General information

  • Getting advice

    Students presently studying in, or intending to study pharmacology in the Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, should contact the following person for advice about course planning and other course-related issues:

    Pharmacology Major Co-ordinator

    Dr Michelle Hansen
    Email: mjhansen@unimelb.edu.au

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  • Major in Pharmacology

    A Major consists of 50 points of third year subjects in a defined area. All students enrolled in a BSc or BBiomedicine are required to complete a major. A major may have compulsory (core) subjects and additional subjects chosen from a list of electives. In planning your path to a Major, please pay attention to prerequisites for core and elective subjects. Prerequisities will have to be completed prior to undertaking the major.

    • Pharmacology: The handbook entry for the Pharmacology Major can be accessed here for the Bachelor of Science and here for the Bachelor of Biomedicine
  • Subjects in the Pharmacology Major Administered by this Department
    • PHRM20001 Pharmacology: How Drugs Work. Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
    • PHRM30002 Drugs Affecting the Nervous System. Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
    • PHRM30003 Drug Treatment of Disease. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
    • PHRM30008 Drugs: From Discovery to Market. Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
    • PHRM30009 Drugs in Biomedical Experiments. Semester 1, Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
    • PHRM90002 Pharmacology for Health Professionals. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.