The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology)

Our Bachelor of Science offers more than 40 science majors, programs and streams to choose from (everything from biology and chemistry to nanoscience and physics) plus a pool of shared majors from across the University and a flexible degree plan. It enables you to find your own path.

Dream of joining the forefront of research or making the planet a better place? In your first year, you'll gain essential knowledge in the fundamental sciences. In second and third years you will specialise in your chosen pathway with the option to take elective subjects from across the University.

Pharmacology Major
Pharmacology is concerned with the study of drugs and the key role they play in the treatment of most human diseases. Increasingly, doctors rely on drugs not only to cure disease, for example antibiotics and infections, but also in the prevention of diseases, such as lipid lowering drugs and heart disease. A major in pharmacology will give you a thorough knowledge of the discovery, development and testing of drugs, and its importance to the future of medical research and practice. In this major you will learn about the mechanisms of drug action, drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, drug activity and chemical structure, the effect of drugs on body systems, the toxic effects of drugs and more.