The emphasis at the third year level switches from the breadth of topics taught in second year to a more in-depth analysis of selected areas. Laboratory and experimental methodology is given greater weight, and students are encouraged to develop communication skills as well as a critical approach to the evaluation of information. Molecular Pharmacology 301 is offered in first semester and covers receptor pharmacology, structure activity relationships and structure-based drug design, immunopharmacology and neuropharmacology. Systems Pharmacology 302 is offered in second semester and covers autonomic pharmacology, respiratory pharmacology, psychopharmacology, pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism, cancer chemotherapy and gene therapy. Prerequisites for the third year units are Pharmacology 210 and 230 plus Physiology 240 or 250 or Biochemistry 210.
Few careers can combine such worthwhile and rewarding work, with such a variety of career options.
You can work as a researcher in a university, hospital or as a drug evaluator with statutory bodies, for example, the choose to work for a pharmaceutical company in areas such as drug regulation or marketing. Careers in academia are also possible. Whatever you do, pharmacology is very much a matter of team work, but there is plenty of scope for the pursuit of individual interests. Pharmacology puts you at the forefront of exciting development in modern science in an area that changes daily with the discovery of new drugs and new disease applications. Scholarships Ted Maslen Scholarship - awarded to Year 12 rural students entering Science studies at university for the first time.