Pharmacology

About this course

Pharmacology is the science of drugs: how they are discovered, how they interact with the body at the molecular and cellular level, and how that knowledge is translated into medicines and therapies that improve and extend human lives. As the University of Aberdeen's own description puts it, pharmacology is about the discovery and characterisation of drugs used either as medicines or as experimental tools for advancing our understanding of the body in health and disease. The discipline sits at the heart of the pharmaceutical industry and of biomedical research, drawing on biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and clinical medicine to understand how chemical compounds produce their effects. At the University of Aberdeen, this four-year degree includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study pharmacology at a partner institution in another country and to broaden your scien

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 35% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 0% of graduatescards →

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