BSc Pharmacology and Drug Discovery
Course Overview
This innovative BSc in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery is the only program of its kind in the UK, offering a unique multidisciplinary approach to the science behind new medicines. You will learn how drugs are designed, synthesized, and used to combat disease, blending biology, chemistry, and business studies. The course is taught by active researchers and culminates in an original laboratory project, preparing you for a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Key Program Highlights
- The only dedicated BSc of its type in the United Kingdom
- Multidisciplinary curriculum integrating biology, chemistry, and business management
- Hands-on laboratory experience in both synthetic chemistry and molecular pharmacology techniques
- Taught by academic researchers at the forefront of drug discovery science
- Final year original research project within an active research lab
Course Overview
This innovative BSc in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery is the only program of its kind in the UK, offering a unique multidisciplinary approach to the science behind new medicines. You will learn how drugs are designed, synthesized, and used to combat disease, blending biology, chemistry, and business studies. The course is taught by active researchers and culminates in an original laboratory project, preparing you for a career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Key Program Highlights
- The only dedicated BSc of its type in the United Kingdom
- Multidisciplinary curriculum integrating biology, chemistry, and business management
- Hands-on laboratory experience in both synthetic chemistry and molecular pharmacology techniques
- Taught by academic researchers at the forefront of drug discovery science
- Final year original research project within an active research lab
Requirements
Modules
- Fundamentals in Pharmacology
- Core Skills in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery I
- Systems Pharmacology I
- Core Skills in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery II
- Chemistry of the Carbon-Based Compounds
- Bonding, Structure & Periodicity
- Systems Pharmacology II
- Core Skills in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery III
- Systems Pharmacology III
- Core Skills in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery IV
- Core Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery II
- Organic Chemistry
- Research Project
- Special Topics
- Advanced Drug Discovery, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Advanced Systems