Tough unit but organised very well. Labs had clear instructions and were followable, with mostly easy concepts. The killer is that the labs go for 5-6 hours, and you have one lab session every week (with varying pre and post lab requirements). One of the major assessments was a group research poster related to 4 weeks of labs. It sounds daunting, but it was quite doable and a lot of people scored highly. There is also a 15 minute presentation on a topic they give you, which was also very doable and marked nicely. No lectures, but goes alongside PHAR3310. Lots of work and contact hours but high HD able. Liz and Sai were great and very helpful, while Steve often gives confusing answers.

Weekly practical labs helped to develop skills we would not be able to in less frequent sessions. Initially I was concerned about assessments that relied so heavily on other group members, however it was great that we could choose our own groups, ensuring we worked with like-minded people. Step-by-step statistics guidance was useful, and using excel meant students didn’t require knowledge about packages like R/Genstat to achieve a suitable result. Wet labs, especially with organ baths, confer invaluable experiences that make pharmacology stand out from other science majors offered at UWA.