Pharmacology

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 360 credits.

There are options to switch to any other course in the Bioscience suite or to a four-year MSci after year one. You can also choose to study abroad during year two or take an extra-mural year in industry or academia.

• Biochemistry (15 credits)
• Chemistry for the Biosciences (15 credits)
• Genetics & Molecular Biology (15 credits)
• Cell Biology & Neuroscience (15 credits)
• Fundamentals of Physiology & Anatomy (30 credits)
• Fundamentals of Pharmacology (15 credits)
• Skills for the Biosciences (15 credits)

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis in order to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Year 2 Required Modules

• Drugs & Disease B (30 credits)
• Drug Discovery & Development (15 credits)
• Physiology & Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System (15 credits)
• Research Skills in Pharmacology (30 credits)

You will then select 30 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

• Animal Models of Disease and Injury (15 credits)
• Endocrinology & Reproduction (15 credits)
• Tissue Pathology (15 credits)
• Psychology (15 credits)
• Gene Cloning & Expression A (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis in order to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Alternatively, you may apply for an extra-mural year, to be taken between the second and third years if selected. Students apply directly to placement providers through a process facilitated by the university. Placements, either in the UK or overseas, may be in a pharmaceutical company, a government research establishment or academic research institute. Courses incorporating the extra-mural year are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology

Year 3 Required Modules

You are required to take one of the following modules:

• Cell & Molecular Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Cellular Basis of Drug Dependence (30 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following options:

• Pharmacology Research Project (30 credits)
• Pharmacology Library Project (15 credits)
• Project Design in Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Extended Pharmacology Research Project (45 credits)

Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Cardiovascular Pharmacology (15 credits)
• Experimental Cardiovascular Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Pharmacology of Inflammation (15 credits)
• Experimental Pharmacology of Inflammation (30 credits)
• Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disorders (15 credits)
• Drug Safety & Toxicology (30 credits)

During year three you can apply to transfer to the four-year MSci Integrated Pharmacology and Physiology for Research, on which you will be required to take a 90-credit research project usually at an external industrial provider within the UK during your fourth year. A contribution by the university is given to cover additional living costs during during the project up to a maximum of £2,000

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis in order to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.