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Pharmacology iBSc

UCAS code: Not applicable. Apply direct to King's.

The application deadline for internal/current KCL students is 26th Jan 2025 ("please follow link to Keats page in the entry requirements tab for further information").

The application deadline for students external to KCL is 29th June 2025

Key information

Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
26 January 2025
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The Pharmacology Intercalated BSc offers students already on medical degree courses the opportunity to achieve an additional specialist degree in just one year. The course will provide you with essential exposure to the development of drugs and their application in clinical practice. Through studying molecular, cellular and whole system techniques, you will gain an insight into the drug discovery process, and an appreciation of where new drugs are likely to come from. The Pharmacology Department at King’s includes world-renowned experts in a number of research fields including Parkinson’s disease, asthma, inflammation and cardiovascular pharmacology.

Key benefits

  • One-year programme leading to intercalated BSc.
  • Strong focus on research and laboratory skills.
  • One of the UK's best graduate employment rates.
  • King’s College London is ranked top 10 in Europe for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024).
  • Option to take non-pharmacological modules from within the School of Bioscience Education.

Employability

The iBSc Pharmacology is aimed at medical, dentistry and veterinary medicine students with a particular interest in the process by which new medicines are developed and tested to be safe, along with the mechanisms of action of drugs in current therapeutic use. It should particularly interest students keen to pursue a career in clinical pharmacology: https://www.bps.ac.uk/careers-in-pharmacology/clinical-pharmacology-for-medical-students

Employability

The iBSc Pharmacology is aimed at medical, dentistry and veterinary medicine students with a particular interest in the process by which new medicines are developed and tested to be safe, along with the mechanisms of action of drugs in current therapeutic use. It should particularly interest students keen to pursue a career in clinical pharmacology: https://www.bps.ac.uk/careers-in-pharmacology/clinical-pharmacology-for-medical-students

Key information

Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
26 January 2025
King's Apply

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