Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Description

The Medical and Pharmacological Sciences course has a translational scientific ethos designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to take a drug from development through to the patient; providing a combined understanding of both the diagnostic techniques utilised in the laboratory and the mechanistic functioning of whole body and cellular systems. The course will give you a sound foundation in several areas of biology that support an understanding of pharmacology.

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

• Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Pharmacological Society and the Society of Biology upon graduation;
• teaching links with the local National Health Service (NHS) cardiac rehabilitation team and with staff
• in hospital diagnostic laboratories. Research has direct alignment with the pharmaceutical industry in collaboration with UK and international scientists and has attracted funding by Heart Research UK and the British Heart Foundation;
• good staff links with a number of pharmaceutical companies including Bristol-Myers Squib, Proctor and Gamble, and Astra Zenica. We also have good collaborative research links with World Precision Instruments;
• experienced teaching staff who bring their professional and research expertise into their teaching;
• an extensive suite of analytical and biological laboratories staffed by experienced technicians. These include using state-of-the-art techniques such as
• flow cytometry, mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography, confocal microscopy, in vitro pharmalogical techniques, and several computer- simulated practical experiments;
• hands-on experience of a wide range of techniques such as drug screening, toxicity testing and molecular biology;
• guest speakers in areas such as pharmacogenomics, neuropharmacology, pharmacovigilance and drug transport and drug development;
• graduates of this course can expect to earn a starting salary of £20-25k*

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Module (EEA)
• GBP 11791 Module (International)

• English

Course Content

The first year lays the foundation for the study of Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. You will develop key study and research skills through topics including; physiology, microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology and pharmacology.

In the second year you will further develop your study skills and research expertise and will begin to specialise in pharmacology and related areas such as physiology, biochemistry, immunology and genetics.

The final year of your course gives you the opportunity to carry out an independent research project in an area of pharmacology as well as in depth study of advanced pharmacology and drug development, cancer biology, chemotherapy and genetics.

Your course will be based on a series of lectures, with associated seminars, workshops, practical classes and personal tutorials - as well as problem based learning.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Essential Entry Requirements:

• 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language, Mathematics and Science, or specified equivalents.

Typical Offers

• A-Levels: CCC to include Biology. Excludes General Studies
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMM in a Biological Science subject

Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit and to include 15 Level 3 Merits in specified subject units * e.g. Biology, Sport Science etc. Access applicants can meet GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.

• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 27 points to include Biology at Higher level

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

• Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
• Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
• There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

• Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
• Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

• Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.