BSc Hons Pharmacology and Physiology with Integrated Foundation Year

This course isn’t built just around lectures—it’s anchored in hands-on learning. The foundation year focuses on practical skills early: lab basics, experiment planning, data capture, and how to write scientifically. That sets you up nicely for what comes next.

When you start the main degree, it’s full throttle. Expect lab immersion in physiology and pharmacology techniques—cell culture, receptor binding, dose–response studies, biochemical assays, toxicology, and drug delivery methods. You also get real-life context through guest lectures and employer engagement. The course regularly brings in voices from industry and research, connecting what you learn in lectures with how it's used in the real world.

Assessment designs often include posters, oral presentations, OSPEs, lab reports, and group projects, so you're building transferable communication and teamwork skills from the beginning. The independent final-year research project puts everything together—you craft a hypothesis, plan experiments, analyze data, and present findings with scientific clarity. The course builds not just subject experts, but scientifically literate professionals who know their way around labs and can collaborate effectively.

Completing the integrated foundation route doesn’t just get you a degree—it positions you for clarity and option. As soon as you pass all foundation modules, you move seamlessly into the main program. If you excel—say, scoring high grades—there’s even a chance to be interviewed for a potential place on the MPharm at Kent or Greenwich, opening up the pharmacist route without having originally qualified for it.

Assuming you proceed with the Pharmacology and Physiology path, you can move into typical graduate roles: research assistant, pharmaceutical scientist, clinical trial support, drug safety, or regulatory affairs. The scientific and laboratory foundation plus professional awareness gives you flexibility. If you’ve done particularly well or taken the sandwich option later on, positions in quality assurance, analytical science, or industry R&D become very realistic.

Postgrad pathways are strong, too—many graduates pursue MSc or PhD programs in pharmacology, physiology, drug development, or biomedical research. On top of that, you're gaining transferable skills—report writing, data interpretation, presenting—that serve you in healthcare policy, consultancy, or education. What this program gives you isn’t just a degree—it gives you adaptability and upward momentum.