Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a science central to modern medicine.

Understanding the causes and progression of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, HIV provides approaches to designing effective drug molecules which can relieve the symptoms or treat the disease.

This course takes a modern approach to studying drug design, and the pathways involved in getting an approved drug into the clinic.

The academic staff are research active and continually strive to promote research within areas of Pharmacology, in which they have published research findings and discussed their work at national and international conferences. Students will have the opportunity to join a research team to undertake their research dissertation in the final year.

Pharmacology graduates are highly sought after in medical research laboratories and in the pharmaceutical industry.