Pharmacology
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (specific subject requirements) IB: 31 overall with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, including Biology or Chemistry and another science or science-related subject.
About this course
MBiol, BSc in Pharmacology, a pharmacology degree focused on the study of drug action, discovery, and development within the biological sciences. Core topics include Research Methods. This integrated masters programme includes an extended research project in the final year and allows students to complete either a lab-based placement or professional practice. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Structure and Function of Human Body Systems, The Basis of Life, Introductory Concepts in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Team Based Solutions for Local Challenges in Human Sciences, and Practical Application of Clinical, Laboratory and Field Skills for Human Sciences, alongside optional modules including Introduction to Immunology. The second year advances into specialized study through Experimental Skills in Pharmacology, Advanced Concepts in Pharmacology, Applied Concepts in Drug Development, and Team Based Solutions for Global Challenges in Human Sciences, with optional modules such as Medical Immunology. The third year continues with core study in modules like Extended Research Project Preparation, Research Skills and Professional Development, Practical Research Skills, and Neurophysiology. The final fourth year centres on advanced research and practical application through modules such as Advanced Research Topics and Extended Research Project.
Modules
- Team Based Solutions for Local Challenges in Human Sciences
- Practical Application of Clinical, Laboratory and Field Skills for Human Sciences
- Structure and Function of Human Body Systems
- The Basis of Life
- Introductory Concepts in Neuroscience and Pharmacology
- Introduction to Immunology
- The Microbial World
- Introduction to Human Nutrition
- Discovery module
- Experimental Skills in Pharmacology
- Advanced Concepts in Pharmacology
- Applied Concepts in Drug Development
- Team Based Solutions for Global Challenges in Human Sciences
- Fundamentals of Cell and Cancer Biology
- Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Essentials
- Sensory and Motor Neuroscience
- Medical Immunology
- Bioinformatics for Biologists
- Health Promotion: Applications of Theory and Practice
- Medical Microbiology
- Discovery Module
- Extended Research Project Preparation
- Research Skills and Professional Development
- Practical Research Skills
- Research Topics in Pharmacology I
- And/or Research Topics in Pharmacology II
- Neurophysiology
- Inherited Disorders
- Animal Models in Discovery Biology and Drug Development
- Advanced Cancer Biology
- Reproductive Medical Sciences
- Food and Cancer
- Advanced Skills
- anti-cancer drugs cause dysfunction in adult cardiac cells
- the potential of biosensors as point-of-care diagnostic systems
- expression of sorting receptors and their cargo protein
- the role of ion channels in Alzheimer’s disease-related cell dysfunction
- producing receptor proteins for visualising through electron microscopy
- investigating the mechanisms underlying neuroprotection against Alzheimer’s disease.
- Advanced Research Topics
- Extended Research Project