StudyQA — Bachelor: Pharmacology — University College London

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The subject of pharmacology is immensely broad and covers areas of physiology, chemistry, neuroscience, biochemistry, and genetics. This flexible three-year programme offers a thorough scientific training in the subject, and students have the option of transferring to the MSci at the end of year two.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

The subject of pharmacology is immensely broad and covers the areas of physiology, chemistry, neuroscience, biochemistry and genetics. As a result, some of your modules will be taken with other Life Sciences students and will draw on expertise from across the faculty.
In the first year, all modules are compulsory, giving you a solid foundation on which to draw in years two and three. Year two is mainly comprised of compulsory work, with wide-ranging practical classes and lectures. In your final year you have only one compulsory module, leaving you free to pursue your interests by choosing from a wide range of specialist options.

Many students undertake a nine-week laboratory research project in their final year. This provides an opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the best scientists in the world. You may find this particularly helpful in making choices about your future career, and whether you would like to pursue postgraduate study.

You may also consider a 'sandwich' year in your programme, taken between years two and three, spending your time in the pharmaceutical industry or another pharmacology-related area. These are offered on a competitive basis but contacts between our staff and colleagues in industry open up many opportunities.

A levels

Grades

AAA-AAB

Subjects

Chemistry required plus one from Biology, Mathematics or Physics.

GCSEs

English Language and Mathematics at grade B. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs