Pharmacology BSc(Hons) single or joint honours
Bachelor's degree
In Surrey
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Surrey
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
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Year 1 offers essential understanding of how the human body works, providing knowledge to underpin the study of pharmacology. You will gain a comprehensive overview of physiology from cellular to organ-system level, as well as chemistry, genetics and molecular biology. The Scientific and Laboratory Skills module trains you in a number of practical laboratory techniques.
Year 2 introduces pharmacology as a distinct subject, including the action of drugs at their target sites and the actions of the body on drugs once they have been administered. The Systems Pharmacology module covers drugs acting on the major organ systems of the body, including the cardiovascular, nervous, gastrointestinal, renal, respiratory and endocrine systems. Further coverage of immunology, microbiology and molecular biology enables you to study relevant disease and its treatment. A module in Principles of Pharmacology with Research Methods prepares you to undertake an independent research project in year 3.
Year 3 provides further in-depth study of pharmacology – drugs used to treat cancer and infectious diseases; drugs acting on the brain and peripheral nervous system, such as antidepressants and analgesics; novel drugs used to treat degenerative brain diseases; and the mechanisms of action of drug abuse. You will be able to investigate emerging new techniques in pharmacology, as well as having the option to study bioinformatics and molecular genetics. The wider impact of pharmacology on society is considered, and key skills needed to communicate with both specialists and the public are developed. Your independent project enables you to gain first hand experience of conducting research in a particular area of interest.
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About this course
The course provides a broad understanding of the biology behind how medicines interact with the body to treat and prevent disease.
The processes of drug discovery, development and clinical testing are covered, with developments such as personalised medicine, bioinformatics and use of stem cells explored.
An independent research project allows you to specialise in a particular area of interest.
You can gain a career head start by doing a year long industrial placement.
Focus on treatment of cancer, infectious disease and neurological disorders in the final year of study.
Supportive staff help you to reach your full potential.
You will have the opportunity to study a foreign language, free of charge, during your time at the University on a not-for-credit basis as part of the Kingston Language Scheme. Options currently include: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
A-Level: 104 points: Biology or Chemistry A2 minimum of Grade C. General Studies not accepted in tariff.
BTEC Extended Diploma: 112 points in a relevant science subject.
GCSE: candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*–C (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE gradings): five subjects including English Language and Mathematics and Double Award Science.
Tariff points for AS levels completed but not carried forward to A2 level are included in points total.
This course meets the core curriculum requirements set out by the British Pharmacology Society (BPS) – the professional association for pharmacologists and one of the leading pharmacological societies in the world.
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Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Acting
- Biology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Physiology
- Systems
- Bioinformatics
- Cells and Tissues
- CHEMICAL
- Human Physiology
Course programme
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Year 1- Genes, Cells and Tissues
- The Chemical Foundations of Life
- Scientific and Laboratory Skills
- Human Physiology
- Molecular Biology of the Cell
- Principles of Pharmacology with Research Methods
- Infection and Immunity
- System Pharmacology
- Current Concepts in Biomolecular Science
- Chemotherapy of Infectious and Neoplastic Diseases
- Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics OR Brain and Behaviour
- Project (Bioscience)
Additional information
Year 1 (2019/20): £14,200
Year 2 (2020/21): £14,600
Year 3 (2021/22): £15,000
Pharmacology BSc(Hons) single or joint honours