University course · real outcomes from HESA / Discover Uni · part of Careermash
University degree
Pharmacology
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Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 30% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course
This course focuses on how chemical compounds interact with living systems, looking particularly at drugs and their effects on disease. If you want to be involved in developing or testing new safe drugs for illnesses, or the analysis of pharmacological data, this practical degree will teach you the key laboratory and analytical skills in our cutting-edge Science Centre and in the classroom.
Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
80-95 pts10%
96-111 pts10%
112-127 pts10%
144-159 pts20%
How they qualified
80% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels80%
other higher education20%
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120 UCAS pts Pay & prospects
65%
In work or further study after
70%
Continue past first year
95%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£26,000
3 years on
£31,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Other Health ProfessionalsHighly skilled31%
Sales occupations9%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled9%
Caring personal services7%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled9%
Administrative occupations5%
Therapy professionalsHighly skilled5%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled3%
What students say National Student Survey
95%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching91%
Assessment & feedback92%
Academic support90%
Well organised97%
Learning resources95%
Student community95%
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Where this degree can lead
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