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**This is a Connected Degree**
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
**Overview**
If you love performing experiments in high-tech labs and want to study alongside researchers who are doing important work to understand how diseases such as Cancer, Alzheimers and Ast...
**This is a Connected Degree**<br/><br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/><br/>If you love performing experiments in high-tech labs and want to study alongside researchers who are doing important work to understand how diseases such as Cancer, Alzheimers and Asthma can be treated, this BSc (Hons) Pharmacology degree is for you.<br/><br/>Pharmacology is the study of drugs and how they affect living systems. Using specialist facilities, youll deepen your chemistry and biology knowledge as you study how drugs – such as painkillers, antibiotics and even caffeine – alter the body. <br/><br/>Youll set yourself for a fulfilling career working in an industry that improves the lives of millions of people. You could work in areas such as new drug development, medical writing, regulatory affairs and pharmaceutical marketing.<br/><br/><br/>- Explore the latest techniques and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases<br/><br/><br/>- Investigate how cells communicate with each other and why peoples bodies respond differently to the same drugs<br/><br/><br/>- Look at how new medicines are developed, tested and launched<br/><br/><br/>- Enhance your CV on a laboratory-based work experience module and on a sandwich year in industry (subject to successful applications)<br/><br/><br/>- Have the opportunity to do summer research placement at one of our partner universities overseas<br/><br/><br/>**Accredited by:**<br/>This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.<br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/><br/>From the medicines in your bathroom cabinet to the drug combinations used to treat cancer, the work of pharmacologists plays a crucial role in society. So theres always demand for pharmacology graduates.<br/><br/>**What can you do with a pharmacology degree?**<br/>With your degree in pharmacology, you could start a career in any part of the pharmaceutical industry, including:<br/>- drug development and testing<br/><br/><br/>- medical writing<br/><br/><br/>- marketing and sales<br/><br/><br/>- regulatory affairs<br/><br/><br/>You could specialise in a particular area of pharmacology, such as:<br/>- cardiovascular pharmacology<br/><br/><br/>- psychopharmacology<br/><br/><br/>- neuropharmacology<br/><br/><br/>- animal pharmacology<br/><br/><br/>Roles you could do include:<br/>- clinical trial assistant/administrator<br/><br/><br/>- pharmacovigilance officer<br/><br/><br/>- research and development scientist/technician<br/><br/><br/>- secondary school teacher (with additional training)<br/><br/><br/>- regulatory executive<br/><br/><br/>- operations scientist<br/><br/><br/>- research associate<br/><br/><br/>You can also continue your studies at postgraduate level on a PhD, MRes or MSc programme.<br/><br/>**Graduate destinations**<br/>Previous graduates have gone on to work for organisations including: <br/>- Bayer<br/><br/><br/>- Barts Health NHS Trust<br/><br/><br/>- Hammersmith Medicines Research<br/><br/><br/>- PharmaTargeting – a research house<br/><br/><br/>- Reckitt – health, hygiene and nutrition products<br/><br/><br/>- Molecular Dimensions – a supplier of specialist lab equipment<br/><br/><br/>**Work experience and placement year**<br/>To give you the best chance of securing a great job when you graduate, this course includes an optional sandwich year in industry and an optional lab-based work experience module (both subject to a successful applications). You could also do a summer research placement at a European university.<br/><br/>Previous students have completed work placements at organisations including pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Catalent.<br/><br/>Our specialist team of Science and Health Careers advisors can help you with finding a work placement and improving your employability skills. Theyll provide you with a database of placement vacancies, support with your job search – including help with applications and interviews – and support throughout your placement year.
Portsmouth offers guaranteed accommodation to all Clearing applicants who accept an offer within 48 hours and enrol by 23rd August.
All Clearing students are guaranteed an offer of a room in halls, T&C's apply, visit Portsmouth's website to learn more.
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Portsmouth offers guaranteed accommodation to all Clearing applicants who accept an offer within 48 hours and enrol by 23rd August.<br/><br/>All Clearing students are guaranteed an offer of a room in halls, T&C's apply, visit Portsmouth's website to learn more.<br/><br/>Sign up for Priority Clearing to get accommodation information straight to your inbox as well as access to Portsmouth's VIP Clearing days on Saturday 19th August and Monday 21st August. Priority Clearing applicants will also get exclusive Clearing updates, a priority call back on Results Day, an invitation to a dedicated Clearing webinar on Tuesday 1st August, and one-to-one application support.<br/><br/>Through the webinar and open days, students can get a feel for Portsmouth's welcoming campus and community before joining the university. With guaranteed accommodation, they can rest easy and ensure they are in the heart of the student community.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B210
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
UCAS Tariff112 120 112-120 from A levels, or equivalent, to include 32 points from Biology or Chemistry, plus 32 points from a second pure Science subject or Mathematics. Applied Science not accepted. For A levels which include a separate science practical component, a pass is desirable and may strengthen an application. Scottish HigherNot Accepted Access to HE Diploma112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma (Science), with a minimum of 15 level 3 credits in Biology and a minimum of 15 level 3 credits in Chemistry passed at Merit or above. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 29 points from the IB Diploma. 655/754 at Higher Level, to include 5 points from Higher Level Biology or Chemistry, plus 5 points from a Higher Level second pure Science subject or Mathematics. - 29 points from the IB Diploma. 664 at Higher Level to include 5 points from Higher Level Biology or Chemistry, plus 5 points from a Higher Level second pure Science subject or Mathematics. 4 points from Standard Level English and Mathematics (if not passed at GCSE grade C or above). Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 To include Higher Level Biology or Chemistry at H3 plus a second pure Science subject or Mathematics at H3. Applicants not studying Chemistry at Higher Level, will require Chemistry at Ordinary Level. GCSE/National 4/National 55 GCSEs at grade C or above to include English, Mathematics and either Biology or Chemistry (whichever is not taken to A level standard) or Double Science/5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include English, Mathematics and either Biology or Chemistry (whichev Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. Scottish Advanced Higher112-120 from Advanced Highers, to include Biology or Chemistry at grade D, plus a second pure Science subject or Mathematics at grade D. Applied Science not accepted. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalCambridge Pre-U score of 54-56. To include Principal Subjects in Biology or Chemistry at M3, plus a second pure Science subject or Mathematics at M3. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 2 A levels, with 32 points in A level Biology or Chemistry, plus 32 points in a second pure Science subject or Mathematics, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. A level Applied Science not accepted. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. A levelB,B,B B,B,C 112-120 from A levels to include 32 points from Biology or Chemistry, plus 32 points from a second pure Science subject or Mathematics. Applied Science not accepted. For A levels which include a separate science practical component, a pass is desirable and may strengthen an application. T LevelM Acceptable T Level Subjects: T Level in Health, T Level in Healthcare Science, T Level in Science (Acceptable Occupational Specialisms: Laboratory sciences) |
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