UCL FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCES

What is Pharmacology? Pharmacology (Gr. pharmakon, drug; logy, discourse, study) is the study of drugs - what they are, how they work and what they do. It includes the study of the manner in which the function of living tissues and organisms is modified by chemical substances and the study of the effect of chemical agents on living processes.

Pharmacology is commonly subdivided into pharmacodynamics (the biological effects of drugs) and pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion), also expressed as, respectively, the effects of drugs on the body and the effect of the body on drugs. (from A Dictionary of Pharmacology and Clinical Drug Evaluation, by Desmond Lawrence and John Carpenter).

Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology research department website

Please select the links below for further details about each BSc degree.

• MSci/BSc Pharmacology
• Intercalated BSc Pharmacology for Medical Students

Prospective students should click on the link above for more information on the Pharmacology degree.

• UCL Online Prospectus 
• Pharmacology Admissions
• Scholarship Opportunities

Current students should click on the link above (Current Students) for a comprehensive list of all options or select the links below for further information including enrolment and timetables (as links from the modules page).

• Enrolment
• Pharmacology Degree Handbook (pdf file)
• Module Timetables
• Careers

Please select the links below for details of academic and administrative staff within Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology.

• Academic Staff

• Tutor Details

• Administrative Staff

Please select the links below for details of all Pharmacology modules including organiser contact details and links to timetables (via the Faculty webpage).

• All Module Details

• Module Organiser Contacts

• Timetabling Information

Please select the links below for individual programme specifications and the annual monitoring report.

• Programme Specifications

• Annual Monitoring Report