Pharmacology and Toxicology

A program with an integrated, combined approach to the study of pharmacological and toxicological issues in biology and the biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in topics such as solvents, xenobiotic metabolism, chemical toxicity, neurotoxicology, immunopharmacology, biotransformation, tissue culture and in vitro studies, biomolecular analysis, bioactivation and inactivation, enzyme regulation, chemoprevention and chemotherapy, industrial and chemical studies, radiation health, and bioinformatics.

Of the 48 Pharmacology and Toxicology degrees granted each year at the Bachelors degree level, women make up 63% percent and men make up 38% percent of the area of study. Did you know that Wisconsin has more students graduating with a degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology than any other state in the US? In fact, Wisconsin awarded 17 degrees last year! The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology is $42,090.