Molecular Neuropharmacology (C7128L7)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

Understanding how the body works at a molecular level helps explain human health, disease and how drugs work. This knowledge is essential for developing more effective medicines with fewer side effects.

On this module, you’ll look at all aspects of the drug discovery process including:

• personalised medicine – how to tailor treatments to individuals, instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach
• how mode of action is crucial for the development of new drugs
• the challenges of improving drug treatments for diseases with an unmet medical need.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 26 hours of contact time and about 124 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.