Medical Pharmacology, BSc (Hons)

Our Medical Pharmacology degree course explores the science of drugs and medicines, their impacts on biological systems, and their applications in disease treatment. Students engage with a broad array of subjects, including toxicology, chemistry, genetics, physiology, immunology, pharmacogenomics, neuroscience, and drug development. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in drug science, fostering skills in analysis, project management, experimental design, and work planning. Delivered through a blend of compulsory and optional modules, it allows customization based on personal interests, career aspirations, or postgraduate plans, and follows guidance from the British Pharmacological Society.Access to advanced research facilities at the Medical School enhances learning, while the course forms part of a Pathway to Medicine, offering a guaranteed interview for Graduate Entry Medicine upon meeting requirements. With active research staff and regular expert talks, this program addresses workforce needs in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and the university ranks 12th in the UK for Pharmacology and Pharmacy Research Quality. Modules span genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, and toxicology across three years, with assessments including practicals, exams, presentations, and assignments to build transferable skills for healthcare.

• Year 1 • Genetics, Genomics & Evolution • Microbiology • Introduction to Toxicology: The Dose Makes the Poison • Human Physiology • Organic Chemistry: an Introduction for Life Sciences • Chemical Analysis: from Composition to Structure Elucidation; an Introduction for Life Sciences. • Year 2 • Metabolic Regulation: Enzymes & Signal Transduction • Human Immunology • Communicating Medical Sciences • Introduction to Pharmacology: Dynamics and Kinetics • Pharmacogenomics: Genes on Drugs • Antimicrobial therapy and resistance • Advances in Toxicology: Pick Your Poison • Year 3 • Being a Medical Scientist • Advances in Pharmacology • Human Biology and the Environment • Drug Development and Regulation • Capstone project • Teaching science • Advanced Biostatistics • Genetic Toxicology