BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and how they interact and work on the body. On the Pharmacology BSc (Hons) degree you will learn how drugs are made into medicines. How drugs and other chemicals interact at the molecular, cellular and systems levels in the body. Pharmacologists have been key to the development of drugs and vaccines that have improved the treatment of many of the diseases of modern society, including: The treatment of bacterial infections with antibiotics HIV with anti-retroviral drugs Mental health with antidepressant drugs and antipsychotics Cardiovascular diseases with statins and antihypertensives This course is suited to those wanting to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or in biomedical research as well as graduate entry to medicine

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and how they interact and work on the body. On the Pharmacology BSc (Hons) degree you will learn how drugs are made into medicines. How drugs and other chemicals interact at the molecular, cellular and systems levels in the body. Pharmacologists have been key to the development of drugs and vaccines that have improved the treatment of many of the diseases of modern society, including: The treatment of bacterial infections with antibiotics HIV with anti-retroviral drugs Mental health with antidepressant drugs and antipsychotics Cardiovascular diseases with statins and antihypertensives This course is suited to those wanting to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or in biomedical research as well as graduate entry to medicine