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BSc Pharmacology

The University of Reading
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearFoundation YearSubject: Subjects Allied to Medicine
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Course Score
A /83
Graduate Salary
£35,500
Satisfaction
77%
Degree Completion
95%
Professional Jobs
80%
Meaningful Work
85%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

11%
Low AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI can do very little of this work today - things like hands-on work, caring for people, and dealing with the real world. These are among the safest jobs from AI for now.

AI impact by graduate destination

Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Natural and social science40%
Sales40%
Managers, directors and senior officials30%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Subjects Allied to Medicine graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£35,500
typical starting salary
£27,500
£40,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Subjects Allied to Medicine graduates nationally earn £22,000-£42,000 (610 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Other Health Professionals
★ Professional
70%
02
Administrative occupations
5%
03
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
0%
04
Skilled trades occupations
0%
05
Natural and social science professionals
★ Professional
0%
06
Sales occupations
0%
07
Elementary occupations
0%
08
Engineering professionals
★ Professional
0%
09
Health associate professionals
★ Professional
0%
10
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
0%

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Outcomes

95%
Continuation
80%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track

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