Programme structure: Pharmacology with Study in Industry (MSci) for 2021/22 entry cohort

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Grant Proposal (M level)	PHPHM0010	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Advanced Concepts and Skills	PHPHM0011	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Receptor signalling and non-drug therapies	PHPH30003	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Molecular Pharmacology	PHPH30029	20	Mandatory	TB-1
Choose 20 credit points from the following teaching block 2 units. We recommend you take PHPH30030 (Drugs in the Nervous System), however you can choose from any of the following units:
Drugs in the Nervous System	PHPH30030	20	Optional	TB-2
Synaptic plasticity	PHPH30010	20	Optional	TB-2
Neurological and Psychiatric disorders	PHPH30013	20	Optional	TB-2
Neuroscience of Pain	PHPH30017	20	Optional	TB-2
New Horizons in Medicine	PHPH30021	20	Optional	TB-2
Exercise Physiology in Health and Disease	PHPH30028	20	Optional	TB-2
Neural Basis of Behaviour	PHPH30031	20	Optional	TB-2
Pharmacology with Study in Industry (MSci)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.