Department of Life Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26
USSL-AKB04: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology
Route: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology with Year long work placement
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACOLOGY
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 4 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: | BSc (hons) Pharmacology Diploma of Higher Education [exit award] Certificate of Higher Education [exit award] Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: No; Year 2: No; Year 3: Yes; Year 4: No |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0% Stage 2: 32% Stage 3: 0% Final Stage: 68% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
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 |
SL32030 | Advanced topics and trends in pharmacology | 10 Credits |
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Students who have done a lab-based placement in Y3 must take SL32081. Students who have done a non-lab placement must take SL32029. |
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
SL32029 | BSc data project | 15 Credits |
SL32081 | BSc literature project | 15 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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