BSc Pharmacology (with Foundation Year)

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.

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. The 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.

This BSc will enable you to develop, integrate and apply your knowledge at the interface of scientific discovery and clinical practice. Your 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.

You will be taught within Bangor University’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. You 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 Bangor University 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 Bangor
• 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.

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