Pharmacology BSc (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: B210 112 UCAS points
  1. BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time
    • 2310 Pro-rata Full time fee
  3. BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 14820 Per year

Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: B416 64 UCAS points
  1. BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BSc (Hons) Pharmacology

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 14820 Per year

What makes this course different

  • £27,000

    UEL students successfully completing this course achieved an impressive salary of £27,000, 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2021).

  • Industry experts

    You'll learn from innovative teachers who have been awarded a prestigious prize for their excellence in teaching from the British Pharmacological Society (BPS).

  • £2.4m investment in facilities

    You'll work in our recently refurbished bioscience teaching laboratory. The lab is proving a major resource and will have a great impact on your student experience.

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Course modules

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Essential Skills for Higher Education (Mental Wealth)

Essential Maths & ICT

Career & Professional Skills (Mental Wealth)

Human Biology

Introduction to the Study of Cells

Chemistry of Life

Optional Short Placement

Professional Practice in Science (Mental Wealth)

Essential Chemistry

Cell Biology

Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Fundamentals in Human Anatomy and Physiology

Fundamentals in Microbiology

Level 4 Short Work Placement

Infection & Immunity

Physiological Regulation

Fundamental & Experimental Pharmacology

Drug, Discovery, Development and Regulation

Cellular Biochemistry

Research & Career Development - Mental Wealth

Year Long Placement (Sandwich Year)

Level 5 Short Work Placement

Neuropsychopharmacology & Emerging Therapeutics

Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Pharmacology

Immunopharmacology & Chemotherapeutics

Research Project and Career Enhancement Portfolio (Mental Wealth)

Toxicology

New Frontiers in Pharmacology

Level 6 Short Work Placement

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Industry links

Our annual career conferences have been a source of inspiration, encouragement and valuable information and advice for pharmacology students. These events include talks by alumni, employers and recruitment agencies. Your degree will leave you well-placed to take up a research post, maybe at a university or in a research institute, to enter the exciting field of drug discovery. You'll also be able to apply for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine as a graduate.

Graduate employers

Our graduates have gone to work for employers as varied as the NHS, pharmacies, laboratories and the wider pharmacology sector. The story of our alumnus Suman Gurung gives an idea of how our course can kick-start your career. He got a BPS bursary worth £2,000 to attend an intensive, one-week residential research techniques course. Suman's excellent final-year stem cell research project, conducted with course leader Dr Ayoub, helped earn him a first-class honours degree. He then landed a job at a cosmetics company working on stem cell therapies for baldness.

Job roles

Graduates from this course have gone on to careers as clinical trial administrators, dispensers and technical officers. Alumna Hilda Bellony started her career at Imperial College Hospital after graduating from UEL. She became a researcher at Imperial College London and now works at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

Further study

You might decide to pursue postgraduate study on our MSc courses or explore a career in research on our MRes programme led by Prof Winston Morgan. The university also delivers PGCE courses for those interested in teaching.

My journey at UEL has been an exciting and dynamic learning experience for me. The excellent support and expertise of the lecturers have enhanced my knowledge, building up a strong scientific background. The work placement opportunities provided by UEL add to the experience, helping to put theory into practice. My pharmacovigilance placement with MHRA was a very good way of using my pharmacology knowledge in real life."

Veronica Franklin

Pharmacology, BSc (Hons)

How we support your career ambitions

Our course is geared towards thinking about your future, especially with its work placements and work experience. Our annual career conferences have been a source of inspiration, encouragement and valuable information and advice for pharmacology students. These events include talks by alumni, employers and recruitment agencies. Your degree will leave you well-placed to take up a research post, at a university or in a research institute, entering the exciting field of drug discovery. You could also apply for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary medicine as a graduate.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including: 

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work 
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top: 

  • Work-based projects 
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business 
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

When not attending timetabled lectures or workshops, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This will typically involve skills development through online study, reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects and preparing coursework assignments and presentations. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, specialist facilities, such as game labs, the library, the full Microsoft Office software, including MS Teams, and Moodle: our Virtual Learning Environment.

    Guided independent study

    Our innovative Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) approach enhances face-to-face learning by providing students with scheduled on-campus contact hours and additional learning opportunities. Through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), students can access course materials and resources beyond their scheduled hours. We offer access to industry-standard technology and specialised spaces to prepare students for their future careers. Dedicated time for activities and development, along with a holistic approach to learning, fosters academic, personal, and professional growth. Students benefit from career support through on-campus and virtual Career Zones, personalised support services, and a dedicated online portal, Track My Future (TMF).

    Academic support

    Students are supported with academic or subject-related queries by a programme director, module leaders, academic advisors (you’ll have an academic advisor from the teaching team as soon as you arrive with us), and university central support services.

    Dedicated personal tutor

    If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help you achieve your potential.

    You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses. Our Student Support hubs feature centralised helpdesks.

    UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

    Workload

    The approximate percentages for this course are: 

    • Year 1: 180 Hours - Taught Sessions, 60 Hours - Practical/IT Workshops, 960 Hours - Independent Learning 
    • Year 2: 185 Hours - Taught Sessions, 55 Hours - Practical/IT Workshops, 960 Hours - Independent Learning 
    • Year 3: 188 Hours - Taught Sessions, 52 Hours - Practical/IT Workshops, 960 Hours - Independent Learning

    Your timetable

    Each year you will spend up to 240 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module.

    Your individualised timetable is normally available to students within 48 hours of enrolment. Whilst we make every effort to ensure timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week between 9.00am and 6.00pm. For undergraduate students, Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities, but there may be occasions when this is not possible. Timetables for part-time students will depend on the modules selected.

    Class sizes

    The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work.

How you'll be assessed

We'll assess you with a mixture of coursework and exams. Coursework includes essays, research reports, group and seminar presentations and a final-year project. Most of the assessment in your first year is by coursework and we'll give you as much feedback as possible. 

  • Year 1 - 58% Portfolio/Coursework, 42% Laboratory/Practical/ICT 
  • Year 2 - 35% Portfolio/Coursework 32% Written Exam/Timed Assessment, 25% Laboratory/Practical/ICT, 8% Group Project/Presentation 
  • Year 3 - 57% Portfolio/Coursework, 28% Written Exam/Timed Assessment, 10% Case Study/PBL, 5% Group Project/Presentation 

You'll always receive detailed feedback outlining your strengths and how you can improve. We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 14 working days, although you will receive immediate feedback following many of our face to face assessments.

Campus and facilities

Water Lane, Stratford

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by School of Health, Sport and Bioscience

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

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What our students and staff say

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My journey at UEL has been an exciting and dynamic learning experience for me. The excellent support and expertise of the lecturers have enhanced my knowledge, building up a strong scientific background. The work placement opportunities provided by UEL add to the experience, helping to put theory into practice. My pharmacovigilance placement with MHRA was a very good way of using my pharmacology knowledge in real life."

Veronica Franklin

Pharmacology, BSc (Hons)