MSci Pharmaceutical Science with Business Management Integrated Master's degree at the University of Lincoln
MSci Pharmaceutical Science with Business Management at University of Lincoln. You'll combine scientific rigour with commercial acumen, preparing for leadership roles in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors.
About this course
Our aim at Lincoln is to produce passionate pharmaceutical scientists who are adept in addressing the healthcare challenges of the future and are well prepared for careers as leaders in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, especially for students who are aiming to have an active role in the running and mana From the provider’s course page.
MSci Pharmaceutical Science with Business Management is an Integrated Master's degree (MSci) at the University of Lincoln, based in Lincoln Campus. It runs 4 years, studied full-time.
For Subjects allied to medicine graduates from this provider, 75% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 85% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £28,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 95; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 75% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 86% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
First Year 6 modules
- Fundamental ChemistryCore
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Fundamental understanding of the chemistry required to understand the structure, development, and mode of action of drugs and medicines. Students learn about functional groups, bonding, and kinetics and thermodynamics with a focus on drugs and medicines.
- Global Health ChallengesCore
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Global overview of health and disease to understand opportunities and challenges from a pharmaceutical sciences perspective. Study of prevalence, epidemiology, and aetiology of top 10 causes of death by communicable and non-communicable disease, and environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic factors influencing mortality rates.
- Human Anatomy and PhysiologyCore
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Overview of the anatomical structure and physiology of key systems of the human body. Study of levels of organization, anatomy, physiology and regulation of major organ systems including integumentary, nervous, endocrine, skeletal, muscular, digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, immune and reproductive systems.
- Introduction to Life SciencesCore
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Foundation for students to develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental cell biology, biochemistry and genetics in the context of life sciences.
- Introduction to Pharmaceutical ScienceCore
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Covers what makes a successful drug, the basics of drug discovery and development and utilisation. Concepts of pharmaceutical science, types of drugs, formulation, and delivery.
- Pharmaceutical Industry Concepts 1Core
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Develops key skills required to work in the Pharmaceutical Science industry such as statistics, mathematics, data handling, ethics, and critical analysis. Case studies from the pharmaceutical sector highlight key advantages of understanding all programme elements.
Second Year 10 modules
- Analytical Chemistry 2.1: Separation TechniquesCore
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Underpinning knowledge related to the analytical process. Introduces theoretical principles, instrumentation, automation, and application of principal separation techniques. Presents essential suite of analytical tools for inorganic analyses and speciation.
- Analytical Chemistry 2.2: Structural TechniquesCore
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Most advanced techniques in analytical chemistry and their use, focusing on category A techniques providing structural information for unequivocable identification. Develops advanced knowledge required to support level 3 modules and practical skills necessary for future applications.
- Drug Design and DevelopmentCore
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Integrates the process of drug discovery and target selection in relation to therapeutic area and how drugs are formulated and delivered to the target. Learning in context of examples of drugs, from discovery to registration or attrition.
- Drug Formulation and DeliveryCore
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Integrates the process of drug development in relation to how dosage forms are formulated and delivered to the target. Learning in context of dosage form, drug delivery route, formulation, particle design, physical chemistry, and colloid science.
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology & ToxicologyCore
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Study of mechanisms by which drugs interact with biochemical, cellular and physiological systems. Gives introduction to key principles of pharmacology, detailed knowledge of mechanisms of action of selected drugs, critical appreciation of importance and relevance of pharmacology in treatment of diseases, and understanding of principles of toxicology and drug overdose.
- ImmunologyCore
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Overview of cellular and molecular basis of immune response in health and disease. Discusses structure, function and complex mechanisms of host defence by B- and T-Cells, role of inflammatory mediators, soluble effectors and cellular cytotoxicity, impact on transplantation, autoimmunity, allergy and immunodeficiency, and development of new therapies.
- Medical MicrobiologyCore
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Overview of medical microbiology including bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. Study of biology of specific microorganisms and human diseases they cause, transmission including nosocomial infections, detection of pathogens, burden, epidemiology, control and treatment of infectious diseases.
