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Pharmacology – (B.Sc.)
University of Dundee
Life Sciences School of Learning and Teaching| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,060 - ≈ € 11,720 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 48 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dundee
UCAS Code: B210
Pharmacology is the study of how drugs, as chemical agents, affect body functions in health and disease.
It is therefore a very important biomedical discipline, with roots both in basic biology and chemistry, and plays a vital role in helping to safeguard our health and welfare.
Pharmacology is a biomedical science that studies how and where in the body drugs act to produce their effects, from the whole organism down to its individual cells. Most drugs produce their effects by interacting with particular molecular components (e.g. specific proteins) within cells. Pharmacology also considers the body's handling of drugs – how drugs are administered and absorbed, how they distribute within the body, and how they are eventually inactivated and/or excreted, often after being modified in chemical structure by the action of enzymes found in the body.
Contents
Levels 1 and 2
All Life Sciences degree programmes share common core modules at Level 1 that provide a general introduction to the life sciences through an integrated programme of lectures, tutorials, practical work and field excursions.
Level 3
At Level 3 you specialise in pharmacology, and choose additional subjects that interest you to study alongside your main subject. You will develop your knowledge and skills in the following aspects of pharmacology:
- peripheral and central nervous system pharmacology
- mechanisms of cell signalling
- basic principles of drug-receptor interactions
- aspects of molecular pharmacology
Summer work placements
Many students take advantage of opportunities for summer work placements, normally between Levels 3 and 4, which are available as externally-funded competitive placements, or as voluntary laboratory work.
Level 4
Your studies at Level 4 will be at the level of current research in your chosen subject area.
Advanced study of topics in pharmacology that currently include:
- cardiovascular pharmacology
- pharmacogenomics (improving drug therapy and safety)
- modulating the immune response
- molecular aspects of toxicology and carcinogenesis
- targeted treatments of cancer
- neurodegenerative disorders
- molecular mechanisms of learning and memory
- psychobiology and treatment of mental illness
- analgesics and anaesthetics
Your studies will involve extensive use of scientific literature and the opportunity to attend a regular programme of seminars given by invited speakers from Britain and abroad.
- Research project - several formats are available including laboratory-based research under the supervision of a leading scientist, computer modelling, multimedia teaching packages, literature and electronic database review.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
- Minimum Requirements:
SQA Higher: ABBB
GCE A-Level: BBB
ILC Higher: ABBB
IB Diploma: 30 points with 5, 5, 5 at HL
- Essential Subjects:
Biology or chemistry (Higher, A-L ILC H, HL) plus mathematics and chemistry (SG at 3, Int2 at C, GCSE at C, ILC Ord at C, IB SL at 4).
- Advanced Entry (to level 2):
SQA Advanced Higher: AB+BB (H) in different subjects
GCE A-Level: ABB
IB Diploma: 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL
- Essential Subjects:
Biology and Chemistry (AH, A-L, HL) plus mathematics (SG at 3, Int2 at C, GCSE at C, IB SL at 4).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
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