BIOM2402 Principles of Pharmacology (University of Queensland): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 1.0/5 across 8 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
BIOM2402 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences in Biomedical Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 药理学原理
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Biomedical Science
Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Principles of Pharmacology is designed to introduce students to fundamental concepts in drug action and drug disposition at the molecular, cellular and physiological level. Topics include the binding of drugs to receptors, receptor activation and inhibition, effect of drugs on cell signalling, drug absorption and metabolism, genetic determinants of drug action and drug toxicity.
BIOM2402 has 8 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.8 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UQ students on UQ Wall (1.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "I've done both courses within the last year, my suggestion is if you want to learn something new go for BIOL2202. The content is interesting and the assessment includes a 5 minute video about a topic that gives you ~12 weeks to complete and is worth 40%. If you want to learn con…"
On Reddit: "BIOM2012 was pretty great, didn't mind the content (actually loved it lol) but it was switched to Edx last year and the delivery via Edx really sucked. We all kicked up a fuss about it on the secats but with Covid19 I'm assuming they'll keep that format so keep that in mind. BIO…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is BIOM2402 hard?
A: Students rate BIOM2402's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is BIOM2402 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: would-recommend 1.0/5, usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOM2402, and when is it offered?
A: BIOM2402 is taught by the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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