How exactly do medicinal drugs treat and prevent disease? How are they are discovered and tested? How do they affect society? If you want to delve deeper into these questions, this could be the course for you.
This course is taught by award-winning experts with a focus on biological and physiological processes, rather than chemical ones. We'll examine how drugs act on their targets in major organs and systems, and how the body reacts.
You'll study the treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, asthma, and cardiovascular disease. You'll also have opportunities to learn about new drugs affecting the brain, treating epilepsy and depression, and how drugs influence addiction.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- This course meets the core curriculum requirements set out by the British Pharmacology Society (BPS), the professional association for pharmacologists. This course is also accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
- Our Pharmacology degree scored 97% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS 2020/21).
- Kingston is ranked No.2 in London for pharmacy and pharmacology (Guardian University League table 2022).