Pharmacology (With Foundation Year) (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

This Pharmacology (With Foundation Year) (Hons) from Bangor University  equips you with a basic, essential understanding of the anatomical, biological and chemical principles that underpin the field of medical sciences – before you progress to the BSc Pharmacology.

Key Facts:

• The additional year better prepares you both for higher level study and a career as a modern scientist and researcher. As well as the fundamentals of good laboratory practice, you’ll learn core academic and numeracy skills, such as drafting essays, referencing your work, statistics, data handling and interrogation.

• Learning within the medical sciences at Bangor is very much hands-on, grounded in the real-world experiences of lecturers, and driven by the latest scientific research. State-of-the-art labs allow you to develop and apply your knowledge at the interface of scientific discovery and clinical practice.

• Our own expertise includes, among other things, the use of computer modelling and simulation of drug dosing, exposure and action, investigation into the actions and toxicities of anticancer drugs, use of pharmacogenomics, and determination of the clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of medicines.

• We work closely with national and international organisations involved in pharmaceutical policy relating to pharmacogenomics, treatment of rare diseases and health service reimbursement. We offer a rich experience to develop skills that are relevant across the spectrum of pharmacology – from the basic sciences through to clinical use and policy, and which are transferable to maximise students’ employment potential.

Career opportunities:

On successful completion of your Foundation Year, you can progress to our BSc Pharmacology, BSc Biomedical Science or BMedSci Medical Sciences programmes (subject to meeting the programme specific requirements).

If you are interested in science and want to discover new knowledge to help people live healthier, longer lives, pharmacology offers an exciting career with lots of different job opportunities. You could pursue research or laboratory-based careers working, for example, in academic settings, research institutions, clinical laboratories, scientific distributors and manufacturers, and pharmaceutical and bioscience companies.

Alternatively, you could opt for non-technical roles, moving into science policy, drug registration, regulation, health technology assessment, patent work, medical sales or medical writing.

For those wishing to continue their studies, you could go onto further study within the wider life science disciplines, including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Veterinary Science. Pharmacology graduates who attain upper second class Honours are eligible to apply for Graduate Entry Medicine at many UK medical schools who offer this. You could also apply for a higher research degree to specialise in a particular area of pharmacology.

Typical roles may include:

• Research scientist

• Pharmaceutical scientist in industry

• Toxicologist

• Pharmaceutical marketing or sales representative

• Clinical trials coordinator

• Regulatory affairs specialist

• Medical writer

• Scientific copywriter

• Patent examiner/advisor