Aha, I'm not sure if I'm the best person to ask because I'm still doing the degree for my interest in the relevant subjects (biology, chemistry, biochemistry) but wanted a degree that would be useful to me upon graduation if I did decide to utilise that degree in my future career (hence pharmacy > medical science). But I will try my best:
- A lot of work and/or cramming (depending on how organised you are)
- A lot of stress as a result
- You actually learn chemical concepts and interesting biological stuff for once, but of course that makes it harder to grasp because it's real learning, not rote learning
- Several times I've thought of dropping and people have also wondered whether it's the right course for them--it is a lot of work after all!
Um, the timetabling varies a bit from semester to semester--I had 2 3-hour breaks two days in semester 1, 2006 so of course that meant I was spending more than 30 hours at uni a week. As opposed to last semester, when I had some Fridays off (not every week, but I got in at least 3-4 Fridays off for the whole 13 week semester).
Generally the subjects are split so that everyone is good at
something --I was the biology/psychology group as opposed to the majority chemistry/mathematics group, and in both semesters 1 and 2 (year 1, that is), you get to visit a community pharmacy and make notes. You also have the opportunity to interview someone with a chronic illness and then write up a report on the psychology of illness (quoting your interviewee as an example)--haha, can you tell I absolutely love this?
Then there's the standard human biology
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(preceded by an utterly gay biology course, no matter whether you do the "Beginners" or "Continuers" course, in semester 1), chemistry, statistics (first semester only--utterly hated it) and pharmaceutical calculations. So there's a bit of something for everyone there--hopefully I've answered your question?
Please feel free to PM me if you have any more questions!
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