BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

A new, revamped course will equip you for a rewarding future in what our prize-winning, internationally recognized lecturers believe is the most fascinating of the biosciences. We’ll give you a thorough introduction to every area of pharmacology through our diverse and flexible approach. You’ll also leave with a thorough understanding of areas such as molecular biology, physiology, microbiology, genetics, and toxicology. You’ll be in the lab learning pharmacological techniques that will back up your lectures and demonstrate how medicines work. You’ll be involved in groundbreaking research projects and have access to excellent work opportunities. This could be in the form of an optional placement year or a shorter summer placement at a major organization such as the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) or in our own labs working with our internationally recognized researchers.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Academic & Communication Skills (core)
• Essential Maths & ICT (core)
• Human Biology (core)
• Chemistry of Life (core)

Year 1

• Professional Practice in Science (Mental Wealth)
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
• Cell Biology
• Fundamentals in Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
• Level 4 Short Work Placement

Year 2

• Infection and Immunity
• Physiological Regulation
• Fundamental & Experimental Pharmacology
• Drug, Discovery, Development, and Regulation
• Cellular Biochemistry
• Research and Career Development (Mental Wealth)
• Year-Long Placement (Sandwich Year)
• Level 5 Short Work Placement

This course offers the opportunity for year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Neuropsychopharmacology & Emerging Therapeutics
• Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Pharmacology
• Immunopharmacology & Chemotherapeutics
• Research Project and Career Enhancement Portfolio (Mental Wealth)
• Toxicology
• New Frontiers in Pharmacology
• Level 6 Short Work Placement

Employability

Our course is geared towards thinking about your future, especially with its work placements and other opportunities for work experience. Our annual career conferences have been a source of inspiration, encouragement, and valuable information and advice for pharmacology students. These events include talks by alumni pharmacology students, employers, and recruitment agencies. Your degree will leave you well placed to take up a research post, maybe at a university or in a research institute, to enter the exciting field of drug discovery. You’ll also be able to apply for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine as a graduate.