Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Pharmacology

Your BSc programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 360 points.

You must complete the following courses plus a capstone course in your final year of study. The capstone course is a student-led project where you integrate and apply your learning to a real-world problem in your chosen major or specialisation. For Pharmacology we recommend the capstone course, PHARMCOL 399. For other capstone options, see our Capstone courses page.

45 points:

• BIOSCI 107 Biology for Biomedical Science: Cellular Processes
• MEDSCI 142 Biology for Biomedical Science: Organ Systems
• CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World

30 points from:

• BIOSCI 203 Biochemistry
• MEDSCI 203 Mechanisms of Disease
• MEDSCI 205 The Physiology of Human Organ Systems

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

Note: both MEDSCI 320 and PHARMCOL 399 are required if Pharmacology is the sole major.

If you began your degree prior to 2019 we recommend you seek advice to make sure you are taking the correct courses. Contact the Science Student Centre at scifac@auckland.ac.nz.

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.

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