B2 Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting B2 means pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy, in the subjects allied to medicine area (B). 191 courses at 63 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 80 and 120 UCAS points; 29 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB. Another 31 joint honours courses carry B2 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• B230 35
• B210 31
• B211 15
• B231 14
• B212 10
• B213 7
• B200 5
• B202 5
• B203 4
• B201 3
• B204 3
• B219 3
• B232 3
• B208 2
• B20F 2
• B214 2
• B215 2
• B217 2
• B21F 2
• B233 2
• B235 2
• B236 2
• B290 2
• B206 1
• B209 1
• B21A 1
• B21C 1
• B21D 1
• B21I 1
• B21M 1
• B21P 1
• B223 1
• B22B 1
• B22Y 1
• B234 1
• B237 1
• B23B 1
• B23K 1
• B240 1
• B24F 1
• B265 1
• B267 1
• B271 1
• B285 1
• B293 1
• B2A1 with pre-clinical medicine 1
• B2C1 with biology 1
• B2C9 with other biological sciences 1
• B2FY 1
• B2M1 with law by area 1
• B2M9 with other law, often criminology 1
• B2MA 1
• B2MF 1
• B2MP 1
• B2PP 1
• B2Y2 with combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying B2 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology 6
• with B3 complementary therapies 2
• with B9 other subjects allied to medicine 2
• with B0 no standard meaning 1
• with B4 nutrition 1
• with B5 ophthalmics 1
• with B7 nursing 1
• with B8 medical technology 1
• with C1 biology 1
• with C7 molecular biology and biochemistry 1
• with C8 psychology 1
• with C9 other biological sciences 1
• with F1 chemistry 1
• with F2 materials science 1
• with H0 no standard meaning 1
• with L1 economics 1
• with M0 no standard meaning 1
• with R4 Spanish 1
• with S1 no standard meaning 1
• with S4 no standard meaning 1
• with V4 archaeology 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• pharmacology 94
• pharmacy 54
• pharmaceutical chemistry 14
• medical sciences (non-specific) 11
• biomedical sciences 2
• biotechnology 2
• health sciences 2

Universities

• Swansea University 21
• Lancaster University 10
• Kingston University 9
• University of Lincoln 8
• Keele University 7
• University of Manchester 7
• University of Huddersfield 6
• London Metropolitan University 5
• Queen's University Belfast 5
• UCL (University College London) 5
• University of Reading 5
• Bangor University 4
• University of West London 4
• University of Wolverhampton 4
• De Montfort University 3
• Queen Mary University of London 3
• Teesside University 3
• University of Bedfordshire 3
• University of Bradford 3
• University of Bristol 3
• University of East London 3
• University of Hertfordshire 3
• University of Liverpool 3
• University of Nottingham 3
• Anglia Ruskin University 2
• Aston University, Birmingham 2
• Bristol, UWE 2
• Cardiff University 2
• Edge Hill University 2
• Glasgow Caledonian University 2
• King's College London, University of London 2
• Medway School of Pharmacy 2
• Middlesex University 2
• Nottingham Trent University 2
• University of Brighton 2
• University of Derby 2
• University of Dundee 2
• University of East Anglia UEA 2
• University of Greenwich 2
• University of Lancashire 2
• University of Leeds 2
• University of Northampton 2
• University of Portsmouth 2
• University of Sheffield 2
• University of Southampton 2
• University of Strathclyde 2
• Bridgend College 1
• City St George's, University of London 1
• Coleg Sir Gar 1
• Liverpool John Moores University 1
• London South Bank University 1
• Newcastle University 1
• Oxford Brookes University 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• The University of Edinburgh 1
• UK Management College 1
• Ulster University 1
• University of Aberdeen 1
• University of Birmingham 1
• University of Glasgow 1
• University of Leicester 1
• University of Suffolk 1
• University of Sunderland 1

Courses