MSci Pharmacology at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

Integrated Master's degree in pharmacology covering how drugs act on cells, tissues and organs, how medicines are developed and how they are used to prevent and treat disease. It combines broad bioscience knowledge with specialist pharmacology study, laboratory work and an extended research project, and is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences | Duration: 5 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time (integrated masters) | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 cover biochemistry, immunology, microbiology and pharmacology with practical laboratory modules. Years 3 and 4 study pharmacology in greater depth alongside one additional discipline chosen from biochemistry, immunology or microbiology, followed by the extended Master's research year.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue careers in drug discovery and development, scientific research, biotechnology, clinical research and the pharmaceutical industry, including preclinical research, safety pharmacology, toxicology, clinical trials and pharmacovigilance. The integrated Master's year is designed with a research career in mind.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Highers (Year 1 entry): standard AAAB/AABBC (Biology/Human Biology B, Chemistry B, National 5 Maths and English B); minimum AABB/AABCC. Advanced Highers (Year 2 entry): AB (Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology, one at A and the other at B, plus the Year 1 Highers). A-levels: Year 1 entry BBB (Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology, GCSE Maths 6/B, GCSE English Language or Literature 6/B); Year 2 entry ABB. IB: Year 1 entry 32 (Chemistry HL5, Biology HL5, Maths SL5, English SL5); Year 2 entry 32 (Chemistry and Biology, one at HL6 and the other at HL5, Maths SL5, English SL5). HNC/HND: Year 1 entry HNC with Graded Unit A or HND with BB; Year 2 entry HND with AB; Year 3 entry HND with AA. Lower contextual offers may be made to eligible widening-access applicants. English language for international applicants (Faculty of Science standard): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 29,350 a year (2026/27) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 5 years full-time

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