2. What is Pharmacology?
Pharmacology is the study of the effect of
drugs on biological systems.
Genes
Cells
Tissue
Human Population
Developing Medicinal Drugs
To increase our understanding of cellular and
physiological processes in health and disease.
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3. Why I Want to Study it?
Pre-Med
Progression to medicine in the coming
years.
Pharmacology will create the perfect
basis for me to progress to the growing
field of medicine.
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4. First Year
Core Modules Module Credit
BIOL 10020 Cells, Genes and Microbes 5
BIOL 10050 Animal Diversity and Evolution 5
BIOL 10060 Plants, Fungi and Environmental Science 5
CHEM 10050 Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology 5
CHEM 10060 Physical and Inorganic Chemistry 5
MATH 10070 Introduction to Differential Calculus 5
MATH 10090 (Matrices and Vectors (or substitutions) 5
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Option Modules Module Credit
at least 15 credits in option modules within the B.Sc.
programme
15
Elective Modules Module Credit
10 elective credits within the B.Sc. programme
or through the Horizons electives available
10
Total Credits 60
5. Core Modules Module Credit
BMOL20010 Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology 5
BMOL20020 Introduction to Endocrine and Immune
Biology
5
PHAR20010 Principles of Pharmacology 5
PHAR20020 Drug Action in Body Systems 5
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Second Year
Option Modules Module Credit
10 modules (50 credits) from the broad Science
curriculum, including the core modules for at least two
majors.
50
Elective Modules Module Credit
10 elective credits within the B.Sc. programme
or through the Horizons electives available
10
Total Credits 60
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Third Year
Core Modules Module Credit
PHAR30010 Chemotherapeutic Agents 5
PHAR30020 Endocrine, Renal and Reproductive
Pharmacology
5
PHAR30030 Toxicology 5
PHAR30040 Development & Advanced Pharmacology of
the CNS
5
PHAR30050 Experimental & Therapeutic Strategies in
Molecular Pharmacology
5
PHAR30080 Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative &
Psychiatric Illness
5
BMOL30040 Receptor-mediated Cell Signalling 5
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Elective Modules Module Credit
10 elective credits within the B.Sc. programme or
through the Horizons electives available
10
Total Credits 60
Option Modules Module Credit
BIOC30020 Biochemical Catalysis 5
BIOC30040 Structure-based drug design 5
BMOL30020 Molecular Basis of Disease 5
BMOL30030 Regulation of Gene Expression 5
BMOL30030 Regulation of Gene Expression 5
BMOL30030 Regulation of Gene Expression 5
BMOL30070 Brain Control of Motion & Emotion 5
CELB30010 Animal Development 5
GENE30010 Genetics and Recombinant DNA 5
PHYS30010 Physiology of the Cardiovascular System 5
PHYS30040 Endocrine and Reproductive Physiology 5
STAT20070 Biostatistics 5
At Least
3 Must Be
Chosen
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Fourth Year
Core Modules Module Credit
PHAR40020 Pharmacology Research Project 20
BMOL40050 Advanced Cancer Biology &
Pharmacology
5
PHAR40030 Advanced Cardiovascular Pharmacology 5
PHAR40040 Emerging Therapies: Cloning, Gene
therapy & Stem cells
5
PHAR40050 Drug Discovery and Development 5
PHAR40060 Advanced Renal Pharmacology 5
PHAR40070 Advanced Neuro-pharmacology 5
9. Option Modules Module Credit
BIOC40020 Molecular Endocrine and Immune Biology 5
BIOC40030 Advanced Cell Signalling 5
BIOC40060 Advanced Neurochemistry 5
BMOL40030 Modulation of Synaptic Signalling 5
BMOL40040 Cell growth, Differentiation and Death 5
GENE40030 Advanced Mechanisms of Gene Regulation 5
GENE40050 Genetics, Disease and Behaviour 5
INDM40040 Microbial Pathogenicity 5
Total Credits 60
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Writing.ie: http://www.writing.ie/news/applications-invited-for-ucd-writers-fellowship/
Department of Clinical Pharmacology. (2015). Retrieved February 11, 2015, from Aarhus University
Hospital:
http://www.en.auh.dk/departments/acute+centre/department+of+clinical+pharmacology
Pharmacology. (2015). Retrieved February 11, 2015, from UCD:
https://myucd.ucd.ie/course.do?courseID=77
