BSc Pharmacology intercalated degree
Bristol’s intercalated BSc Pharmacology is built to bridge basic science and clinical practice. You study how drugs act at the molecular, cellular, organ and whole‑body level. Major disease areas are covered, including neurological and psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular disease, pain, and inflammation, helping students return to clinical training with more confidence in their analytical skills.
Entry requirements
There are no official entry requirements for intercalators. Applications are judged on academic performance in your medical course up to the time of the application.
We expect to only offer places to candidates whose average performance is over 60 per cent (or equivalent if based on other mark scales).
Entry to all courses requires an outline of the teaching that demonstrates an appropriate background to intercalation in Neuroscience, Pharmacology or Physiological Science.
Places are dependent on availability and the number of places varies each year.
Research Project*
There are several types of projects are available, including experimental, non-experimental (literature based), data analysis, and teaching. You will be able to express a preference for individual projects, but we cannot guarantee that you will be allocated to a particular project or project type.
BSc Pharmacology course structure
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Intercalation course structure for BSc Pharmacology |
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Units (totalling 120 credit points) |
Components |
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Concepts and skills (mandatory) Teaching Block 1 20 CP
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Experimental Design and Statistics (40%) Graphical Abstract (20%) Experimental Design conference abstract (20%) and presentation (20%) |
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Research project* (mandatory) Teaching Blocks 1 and 2 40 CP
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Dissertation (80%) Project Talk (10%) Supervisor's Assessment (10%) |
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Molecular Pharmacology (mandatory) Teaching Block 1 20 CP |
Timed assessment essay (60%) Data interpretation exam (40%) |
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Receptor Signalling and Non-Drug Therapies (mandatory) Teaching Block 2 20 CP |
Timed assessment essay (50%) Data interpretation/experimental design exam (50%) |
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Optional unit** Choose 1 optional Teaching Block 2 unit: |
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Drugs in the Nervous System (recommended) Synaptic Plasticity Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Exercise Physiology in Health and Disease |
All assessed by: Timed assessment essay (50%) Data interpretation/experimental design exam (50%) |
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* Note that several types of projects are available, including experimental, non-experimental (literature based), public engagement and teaching. You choose a number of preferred projects from a list which we will then use to allocate projects, but we cannot guarantee that you will be allocated to a particular project or project type.
** Note that you are able to express a preference for which optional units you would like to study, but we cannot guarantee that you will be able to take a particular optional unit if it is oversubscribed.
How to apply
Find out more about intercalated degrees at Bristol and how to apply.