Subjects in a pharmacology major introduce students to the unified study of the interaction between chemical agents and living matter. A pharmacology major will teach you how drugs work, and how drugs are used as therapies and as experimental tools for investigation of important problems in biology. Pharmacology extends and complements a range of other biomedical disciplines as well as medicinal chemistry. Graduates will gain an in depth understanding of drug actions and a broad appreciation of the scientific process of knowledge acquisition and problem solving. Thus, a pharmacology major will provide the springboard for students entering careers in many areas of biomedical research and associated industries and regulatory authorities.

After completing this major you could pursue careers in various roles in the pharmaceutical industry, universities, research institutes and government departments.

Outside of the lab, you could look at jobs in marketing, sales, teaching, patent law, communications, or consulting within government or private enterprise.

Employers include the Florey Institute, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and Royal Melbourne Hospital.