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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Sunderland

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Overview

This course will equip you with the skills needed to work in the cosmetics, personal care and fragrance industries in the UK and around the world, including formulation, quality control, safety and claims substantiation testing, regulatory framework, and business skills.

You will be taught by a wide range of academic staff and selected external experts, allowing you to gain skills and knowledge in a thematically coherent manner via lectures, teamwork, group presentations, new product development exercises, dermatology, and working in skin and hair technology labs.

Career ready

As a Cosmetic Science graduate, you'll have a wide range of employment options in the cosmetic and related pharmaceutical industries. Sunderland is well-regarded by employers in the pharmaceutical sector and have worked with GSK for over 20 years.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,500per year

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University information

University of Sunderland

  • University League Table

    75th

  • Campus address

    University of Sunderland, Edinburgh Building, City Campus, Chester Road, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR1 3SD, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    87th out of 87 4

    30th out of 34 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    106 52%

    78th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    70th

    18
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.38 84%

    2nd

    17
  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    n/a

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    13th

    17
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    12th

    19

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