Clinical Pharmacology BSc
Entry requirements
A level
Biology or Chemistry plus one other subject. General Studies not accepted. Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
Access to HE Diploma
Full Award Diploma in a science subject. 60 credits at level 3 (45 graded and 15 ungraded). 45 pure science related credits graded credits at Distinction and Merit. Overall 27 credits must be graded at distinction and 18 at merit. Pure sciences excludes Sociology. Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Combinations of individual Pre-U subjects and A Levels are acceptable. Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
15 points at Higher Level, including a minimum grade 5 in Biology or Chemistry. At Standard Level, a minimum score of 5 must be attained in Maths and English, if at least a 6 (B) has not previously been attained in GCSE/IGCSE Maths and English. We accept both Mathematics: analysis & approaches and Mathematics: applications & interpretations.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Applied Science. Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
Scottish Advanced Higher
To include Chemistry or Biology, and supplemented by 3 Scottish Highers at BBB. Must also meet GCSE/National 5 requirements as outlined on website.
Scottish Higher
To include Chemistry or Biology, and supplemented by 2 Scottish Advanced Highers at BBB. Must also meet GCSE/National 5 requirements as outlined on website.
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About this course
This degree is the only undergraduate course dedicated to clinical pharmacology. We take a holistic view of the development of drugs: from understanding disease processes and identifying possible drug targets, to organising testing, rolling out clinical trials, negotiating complex regulations and licensing and finally, treating patients and potentially saving lives. The course blends clinical and fundamental sciences with an innovative integrated approach.
Designed in collaboration with industry, our course prepares you for employment from the outset with a focus on developing core skills in leadership, organisation, communication, teamwork, academic integrity and more. You’ll relate your learning to real-life through case studies and practical activities, including weekly scenario-based learning sessions, clinical skills or laboratory sessions, projects and practical data analysis.
Every student spends six weeks on industry-related work experience in Year 2. This is in large part thanks to our excellent professional links with the British Pharmacological Society (BPS), regulatory bodies, contract research organisations and major pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical companies.
**Course highlights**
- The only undergraduate course in the UK dedicated to clinical pharmacology, designed in collaboration with industry.
- Taught by a wide range of scientists and clinicians who are active in research and clinical practice and provide great links to the laboratories and hospital.
- Our lecturers are praised by students for being friendly, supportive and for their innovative teaching methods, which blend traditional lectures and seminars with skills workshops, practical sessions and work experience.
- The course is focused on graduate employability – every one of our students undertakes a research project and spends six weeks on industry work experience in the second year, after which you have the opportunity to spend an additional professional year on placement in industrial, clinical or other settings.
**About St George’s, University of London**
Established in 1752, St George’s is the UK’s specialist health university and is dedicated to medical and health sciences education, training and research. We share our site with a major London teaching hospital, which is both on the clinical frontline for a diverse local community and a centre of excellence for specialist conditions. At St George's, you’ll study in a clinical setting with like-minded individuals working across a variety of healthcare professions.
St George’s has enjoyed an outstanding track record of research and innovation in infectious disease ever since the ‘father of vaccinology’ and St George's alumnus, Edward Jenner, created the world’s first vaccine (against smallpox). Recent research has included a focus on tuberculosis, malaria, HIV in low and middle-income countries and Covid-19.
Modules
You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/clinical-pharmacology#modules
Assessment methods
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