Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Pharmacology (with a Year in Industry) (B211)

Develop the knowledge and skills to work as a pharmacologist within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industries with Reading's new BSc Pharmacology. This course has been designed to align with the British Pharmacological Society's core curricula and was developed with the needs of the pharmaceutical industry in mind.

Students will: • Study the principles of drug action and molecular targets. • Learn the key mathematical principles and skills required in the industry. This includes statistical analysis as well as handling and analysing big data sets. • Develop understanding of systems pharmacology as well as mathematical and computer modelling. • Work with academics across our Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, Biological Sciences, and Mathematical, Physical and Computation Sciences schools.

Reading is ranked 11th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (Guardian University Guide, 2019), and they have experts in pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacy practice, as well as biomedical science and mathematics, who are all working on different aspects of drug research. Gain key graduate employability skills and experience during the third year, when students will participate in a placement with one of University of Reading's industry partners.