Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Pharmacology from 2019

Your BSc programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 360 points. For your Pharmacology major you must complete the following courses:

• 15 points from:
  • BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
  • CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World
• 30 points:
  • BIOSCI 107 Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes and Development
  • MEDSCI 142 Biology for Biomedical Science: Organ Systems
• 30 points from:
  • BIOSCI 203 Biochemistry
  • MEDSCI 203 Mechanisms of Disease
  • MEDSCI 205 The Physiology of Human Organ Systems
  • MEDSCI 206 Principles of Neuroscience
• 15 points:
  • MEDSCI 204 Pharmacology and Toxicology
• 30 points:
  • MEDSCI 318 Pharmacokinetics and Drug Toxicity
  • MEDSCI 319 Molecular Pharmacology
• 15 points from:
  • MEDSCI 320 Pharmacology of the Brain and Body
    
  • PHARMCOL 399 Capstone: Integrated Pharmacology
    

If you choose to do a double major in your BSc, we recommend the following subjects to complement Pharmacology: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Psychology and Statistics.

Some students will feel more prepared for our Pharmacology courses if they have already studied certain subjects in high school.

Find out which school subjects will help you feel prepared by reading our Subject guide for school students.

For further information and advice, please contact the Science Student Centre.

Science Student Centre
Room G20, Level G
(Beside the entrance to the Large Chemistry Lecture Theatre)
Building 301
23 Symonds Street
Auckland 1010

Phone: +64 9 923 7020
Email: scifac@auckland.ac.nz