Department of Life Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26
USSL-AFB13: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology
Route: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACOLOGY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Normal course duration: 3 Years
[Page last updated: 15 May 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | No |
DACS and exit awards: | This course has no designated alternative course (DAC).
Exit awards:
Diploma of Higher Education
Certificate of Higher Education
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Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0% Stage 2: 32% Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
Academic Year: Stage 1
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL12013 | Research and scientific skills for pharmacology | 20 Credits |
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL12009 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: the chemistry of drugs | 15 Credits |
SL12010 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: health and disease | 15 Credits |
SL12011 | Fundamentals of pharmacology: the science of medicines | 10 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL22024 | Drug discovery and pharmacokinetics | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL22020 | Molecular Pharmacology | 15 Credits |
SL22021 | Central nervous system pharmacology | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 2
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL22022 | Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology | 15 Credits |
SL22138 | Immunity and immunotherapy | 10 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL32028 | Advanced drug discovery | 10 Credits |
SL32071 | Entrepreneurial biotechnology | 10 Credits |
Semester 1: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL32029 | BSc data project | 15 Credits |
SL32030 | Advanced topics and trends in pharmacology | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Final Stage
Optional Units: Select 3 units from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL32079 | Advanced central nervous system pharmacology | 5 Credits |
SL32083 | Drug targets in the immune system | 5 Credits |
SL32086 | Molecular biology of cancer | 5 Credits |
SL32087 | Pharmacology of regenerative medicine | 5 Credits |
SL32088 | Trends in molecular signalling | 5 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL32082 | Communicative skills in pharmacology | 10 Credits |
SL32084 | Engaging the public with drug discovery research | 10 Credits |
Notes: - 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
- This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
- Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
- Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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