University of Dundee

BSc Pharmacology

University of Dundee

Course overview

The University of Dundee ranks 5th in the UK for its pharmacology department and is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. Thus, this university’s BSc Pharmacology is rich and provides students with an in-depth understanding of how drugs affect body functions in health and disease. The curriculum focuses on neuroscience, metabolic disease, and cancer, which are the areas of research strength at the university.

The University of Dundee BSc Pharmacology course is shaped by the work of world-leading researchers, ensuring that students learn the latest innovations in the field, as well as its fundamentals. By the end of the degree programme, students would have developed practical skills, including laboratory skills, data analysis, and how to design and run experiments.

Students will be taught through lectures, lab practicals, workshops, tutorials, computer-based learning, video exercises, and field excursions where appropriate, and will be evaluated based on practical reports (based on lab work), computer-based exercises, data processing exercises, essays, and exams.

Entry requirements

Grade Requirements:

  • International applicants for the BSc Pharmacology programme at the University of Dundee are required to provide an A-level of CCC grade, an IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma with 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level (essential subjects are Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics), or an equivalent.

English Language Requirements:

International applicants are required to provide one of the following proofs of English proficiency tests to qualify for the BSc Pharmacology programme at the University of Dundee:

  • IELTS: An overall score of 6.0, and not less than Writing 6.0, Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, and Speaking 6.0.

  • TOEFL: An overall score of 80, with minimum scores in Writing 19, Listening 17, Reading 18, and Speaking 20.

Scholarships

  • Alumni and Family Scholarship

    Value: £1,500 - £3,000

    Up to £1,500

  • Alumni Scholarship

    Value: £1,500 - £3,000

    Up to £1,500

  • Dow Memorial Trust Scholarship - Dentistry

    Value - £2,000 - £2,500 per year.

    Up to £2,000

  • Dow Memorial Trust Scholarship - Medicine

    Value: £2,000 - £2,500 per year.

    Up to £2,000

  • GEMS Scholarship

    Value - £6,000 per year of study

    Up to £6,000

  • Global Excellence Scholarship Undergraduate

    Value: £7,500 per year of study.

    Up to £7,500

  • Vice Chancellor's East Asia Undergraduate Scholarship

    Value - £4,000

    Up to £4,000

Career opportunities

The graduates of the BSc Pharmacology from the University of Dundee are equipped to work in the following roles:

  • Research Scientist

  • Analytical Chemist

  • Clinical Scientist

  • Academic Researcher

  • Medical Writer

Cost of study

The tuition fee for international students enrolling in the BSc Pharmacology at the University of Dundee is £28,200. Fees are subject to annual change.

Admission

International students can apply for this course through UCAS or directly to the university using the international student application form. Please speak with our trained advisors for assistance.

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