- Pharmaceutical Industry Concepts 2Core
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Designed to bring together learning from single discipline modules and highlight relevance to pharmaceutical industry. Advances understanding and application of key skills required to work in the Pharmaceutical Science Industry such as statistics, mathematics, data handling, ethics and critical analysis.
- Pharmaceutical Science Year in Industry
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Work placement during an academic year, funded by full-time paid employment taking place between Level 2 and Level 3. Minimum duration 39 weeks. Gives students continuous experience of full-time work within an organisation and experience of daily workings while setting that experience in broader context of their studies.
- School of Pharmacy Study Abroad
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Year long optional module enabling students to spend a year studying abroad at one of the University's approved partner institutions. Students share classes with local students and study on locally-delivered taught modules approved by the University. Upon return, students critically reflect upon experience of living and studying in different cultural environment and skills acquired.
Master's Level 7 modules
- Advanced drug delivery, nanomedicine and toxicologyCore
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Studies cutting-edge of advanced drug delivery and nanomedicine, an area at the interface of multiple scientific disciplines. Knowledge and skills gained highly applicable to future employment within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Advanced PharmacologyCore
- Business, Regulation and Ethics for the Pharmaceutical ScientistCore
- Emerging Pharmaceuticals and personalised medicineCore
- International Pharmaceutical ChallengesCore
- Pharmaceutical Materials ScienceCore
- Pharmaceutical Science ProjectCore
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This course prepares pharmaceutical scientists to lead in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries whilst developing business management expertise. You'll usually begin with foundations in management, organisations and business economics, alongside marketing principles and data skills. In Year 2, you'll typically progress to operations, supply chain management, organisational behaviour and strategy. From Year 3 onwards, a course like this normally moves towards specialist options in areas such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting, marketing and people & HR. Throughout, you'll develop an understanding of how businesses operate and the fundamentals of pharmaceutical science within a commercial context, culminating in capstone projects or consultancy work that integrate your learning across both disciplines.
Who it's for
This course suits graduates seeking to bridge science and business. Most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent (91% of recent entrants); the typical UCAS tariff band was 96–111 points. You'll develop expertise in areas such as Marketing, Finance, HR, Operations, Strategy, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain and Consulting, equipping you for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare organisations and management consultancies.
Careers & job market
Across Business & Management courses nationally, 87% of graduates were in work or further study 15 months after graduating. National data shows starting salaries (15 months post-graduation) ranged from £24,000 to £32,000, rising to £26,350–£37,200 after five years. Of working graduates, 60% were in highly skilled roles or further study. These figures reflect national Graduate Outcomes and LEO data, not university-specific guarantees.
University & format
This MSci (Integrated Master's degree) is offered by the University of Lincoln, a public university, delivered on the Lincoln Campus. It is studied full-time over 4 years in English. The University of Lincoln is a nationally recognised UK degree-awarding body and holds Gold for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
The provider publishes contextual-offer information. Eligibility and any reduced offer are applicant-specific.
Year in industry. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 91% |
| an Access course | 5% |
| another higher-education qualification | 4% |
| Other | 1% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code B236). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at University of Lincoln →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £28,000 | £26,000 – £30,000 | 95 |
| 3 years after | £27,500 | £21,000 – £31,500 | 435 |
| 5 years after | £30,000 | £23,500 – £36,500 | 425 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 95; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
- 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 95; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.
Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Other Health ProfessionalsSOC 2020 225 · 60% of published destinations · ASHE median £42,902
- Sales occupationsSOC 2020 71 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £15,975
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
- Natural and social science professionalsSOC 2020 211 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £44,243
- Health associate professionalsSOC 2020 321 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £28,155
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 40; response rate: 55%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine reporting and data pulls
- First-draft decks and copy
- Standard forecasts and reconciliations
- Scheduling and admin workflows
More human than ever
- Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
- Leading, negotiating and selling
- Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
- Relationships with clients and teams
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Consultancies
- Corporate graduate schemes
- Retail & FMCG
- Startups & scale-ups
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
75% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £28,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 7.8 out of 10: NSS 71.4% · in work or study 75% · continued 86%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
The University of Lincoln
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Lincoln Campus
1,962 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Business & Management right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to University of Lincoln from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by University of Lincoln; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check University of Lincoln’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with University of Lincoln and gov.uk before you apply.
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