Pharmacology, BSc (Hons)

Your Pharmacology degree will examine molecular aspects of how drugs can be used to treat disease in humans and animals as scientists seek an improved quality of life for all.You will study how do we develop the next generation of drugs for treating bacterial infection, Cancer, AIDS, heart failure.You will learn the major concepts and principles of pharmacology in years one and two through core topics, before completing a research project of your own in your third year.Our teaching staff are actively involved in pharmacological research in areas such as nerve damage and recovery, developmental biology, oncology and the development of new antibiotics which will feed into your learning.You will have the opportunity between years two and three, to spend a year out of university putting your skills to use in the pharmaceutical industry. You will also have the opportunity to spend a semester at a partner university aboard during year two.A Pharmacology degree will equip you for careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, scientific officer roles, teaching, forensic medicine and managerial roles in business. There is also the opportunity to go on to study for a higher degree such as an MSc or PhD.Pharmacology ranks fifth in the Russell Group in UK Complete University Guide 2022.