Enter OTP
This four-year course (including a foundation year) is perfect if you want to study Pharmacology but need extra preparation before entering directly. It builds your confidence in science, develops strong academic skills, and then takes you into the full study of how drugs are discovered, trialled, regulated, and used to treat disease.
It suits students curious about medicines, biotechnology, and healthcare research, and who may want to work in pharmaceuticals, drug development, or clinical testing in the future.
Curriculum Structure
Foundation Year
You’ll focus on building essential knowledge in biology, chemistry, physiology, maths, and statistics. Alongside this, you’ll learn practical laboratory skills and strengthen your ability to study and communicate like a scientist.
Year 1
Here you’ll step into the fundamentals of pharmacology. Modules include Principles of Pharmacology and Human Physiology, giving you a grounding in how the body works and how medicines affect it. You’ll also gain experience in experimental design and lab practice.
Year 2
The second year explores applied areas like Cancer Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, and Pharmacogenomics. You’ll study how drugs interact with different body systems, the genetics behind drug responses, and the science of designing safer and more effective medicines.
Final Year
In your last year, you’ll take on a research project where you design and carry out your own investigation under supervision. Alongside this, you can study modules such as Pharmacoeconomics and Drug Regulation, learning how medicines are assessed by regulatory bodies and how health policy shapes their use. Optional placements or international experiences are also available.
Focus Areas
drug discovery; pharmacogenomics; pharmacoeconomics; cardiovascular and cancer pharmacology; regulatory affairs and safety; laboratory practice and applied clinical relevance
Learning Outcomes
ability to understand how medicines are discovered, tested, and regulated; strong laboratory and data analysis skills; competence in interpreting clinical trials and health policy; readiness for careers in biotech, pharma, or further study
Professional Alignment (Accreditation)
The program equips you with knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as those followed by NICE and prepares you for industry roles that require understanding of drug approval and safety monitoring.
Reputation (Employability & Rankings)
Around 95% of graduates in subjects allied to medicine at Bangor are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating.
Average graduate earnings are around £26,000 within the same time frame.
Bangor is consistently ranked among the UK’s top universities for teaching quality and student support.
Here’s the Experiential Learning section for Pharmacology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) at Bangor University, based on official sources. I pulle
From early on, you’ll be using cutting-edge labs and facilities, getting hands-on with real science. Bangor offers state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, lecture theatres, IT infrastructure, plus a Cat-2 specialist lab for work with medium-risk biological agents and genetically modified organisms. You’ll also have blended teaching (face-to-face + dispersed), and work-based placements in industry & clinical settings under mentorship—so theory meets practice in a very tangible way.
Here’s how this plays out, concretely:
Use of recently refurbished labs in the Brambell Building (labs A1, B1, C4) equipped with audiovisual systems so you can follow demonstrations in detail.
Access to high-end research tools: centrifuges, spectrometers, confocal microscopes, flow cytometry, high-throughput screening robot, mass spectrometry, DNA sequencing etc., especially for final-year project students.
Work-based placements: opportunities in local settings like companies manufacturing medicines, firms doing genetic tests or wound care products, and clinical research facilities. You’ll get mentorship from trained supervisors.
Placement Year option: you can take an extra year after Year 2 to do a placement (7-12 months) to build contacts and real work experience.
Variety in assessment: lab reports, practical tests, poster presentations, unseen exams, essays, multiple-choice questions, project work and dissertation. This ensures you not only do, but also reflect, communicate, and present research.
Graduates from this program leave with strong scientific knowledge and practical experience, making them well suited for roles in pharmaceuticals, biotech, clinical research or regulatory affairs. You might work as a Clinical Research Associate, Drug Discovery Scientist, Regulatory Affairs Officer, or Biotech Product Development Specialist. Because of the foundation year + the subject’s lab, policy & industry-placement content, employers see you as someone who has both the technical and regulatory understanding they need.
Here’s how Bangor helps and what you can expect after finishing:
The Careers & Employability Service supports you in finding and applying for placements, work experience, internships, and post-graduation jobs. You get help with CVs, interview prep, and sourcing industry contacts. (Course details mention dedicated staff in your School plus university-wide support)
Employment stats: for “Subjects allied to medicine” at Bangor ~95% of graduates are in work and/or further study 15 months after finishing; average earnings ~£26,000 at that time. After 3 years post-graduation, typical salaries rise to ~£27,500 or more.
University-industry/clinical partnerships: placements are available in companies making medicines, in genetic test firms and wound-care product businesses, and in clinical research facilities. There is also access in the final year to the North West Cancer Research Institute for lab-based research projects.
Long-term accreditation / academic recognition: with a good result (upper second-class honours), graduates are eligible to apply for Graduate Entry Medicine at almost all UK medical schools; also the course covers regulatory agencies content (e.g. NICE), pharmacoeconomics, health-technology assessment, giving you credentials valued in biotech / pharma / health policy.
Graduation outcomes: nearly all students complete with degree; many go into roles such as scientists, regulatory affairs, drug discovery or biopharma, clinical trial work or into postgraduate study. Options for a Placement Year or International Experience Year give extra experience & employability boost.
University accept students with a wide range of qualifications, experience and backgrounds and consider each application individuallyA minimum of 55% in the Standard XII school certificate from recognised central or state boardsSudent planning to apply for one of our degree programmes, you may need to take a foundation course or pre-sessional course if you do not have qualifications that are equivalent to British A levels or if you need to improve your English language level.85% required for students who studied in the state boards of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh (or equivalent grade in Diploma in an Engineering/Technology subject).Community PharmacistHospital PharmacistClinical PharmacistPharmaceutical Industry RolesResearch and DevelopmentAcademiaHealthcare PolicyRegulatory AffairsPharmaceutical Sales
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