Overview

The Pharmacology (Hons) programme from University of Hertfordshire is about building a solid foundation in bioscience. You’ll study alongside students from other disciplines. You’ll obtain an initial grounding in chemistry, molecular biology and genetics, microbiology, and human physiology with pharmacology.

Key facts

You’ll learn how to describe physiological processes in the body. This will be at cell, tissue, organ and organism level. Your theory will be backed up with extensive practical work to develop key laboratory skills.

In your second year, you start specialising. You’ll start to look at the stages of drug development. You’ll learn the need for clinical trials. Explore the controversial issues around trialling human volunteers.

You’ll uncover how medication keeps us in good health and how they save lives. You’ll learn how pain relief drugs like ibuprofen and aspirin work in the body. Understand the process of chemotherapy for cancers. You’ll hear amazing success stories as well as the limitations of existing therapies.

In your final year you’ll find that you have grown to love certain topics that you just need to delve deeper into.

Careers and opportunities

Trainee Biomedical Scientist

Clinical Trials Associate

Drug Safety Coordinator

Medical Representative

Lab Scientist

Microbiologist

Research Assistant

Tissue Culture Technologist

Donor Transplant Assistant.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Cell and Microbiology

Human Physiology with Pharmacology

Chemistry for the Biological Sciences

Molecular Structure and Reactivity

Bioinformatics

Biology of Disease

Biochemistry for Pharmacology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hatfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Pharmacology View 105 other Bachelors in Pharmacology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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72

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59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points: 112–120

A Level: BBC–BBB. Required subjects: At least two science A Levels, one of which must be a grade C in either Biology or Chemistry (acceptable A Levels are Human Biology, Psychology, Geography, Maths, Physics, ICT and Sports Studies). Pass required in A Level Science practical.

BTEC: DMM-DDM. Required subject: BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science (depending on optional units studied).

Accepted T Levels: 112–120 UCAS points

Access Course Tariff: Access to Science Diploma with 45 Level credits at merit profile.

IB Requirement: 120–128 points from a minimum of two HL subjects at H4 or above to include Biology or Chemistry and one other Science (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core).

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Tuition Fees

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17450 GBP / year

≈ 17450 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part time

UK: £1190 per 15 credits

International: £2180 per 15 credits

Living costs

Hatfield

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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