Course summary

Examine how we develop the next generation of drugs to treat disease in humans and animals, providing an improved quality of life for all. On your three-year Pharmacology degree, based in our multi-million pound, state-of-the-art Life Sciences building, you will explore how we develop the next generation of drugs for treating bacterial infection, Cancer, AIDS, and heart failure. You will learn the major concepts and principles of pharmacology in years one and two through core topics, before completing a research project of your own in your third year, graduating ready to start your career.* You will benefit from the expertise of our teaching staff, who are actively involved in pharmacological research in areas such as nerve damage and recovery, developmental biology, oncology and the development of new antibiotics which will feed into your learning. You will have the opportunity between years two and three to spend a year in employment, putting your skills to use in the pharmaceutical industry. You will also have the opportunity to spend a semester at a partner university aboard during year two. A Pharmacology degree will equip you for careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, scientific officer roles, teaching, forensic medicine and managerial roles in business. There is also the opportunity to go on to study for a higher degree such as an MSc or PhD. *99% of Biological Sciences graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2020/2021).