Undergraduate Courses - Pharmacology Pharmacology is the science of how drugs work, the effects they have and the problems they can cause. It investigates actions of pharmaceutical, recreational and illicit drugs. Pharmacology provides an understanding of the properties of existing drugs, effects particular chemical substances exert, and the strengths and weaknesses of drugs. It explores systemic, as well as neural effects. Pharmacology can help you answer these and many other questions.
Studies begin at second year with investigation of drug actions.
Modes of absorption, chemical interactions, localised and systemic effects, removal from the body system, and long term effects are all investigated. Pharmacology also provides the opportunity to explore toxicology of foreign chemicals in the body. Within this area you investigate toxins, pollutants and foreign chemicals in our environment and their impact on humans. Completing a Bachelor of Science with a major in Pharmacology enables you to choose a second major in the science stream. In this way you can support your studies in Pharmacology with other units in science.