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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Pharmacology course at University of Chester.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
B,B,C
Including Chemistry.
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £9,535 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: B210
Here's what University of Chester says about its Pharmacology course.
Study the process of new drug discovery and the development of therapies for treating human disease on our Pharmacology degree.
Pharmacology is a science central to modern medicine. Understanding the causes and progression of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma and HIV provides approaches to designing effective drug molecules which can relieve the symptoms or treat the disease. This course takes a modern approach to studying drug design, and the pathways involved.
The course has a strong practical focus, allowing you to develop the lab skills needed to become an employable Pharmacology graduate, and the practical sessions are delivered in modern, spacious teaching laboratories.
Pharmacology is taught by enthusiastic academic and professional staff who will provide continuous support throughout your studies at Chester Medical School. The academic staff are research active and continually strive to promote research within areas of Pharmacology, in which they have published research findings and discussed their work at national and international conferences. You will have the opportunity to join a research team to undertake your research dissertation in the final year.
Pharmacology graduates are highly sought after in medical research laboratories and in the pharmaceutical industry.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Chester Medical School
Location
Chester | Chester
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Pharmacology
Start date
October 6, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
For the latest example of curriculum availability on this degree programme please refer to the University of Chester's Website.
How you will be assessed
Learning is assessed by a combination of examinations and coursework. The overall balance between these two forms of assessment is approximately 50:50. Coursework assessments may consist of laboratory reports, data handling exercises, essays, poster and oral presentations, allowing a full range of skills to be developed. The end-of-module assessment is normally by examination, consisting of a combination of multiple choice questions (MCQs), short answer or long answer questions.
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The university life offers all-inclusive community with daytime activities including lectures, student union elections and events. Also, the Chester city is well-rounded and enriched with student experience.
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1st year student
The financial impact is manageable with lower living costs compared to other cities. The university also provides financial support options including scholarships to assist students with tuition fees and living expenses.
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Chester students who took the Pharmacology course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
85%
med
Teaching on my course
85%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
86%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
90%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
83%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
83%
med
Learning opportunities
85%
med
Learning opportunities
85%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
88%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
86%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
85%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
87%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
84%
med
Assessment and feedback
84%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
81%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
81%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
82%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
93%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
81%
med
Academic support
81%
med
Academic support
81%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
75%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
87%
med
Organisation and management
56%
low
Organisation and management
56%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
63%
med
How well organised is your course?
49%
low
Learning resources
91%
high
Learning resources
91%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
87%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
95%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
91%
high
Student voice
76%
med
Student voice
76%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
62%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
87%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
79%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
83%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
84%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
83%
med
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
85%
med
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
91%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
67%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
81%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
84%
high
Student information
See who's studying at University of Chester. These students are taking Pharmacology or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Chemistry | D | |||||
| Biology | B | |||||
| Mathematics | D | |||||
| Physics | C | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Chester graduates who took Pharmacology - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
88%
Say it fits with future plans
88%
Are utilising studies
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
We have no information about future earnings from students that studied this course.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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The University of Chester was founded in 1839 as one of the UKs first teacher training colleges. We now have over 14,000 students taking courses in areas such as Applied Sciences, Arts and Media, Business, Education, Health Care, Humanities and Social Sciences.
We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as a range of foundation years and apprenticeship degrees which combine conventional university study with learning in the workplace.
We have facilities for teaching, learning and student life at our sites in Chester, Warrington and Birkenhead. Our University Centres in Birkenhead and Warrington provide professionally focused, practice-based courses.
We’re here to answer any questions you might have about studying with us, whether they are about accommodation, finance, Open Days, student support, university life or individual course enquiries. If you would like to get in touch with us directly you can email [email protected] or call 01244 511000.
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