Pharmacology

About this course

Pharmacology is the science of drugs and their interactions with biological systems, asking how therapeutic agents work, how the body processes them, and how they can be developed to treat disease safely and effectively. If you love laboratory work and are interested in health and disease but do not want to work in a patient-facing clinical role, pharmacology is a discipline that places you at the scientific heart of medicine and drug discovery without requiring clinical practice. Pharmacologists study the pathological changes that underpin the development of disease, investigate the effects of drugs on the body, including their location and mechanism of action, and contribute to the development of new treatments. At the University of Bath, this three-year full-time programme develops your understanding of drug action and development through both theoretical study and substantial labora

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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