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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Science and Business - BSc&Bus3925 - Science and Business
Bachelor of Life Sciences - BLS3966 - Life Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BSc3970 - Science
Bachelor of Science (International) - BSc(International)3987 - Science (International)

Specialisation Structure
66 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 66 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

BABS1201
6 UOC
Molecules, Cells and Genes

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

PHAR2011
6 UOC
Introductory Pharmacology and Toxicology
PHSL2101
6 UOC
Physiology 1A

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

BIOC2201
6 UOC
Principles of Molecular Biology (Advanced)
CHEM2021
6 UOC
Organic Chemistry: Mechanisms and Biomolecules
CHEM2041
6 UOC
Analytical Chemistry: Essential Methods
PHSL2201
6 UOC
Physiology 1B
BABS2202
6 UOC
Molecular Cell Biology 1

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

PHAR3101
6 UOC
Drug Discovery, Design and Development
PHAR3102
6 UOC
Molecular Pharmacology
PHAR3202
6 UOC
Neuropharmacology
PHAR3251
6 UOC
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology

Recommended Electives

The following courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major: BIOC3111 Molecular Biology of Proteins (6 UOC)BIOC3271 Molecular Cell Biology 2 (6 UOC)CHEM6041 Analytical Chem: Frontier Tech (6 UOC)NEUR3221 Neurophysiology (6 UOC)PHSL3211 Cardiovascular Physiology and (6 UOC)PHSL3221 Endocrine, Reproductive & Dev. (6 UOC)

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Honours

Students interested in pursuing Honours in Pharmacology should refer to program 4500 I Science (Honours) and the Pharmacology Honours handbook entries.

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