Pharmacology BSc
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Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Pharmacology is wide-ranging and some of your modules will be taken with other Life Sciences students and will draw on expertise from across the faculty.
In the first year, all modules are compulsory, giving you a solid foundation on which to draw in years two and three. Year two mainly comprises compulsory work, including both practical classes and lectures. In your final year you have only one compulsory module, leaving you free to pursue your interests by choosing from a wide range of specialist options.
Many students undertake a nine-week laboratory research project in their final year. This provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the most outstanding scientists in the field. You may find this particularly helpful in making choices about your future career, and whether you would like to pursue postgraduate study.
You may also consider a 'sandwich' year in your programme, taken between years two and three, spending your time in the pharmaceutical industry or another pharmacology-related area. These are offered on a competitive basis but contacts between our staff and colleagues in industry open up many opportunities.
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About this course
Pharmacology at UCL offers you an outstanding academic environment. We are internationally renowned in the discipline and are recognised for numerous major discoveries.
It is our aim to combine excellence in research with high-quality pharmacology teaching. We have particular expertise in areas such as neuropharmacology and immunopharmacology.
In your final year, you will have the opportunity to join a world-leading research team to carry out your own research project.
We offer modern, state-of-the-art facilities, and are located adjacent to the Medical Research Council's Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, allowing for collaborative final-year projects.
This programme not only provides detailed knowledge of the subject, but also trains you in planning, executing and analysing scientific projects and in quantitative and analytical skills, equipping you with a versatility that will be attractive to many employers.
As with any science degree, our graduates move into many types of employment including financial and managerial professions, scientific publishing, journalism, law and health administration (e.g., the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA)). Unlike many degrees, there is a related industry involving drug safety, drug research, drug sales and patent law.
If you are interested in laboratory research, you could progress to a postgraduate research degree (PhD) leading to further opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, government research institutes, hospital laboratories, forensic science or university-based research.
English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.
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Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Immunopharmacology
- Psychopharmacology
- Receptor Mechanisms
- Synaptic Pharmacology
- Biochemistry
- Nervous Systems
- Cells and Development
- Chemistry for Biology
Course programme
Compulsory subjects
- An Introduction to Mechanisms of Drug Action
- Cells and Development
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemistry for Biology Students
- Mammalian Physiology
- Statistics
- All first year modules are compulsory.
YEAR 2
- Biochemistry
- Experimental Pharmacology
- General and Systematic Pharmacology
- Immunity to Infection
- Structure and Function of the Nervous Systems
Options may include:
- Animal and Human Physiology - Maintenance and Regulatory Mechanisms
- Cellular Neurophysiology
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Human Neuroanatomy
- Management Information and Control
- Medical Microbiology
- Modern Languages
- Science in the Mass Media
YEAR 3
Molecular Pharmacology
Plus either:
- Laboratory Research Project (1.5 credits)
- Library Research Project (1.0 credits)
You will select either 2.0 or 2.5 credits from a wide range of optional modules, depending on which research project you choose. Options may include:
- Drug Design and Development
- Immunopharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
- Psychopharmacology
- Receptor Mechanisms
- Synaptic Pharmacology: The Synapse, a Major Site of Disease and Drug Action
Teaching is mainly conducted through lectures and laboratory classes together with regular small-group tutorials involving in-depth discussion of topics being studied. Modules run concurrently; lectures and tutorials are usually held in the morning with practical classes in the afternoons.
AssessmentYou will be expected to submit coursework (e.g. essays and practical write-ups) and make oral presentations as part of your assessment. You will also take written examinations at the end of each year.
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Pharmacology BSc