Pharmacology - PHARA13935
Stream Summary
Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Medical Sciences
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3935 - Science/Social Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
Pharmacology is an increasingly important part of the study of medicine as well as being of central importance in the education of pharmacists, toxicologists and veterinarians. Professional positions for pharmacologists often occur in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries in the testing and research of drugs as well as in administration and management.
Stream Structure
A major in Pharmacology is comprised of 66 units of credit of courses as follows:
Stage 1
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
- MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences (6 UOC)1
Notes:
- MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences, MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A may be taken instead of MATH1041
Stage 2
- PHAR2011 Introductory Pharmacology and (6 UOC)
- PHSL2101 Physiology 1A (6 UOC)
PLUS 12 UOC from:
- BIOC2181 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (6 UOC) or BIOC2101 Principles of Biochemistry (6 UOC)
- BIOC2291 Fundamentals of Molecular Biology(6 UOC) or BIOC2201 Principles of Molecular Biology (6 UOC)
Stage 3
18 UOC from:
- PHAR3101 Rational Drug Design (6 UOC)
- PHAR3102 Molecular Pharmacology (6 UOC)
- PHAR3202 Neuropharmacology (6 UOC)
- PHAR3251 Clinical & Exp'l Pharmacology (6 UOC)
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
Honours
For further information on Honours in Pharmacology, please see the Pharmacology Honours entry in this Handbook.
