Pharmacology

Pharmacology is about the discovery and characterisation of drugs that are used either as medicines or as experimental tools for advancing our understanding of the body in health and disease.

The degree offers good prospects for research careers in academia, industry, the scientific civil service and hospitals. it can be used as an entry qualification for certain postgraduate courses, including msc clinical pharmacology, toxicology, endocrinology, nutrition or it. alternatively, it may lead on to careers such as marketing, publishing or teaching. the degree focusses on developing detailed understanding of all aspects drugs and bioactive substances from discovery through to clinical use, and therefore provides a strong underpinning for many careers including pharmacy. however, as pharmacy is a patient-centred regulated health profession, substantial further study is required to account for these aspects which are outside the scope of the pharmacology degree programme. our degree programmes are built to enhance your employability and three flagship options give our degrees a distinctively different flavour from many others. all our degrees offer: a 10-week full time research project in the final year which will provide you with valuable experience of working in a medical science research environment the option of an industrial placement year and graduation with an undergraduate msci highly relevant and sought after experience in bio-business aimed at giving you an understanding of the commercialisation of scientific ideas and an opportunity to learn about the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Scotland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Aberdeen has partnerships with the following companies: