Pharmacology BSc(Hons)

Facts about this course

Year of entry 2010
Type BSc(Hons)
Modules Module Listing
UCAS B210 3 years full-time
B211 4 years sandwich
B212 4/5 years full-time including foundation year
B213 4/5 years full-time including international foundation year

About this course

Why choose this course?

This course explores how chemicals, particularly drugs, interact with living systems both in health and disease. It focuses on the biological rather than chemical processes, and meets the requirements set out by the British Pharmacology Society. You will have the option to undertake an extended period of work experience.

You can also study Pharmacology in combination with Business and Chemistry. See the 'course combinations' section for more information.

What will you study?

You will learn about the physiological processes within the body; how drugs interact with the body, from cellular to organ level; how a response to the drug is initiated; how the effect is controlled; and how the body deals with various drugs. You will also take a laboratory skills module to help you develop crucial practical skills.

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

  • Human Physiology 1 and 2
  • Cells and Tissues
  • Essential Laboratory Techniques in Life Science
  • Chemistry for Life Sciences
  • Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Structure and Function of Biological Molecules
  • Mathematics and ICT

Year 2

  • Introductory Pharmacology
  • Protein Biochemistry
  • Research Methods and Skills
  • Advanced Physiology
  • Systems Pharmacology 1
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • The Flow of Genetic Information

Year 3

  • Systems Pharmacology 2
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Genetics OR
  • Intracellular Communication
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • Toxicology
  • Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases
  • Research Project