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Department of Life Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


USSL-AKB13: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology with professional placement

Route: BSc(Hons) Pharmacology with professional placement


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACOLOGY


Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Stage 3: 0%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
SL12013 Â鶹´«Ã½ and scientific skills for pharmacology 20 Credits
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
SL12009 Fundamentals of pharmacology: the chemistry of drugs 15 Credits
SL12010 Fundamentals of pharmacology: health and disease 15 Credits
SL12011 Fundamentals of pharmacology: the science of medicines 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
SL22024 Drug discovery and pharmacokinetics 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
SL22020 Molecular Pharmacology 15 Credits
SL22021 Central nervous system pharmacology 10 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
SL22022 Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology 15 Credits
SL22138 Immunity and immunotherapy 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.