BSc Pharmacology with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
72 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A-Levels at grades B and C (if you have two A-Levels) or grades D, D and D (if you have three), or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Merit, Merit, Pass Access to HE Diploma T-Levels You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9-4 / A*-C) or Level 2 equivalents.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology, examining how drugs interact with the human body and the development of new medicines. Core topics include Data Analysis, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. A 40-credit final-year research project is completed independently under supervisor guidance.
Modules
- Applied Health Professions
- Introduction to Applied Science
- Laboratory Practice
- Mathematics: Essential Skills for Scientific Study
- Personalised Learning
- Study Skills for Success
- Cell and Microbiology
- Essential Skills for Bioscientists
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Genetics and Disease
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology
- Research, Development and Leadership
- Infection and Immunity
- Neuroscience, Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
- Proteins and Enzymes
- Final Year Research Project
- Antimicrobial, Antineoplastic and Neuropharmacology
- Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Applied Molecular Medicine