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BSc (Hons)

Pharmacology (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

PH15

Delivery

Campus Taught

On our BSc (Hons) Pharmacology (Foundation Entry) course you’ll receive a solid foundation in science. Discover how disease affects the human body and how drugs can help to restore normal function.

This course offers an integrated approach to understanding how a healthy body works, what happens when there’s underlying disease and how drugs act to treat a patient. You’ll explore where drugs come from, how they’re developed, and how they affect the human body and help in the fight against disease. You’ll be learning from expert staff – many are active researchers in areas such as neuropharmacology, nanotechnology, drugs of abuse, and cancer treatments.

Foundation entry degree courses like this one are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree but you don’t have the qualifications needed to directly enter the full honours degree programme.

During the foundation year we’ll equip you with the essential knowledge and understanding of theoretical and practical science skills you’ll need to succeed at degree level.

Why study with us

The foundation year will provide you with an interesting and stimulating grounding in science. Pharmacology is a fascinating area to study bringing together many medical disciplines, including physiology, biochemistry, and cell and molecular biology.
The course will enable you to gain key practical skills in our modern, spacious and well-equipped laboratory facilities.
99% of students who studied Pharmacology were in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021)

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What you'll do

Enhance your practical skills with a variety of hands-on Biology and Chemistry laboratory sessions and Physics workshops.
During your course you’ll have the chance to go on an optional sandwich placement year and gain valuable industry experience.
Use this foundation year as an opportunity to get to know other foundation students on different science-based degree programmes.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff & chat to students.

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Future careers

Graduates can go onto further study (MSc, PG medicine or dentistry) or further research (MRes, PhD, working in industry).

Fees and funding

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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We use a diverse range of teaching methods including lectures, small-group tutorials, computer-based learning, laboratory classes and practical workshop sessions.

On this course you will take modules in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Study Skills. This will prepare you for the first year of the degree programme in Pharmacology.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors. Teaching on the course comprises a diverse range of methods and styles including lectures, tutorials, workshops, computer-based learning and laboratory practicals.

As well as the traditional methods of teaching, e-learning (based around a virtual learning environment) and problem-based learning techniques will be used. Assessments are by a combination of in-class tests, online tests, lab books, practical reports and poster and oral presentations, allowing a full range of skills to be developed.