Program Overview

Introduction to Pharmacology BSc (Hons)

The Pharmacology BSc (Hons) program is offered by the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee.

Teaching and Assessment

The program utilizes a variety of teaching methods, including:

• lectures
• lab practicals
• workshops
• tutorials
• computer-based learning
• video exercises
• field excursions where appropriate

Assessment is based on a combination of in-course and end-of-course evaluations, which include:

• practical reports (based on lab work)
• computer-based exercises
• data processing exercises
• essays
• exams

Modules

The program consists of several modules, categorized by level.

Level 1

• Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1A (BS11008): This module introduces students to basic bioscience techniques and laboratory safety.
• The Building Blocks of Life (BS11009): This module covers the structures and biochemical properties of key biological molecules.
• Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1B (BS12010): Students develop research skills through a short independent project.
• Building the Organism (BS12011): This module explores the cell cycle, cell replication, and physiological systems.

Optional Modules for Level 1

• Numeracy, Chemistry and Physics for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BS11005)
• Science and Society (BS12005)
• Introduction to Scientific Enterprise (BS12008)
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (BS12009)

Level 2

• Statistics and Experimental Design (BS21001)
• Cellular Communication (BS21002)
• Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2A (BS21012): Students undertake a structured laboratory project to develop practical techniques.
• Human Physiology and Pharmacology (BS22001)
• Biomolecular Mechanisms (BS22002)
• Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2B (BS22003)

Optional Modules for Level 2

• Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences (BS21008)
• Introductory Programming for Life Sciences (BS21010)
• Developing Scientific Enterprise (BS21011)
• Introductory Anatomy (CA21007)

Level 3

• Research Skills 3A (BS31023): Focuses on objective experimentation and statistical techniques in scientific research.
• Cardiovascular, Respiratory Systems and Renal Systems (BS31024)
• Neurophysiology, Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Systems (BS31025)
• Pharmacology (BS32046): Covers the mathematical descriptions of drug interactions and pharmacokinetics.
• Neuropharmacology (BS32047)

Optional Modules for Level 3

• Cancer Biology and Research (BS32048)
• Immunology (BS32049)

Level 4

• Research Skills: Biomedical Sciences (BS41006)
• Research Project: Biomedical Sciences (BS41007)

Optional Modules for Level 4

• Advanced Bioinformatics (BS42003)
• Advanced Immunology (BS42006)
• Cancer Biology (BS42007)
• Stem Cells in Development and Disease (BS42008)
• Nutrients & Metabolic Disease (BS42014)
• Translational Psychiatry & Neurology (BS42017)
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology (BS42019)
• Heart & Circulation (BS42021)
• The Conscious Brain: The Physiology & Pharmacology of Pain & Anaesthesia (BS42025)
• Cancer Pharmacology and Treatment (BS42027)
• Pharmacology of Treatment of Metabolic Disease (BS42028)