Pharmacology - PHARA13966
Stream Summary
Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Medical Sciences
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3966 - Life Sciences
Award(s):
Bachelor of Life Sciences (Major)
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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:
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):
Honours
Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Pharmacology should refer to program 4500 – Science (Honours) and the plan page for Medical Science (Honours) in this Handbook.
