BSc (Hons) Pharmacology at University of Portsmouth

Programme overview

Study alongside researchers doing important work to understand diseases and enhance your CV with lab-based placements. Using specialist facilities, you'll deepen your chemistry and biology knowledge as you study how drugs – such as painkillers, antibiotics and even caffeine – alter the body. Our foundation course in Science with Foundation Year is designed to develop the vital underpinning skills in human, sport and earth science needed for studying at degree level.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement | Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Foundations of Pharmacology; Laboratory Skills and Research Methods for Drug Discovery; Systems Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Clinical Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine; Frontiers in Pharmacological Sciences; Project (pharmacology); Research Based Work Experience.

Career pathways

From the medicines in your bathroom cabinet to the drug combinations used to treat cancer, the work of pharmacologists plays a crucial role in society. So there's always demand for pharmacology graduates.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels - BBB-BBC. UCAS points - 112-120 from A levels, or equivalent, to include 32 points from Biology or Chemistry, plus 32 points from a second pure Science subject or Mathematics. Applied Science not accepted. For A levels which include a separate science practical component, a pass is desirable and may strengthen an application. T-levels - Merit. Acceptable T Level Subjects: T Level in Health, T Level in Healthcare Science, T Level in Science (Acceptable Occupational Specialisms: Laboratory sciences). BTECs (Extended Diplomas) - DDM-DMM. International Baccalaureate - 27. English language: IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. UCAS: 3 years full-time course code — B211; 4 years full-time with work placement course code – B210.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich with work placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-hons-pharmacology

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