory I) that tackles the contents taught in the theoretical subjects in a hands-on manner.
This module aims to complement the knowledge students have acquired in the previous modules through three elective subjects. These subjects may come from a catalogue specific to this Master’s Degree as well as other University Master’s Degrees.
This module entails conducting an individual research project within a research group under the supervision of a master’s degree professor.
Once you have completed your registration, the system will assign you a user number then you must create a password. You can check the status of your application at any time with this login information.
If you are an IQS student, you must pre-register directly from your SIGMA profile. Enter your username and password and go to official studies/pre-registration.
The master’s degree coordinator will contact you for an interview. Subsequently, IQS will notify you by email on the decision regarding your admission.
Once admitted, you have a period of two weeks to make your pre-enrolment payment. You must pay a pre-enrolment tuition fee of €1,000. The pre-enrolment payment is non-refundable and does not entail an additional cost as it will be deducted from the total tuition fees once your enrolment is finalized.
If you make the payment from outside of Spain, you must do so through Flywire: www.flywire.com/pay/iqsland.
If you are a non-EU student, you will receive your visa letter once IQS has received your pre-enrolment fee.
Once the enrolment period has opened, and if you have completed the previous stages, you will receive an email from the IQS Registrar’s Office with the credentials and instructions you need to proceed with your enrolment.
Using your credentials, start your session on the SIGMA academic management application and formalize your enrolment by indicating the payment method.
IQS offers scholarships and financial aid to students who wish to study a master’s degree at IQS and who have completed their undergraduate studies at another university. We also provide scholarships for academic excellence, financial need, and international students.
Academic Excellence
For students who are beginning their master’s studies, this scholarship covers up to 40% of tuition for the best undergraduate academic transcripts depending on the applicant’s financial situation.
Financial need
For students with financial need. These scholarships are based primarily on your family’s income level and satisfactory academic performance. Scholarships for up to 40% of tuition fees are awarded.
International Students
For students who can prove they reside outside of Spain, have financial need, a solid academic record, and have been admitted to an IQS master’s degree.
At IQS your professional and career expectations are greater because you’ll be in contact with the most cutting-edge companies in the sector from the very first day. The Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry will enable you to choose from among a wide array of jobs.
Career opportunities
Positions in academic or industrial research, development, and production in the chemistry, food, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, agribusiness, materials, biomedicine, environmental, and other industries.
Academic research and technology transfer professional.
In-company internships are not mandatory as part of the Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry curriculum. However, if you want to expand your practical preparation during your studies at IQS, you can do internships with research centres or internships with companies in the sector between your second and third semesters.
Albert Gibert Bosch, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Ana Belén Cuenca González, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Ana María Cuartero Albesa, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Benjamí Oller Salvia, PhD
Department of Bioengineering
Carlos Eduardo Semino, PhD
Department of Bioengineering
Cristian Gómez Canela, PhD
Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
David Sánchez García, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Javier Batllori Aguilà, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Jordi Teixidó Closa, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Judith Báguena Polo, PhD
Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
Laura Fernández Ruano, PhD
Department of Mathematics and Data Analytics
M. Josefa Blanco Roca, PhD
Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
Roger Estrada Tejedor, PhD
Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Santiago Nonell Marrugat, PhD
Department of Analytical and Applied Chemistry
Xavier Berzosa Rodríguez, PhD
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
IQS is committed to quality and has different processes in place to ensure continuous improvement through the IQS School of Engineering Quality Committee.
Since 1995, the IQS School of Engineering has featured a Quality Management Unit. Initially, the efforts were related to the Technical Services that IQS provides to industries, companies, and governmental entities.
Since 2000, many of its actions have been aimed at implementing a quality system in the field of teaching. The manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC) for the IQS School of Engineering within Ramon Llull University (URL) was presented to the AQU for evaluation in the 2009 AUDIT call and holds a favourable review as of 22 April 2010. The Quality Assessment Committee of AQU Catalunya met on 11 December 2012 and ratified the extension of the SGIC design to consider the addition of the IQS School of Management AUDIT programme. The Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry has passed the accreditation process of AQU Catalunya, in accordance with the Framework, for the verification, monitoring, modification, and accreditation of official university degrees (2010). Ramon Llull University (URL) and its centres already boast a long history of developing policies, strategies, and actions focused on guaranteeing the quality of their degrees, teaching activity, and research and management.
