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This Pharmacology with Foundation Year BSc is aimed at those who are not quite ready to enter the three year Pharmacology BSc, and need to further develop confidence and subject-specific academic skills. Successful completion of the Foundation Year enables you to progress onto the three year Pharmacology BSc.

Pharmacology is the study of how medicines work and how they affect us. Pharmacologists contribute greatly to medicine through the discovery of new treatments. A Pharmacology degree will provide you with the opportunity for an innovative and exciting career in discovering and testing new drugs or conducting research through clinical trials. The Pharmacology BSc degree will prepare you for a career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry or in academic research.Ìý

This Pharmacology with Foundation Year BSc is designed to equip you with science-based skills and knowledge in medicines and how they work, as well as how they are used, and assessed for their effectiveness and value. ÌýThe course combines different forms of teaching that cover the principles of pharmacology, cancer and cardiovascular pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoeconomics, and many other topic areas. You will study how drugs are discovered, trialled in humans, and assessed by organisations such as regulatory authorities and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Ìý

This BSc will enable you to develop, integrate and apply your knowledge at the interface of scientific discovery and clinical practice. ÌýYour rich understanding of the whole pathway for medicines, from the basic sciences to policy, will provide skills for various career opportunities, including large and small pharmaceutical and biotech industries, healthcare organisations and academic research. With an upper second class Honours, you would be eligible to apply for Graduate Entry Medicine at almost all UK medical schools who offer this. Ìý

You will be taught within Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ’s School of Medical and Health Sciences by academics who are leading researchers in their fields. You will have access to a state-of-the-art laboratory facility, lecture theatres and IT infrastructure. The programme will be delivered using a blended approach, using face-to-face and dispersed teaching methods. ÌýYou will also gain practical experience through work-based placements in a range of local settings. These will include, for example, companies involved in the manufacture of medicines, genetic tests and wound care products, as well as clinical research facilities. Throughout these placements, you will receive mentorship from trained supervisors.

Why Choose Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ for this course?

• This course will enable students to develop, integrate and apply their knowledge at the interface of scientific discovery and clinical practice
• Students will gain an understanding of the whole pathway for medicines, from the basic sciences, through medical use and pharmaceutical policy
• The degree includes a wide range of biomedical modules that provides a comprehensive basis for the study of how drugs work
• Topic areas including pharmacoeconomics and health technology assessment are unique to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ
• There is an opportunity for laboratory, desktop or placement-based research project, or a choice from a selection of optional modules in the final year.

Additional Course Options

The degree is delivered using teaching methods that include lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory sessions, individual project; and involve work-based placement opportunities in a range of local settings. These include, for example, companies involved in the manufacture of medicines, as well as an NHS clinical research facility. Throughout these placements, students will receive mentorship from trained supervisors.

Assessment methods ensure balance and variety in methods, including unseen examination, essays, practical report, practical test, poster presentation, paper review, multiple-choice questions, reflection & critical thinking, tutorial exercise and dissertation.

What will you study on this course?

This Pharmacology degree covers the principles of pharmacology, cancer and cardiovascular pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacoeconomics, and many other topic areas. The degree ensures clinical relevance, by placing importance on medical applications, personalised medicine and drug safety. Students will study how drugs are discovered, trialled in humans, and assessed by organisations such as regulatory authorities and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Students will have access to a state-of-the-art laboratory facility, lecture theatres and IT infrastructure.

General University Requirements

To study for a degree, you’ll be asked for a minimum of UCAS Tariff points. For a fuller explanation of the UCAS Tariff Points, please see .

We accept students with a wide range of qualifications and backgrounds and consider each application individually.

All students need to have good basic skills and the University also values IT and communication skills.

As part of the University’s policy, we consider applications from prospective disabled students on the same grounds as all other students.

We also consider applications from mature students who can demonstrate the motivation and commitment to study a university programme. Each year we enrol a significant number of mature students. For more information about studying as a mature student, see our Studying at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ section of the website.

EU and International Students' Entry Requirements

For detailed guidance on the entry requirements for EU and International Students, including the minimum English Language entry requirement, please visit the Entry Requirements by Country pages. International applicants can also visit the International Education Centre section of our website for further details.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ offers International Incorporated Bachelor Degrees for International students whose High School qualification is not equivalent to the UK school leaving qualification. The first year (or Year 0) is studied at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ International College, an embedded College on our University campus and delivered by Oxford International Education Group.

Pharmacologists typically have careers in Academia, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industry, and Contract Research Organisations, where they are employed as Scientists, Clinical Research Associates, and involved in Drug Discovery and Development, the Licensing of medicines, Regulatory affairs, Marketing, Science Communication, Teaching, Public Engagement and Science Policy.
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