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Overview
Our Pharmacology BSc will give you a sound understanding of the biological action of drugs and chemicals, the way they work at the molecular, cellular and systemic levels and their use in medicines to treat disease. This course is an ideal foundation for careers in the pharmaceutical industry, biomedical research or graduate entry into medicine and equips students with transferable skills relevant for work in many other sectors. The course also features options to study abroad or extend to a four-year MSci.
Pharmacology is one of the biomedical sciences, and a strong understanding of related biomedical disciplines provides an important foundation for studying how drugs work in health and disease. At King’s, Pharmacology students share Common Year One with students on our other biomedical science degrees. During this first year, you will study a broad range of subjects before pharmacology becomes the main focus of your degree from Year 2 onwards.
Common Year One gives you flexibility. You will normally continue on the Pharmacology BSc after successfully completing your first year, but if your interests change, you have the option to transfer to another degree within the Common Year One suite: Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc, Biochemistry BSc, Biomedical Science BSc, Medical Physiology BSc, Molecular Genetics BSc or Neuroscience BSc.
The Common Year One also gives you flexibility. You will normally continue on the Pharmacology BSc after successfully completing your first year, but if your interests change, you have the option to transfer to another degree within the Common Year One suite: Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc, Biochemistry BSc, Biomedical Science BSc, Medical Physiology BSc, Molecular Genetics BSc or Neuroscience BSc.
Key benefits
- King’s is ranked 7th in Europe for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026)
- Over 90% student satisfaction for programme in recent National Student Surveys
- Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and researchers
- Close links with pharmaceutical companies
- Taught at Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education
- One of the UK’s best graduate employment rates
- Flexible options to tailor your degree through overseas study, or switching to a four-year MSci with an extended research experience
The flexibility of the Common Year One structure allowed me to study further into aspects of bioscience that correlate with the discipline of pharmacology whilst still maintaining a strong pharmacology focus.
ZaydPharmacology BSc, year 3
Course essentials
To understand how pharmacology and the wider biomedical sciences connect, as well as how you will study them during your Common Year One, watch the video above.
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and how they act, including the search for new drugs, investigations into how they can best be used to treat disease, and their effects on the body. Our wide-ranging Pharmacology BSc course has been designed to give you a sound understanding of the biological action of drugs and chemicals, the way they work at the molecular, cellular and systems level and their use in medicines for the treatment of disease.
It is an ideal grounding for a career in the pharmaceutical industry or general biomedical research and for graduate entry to medicine. However, the course will also equip you with a range of transferable skills, including data gathering, analysis and interpretation, presentation and team-work that are recognised and valued by employers in both the public and private sector across a variety of industries.
If you choose to continue studying pharmacology after Common Year One, in Year 2 Pharmacology becomes the main focus of your study. You will study cardiovascular pharmacology, neuropharmacology, the pharmacology of inflammation and drug discovery. You may also choose to study abroad at one of our partner institutions for a full year between your second and third years or apply to transfer onto a four-year MSci programme which involves a professional placement year supported by distance learning materials whilst gaining real life work experience in an industrial or academic setting.
In your third year, as well as deepening your understanding of specialist pharmacological areas, you can also undertake project work, either in one of our state-of-the art research laboratories, or in a non-laboratory setting, investigating a diverse range of exciting topics.
Find out more about studying Pharmacology at King’s.
Pharmacology MSci
Students who meet the required academic standards can apply to progress to the four-year MSci programme after Year 2. Applications are considered in line with programme regulations and placement availability.
Special features
Optional study abroad
Key Information
UCAS code:
B210
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAA
Duration:
Three years or four years with a year abroad, or with an MSci
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Base campuses
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).