At university I studied Medicinal Chemistry. Medicinal chemistry is the discipline at the intersection of chemistry , especially synthetic organic chemistry, and pharmacology and various other biological specialities, where they are involved with design , chemical synthesis and development for market of pharmaceutical agents, or bio-active molecules ( drugs ). So what does the course involve? Medicinal chemistry gives you the opportunity to study a mix between biology and chemistry related courses. So the year is split between eight courses about two-thirds chemistry related and one-third pharma related. Why did you choose this course? When I was completing my A levels. I had never ever heard of Medicinal Chemistry. My main goal was to complete my A levels and get onto a pharmacy course at university. During my A levels I did work experience at Boots Pharmacy , where I realised that I simply didn't like working in a pharmacy as much as I had imagined it