Pharmacology

The University of Leeds · Leeds

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

Robin · your guide

Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.

About this course

Pharmacology is the science of medicines and other drug. This course will teach you how drugs work in the body, and how they are used to treat disease. The University of Leeds has risen nine places to 77th in the latest rankings Do you want to learn how drugs work in the body, how they are discovered, developed for human use, and how they can sometimes have unwanted effects?

This course will equip you with the key pharmaceutical industry skills to address global challenges like antibiotic resistance. You'll gain knowledge to develop new treatments for diseases such as diabetes, COVID-19, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and cardiovascular conditions. At Leeds, we prepare you for the workplace, ensuring you have the knowledge, skills, and attributes for a successful career.

You'll complete a capstone research project, showcasing your expertise to potential employers and integrating everything you've learned during your degree.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

112-127 pts5%

128-143 pts25%

144-159 pts20%

160-175 pts25%

208-223 pts10%

224-239 pts5%

How they qualified

90% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:

alevel90%

access5%