Pharmacology BSc (Hons)

University of Glasgow

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	93%
Salary after 15 months	£26000
Number of students	35 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	4% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	5% Proportion of students of Pharmacology BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Gilmorehill (Main) Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Pharmacology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 25 graduates of Pharmacology BSc (Hons) at University of Glasgow for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Pharmacology.

Overall student satisfaction

93 /100

25 total respondents

	University of Glasgow, Pharmacology BSc (Hons)	Average review score among all Pharmacology courses in the UK
Explanations	100	93
Interesting courses	88	76
Intellectually stimulating	88	87
Challenged to do my best	88	88
Depth of concepts	92	83
Builds on previous learnings	83	87
Joined ideas from different topics	88	85
Balance directed/independent study	88	81
Applicability of course content	71	86
Clear criteria in markings	88	78
Fair assessment	83	79
Tests reflected your learning	75	81
Timely feedback	79	70
Helpful feedback	67	68
Approachability of teachers	96	87
Support from teachers	88	87
Organisation of courses	83	75
Communication of changes	83	83
IT facilities	96	86
Library	100	90
Course specific resources	92	87
Student feedback opportunities	96	86
Student feedback valued	71	79
Student's feedback acted upon	71	67
Work of student union	80	77
Mental wellbeing services	83	80
Overall satisfaction	93	83

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
This particular course

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in CAH02

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Pharmacology at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£26000	£25000	£28000
25-75 percentile range	£24500 - £27500	£18000 - £28500	£23000 - £33000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All CAH02 courses of University of Glasgow

Salary of all UK Graduates of CAH02

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£25018	£24761	£30546
25-75 percentile range	£22509 - £29964	£18767 - £33282	£22522 - £40793

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All CAH02 courses in the UK

Course Description

Pharmacology is the study of drugs, not just medicines, but also substances produced within the body, such as hormones. It also encompasses the study of food additives, agricultural compounds such as insecticides, and even animal venoms and toxins. You may have the opportunity to go on a work placement to companies such as AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Glasgow graduates of undergraduate studies in CAH02	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in CAH02
Total respondents	85	585
Unemployed	4%	5%
Studying	20%	21%
Working	61%	58%
Both studying and working	9%	10%
No information	3%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All CAH02 courses of University of Glasgow

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	65%	35%
Utilise skills from studies	70%	30%
Work is meaningful	85%	15%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Glasgow

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	77%
Non highly-skilled jobs	21%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	2%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Pharmacology courses of University of Glasgow

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Pharmacology BSc (Hons) at University of Glasgow

34%	Secretarial and related occupations
9%	Administrative occupations
8%	Process, plant and machine operatives
8%	Caring personal services
6%	Finance Professionals
6%	Artistic, literary and media occupations
5%	Caring personal services
4%	Managers, directors and senior officials
4%	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
4%	Sales occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution

Assessment Methods
	Coursework	Percentage of assessment by practical exams	Written exams

Study Time Distribution
	Scheduled learning and teaching	Guided independent study	Placements
year 1	45%	55%	0%
year 2	26%	74%	0%
year 3	28%	72%	0%
year 4	13%	87%	0%

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 207

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	5
112-127	5
128-143	5
144-159	5
160-175	5
176-191	15
192-207	20
208-223	10
224-239	20
>240	15

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Pharmacology, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

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About University of Glasgow

The ancient University of Glasgow owns and manages three distinct campus locations: Gilmorehill, Garscube, and Dumfries campus. The primary building for the majority of students is Gilmorehill, where learners have the opportunity to earn a degree from the university’s diverse Liberal Arts subjects, as well as participate in well funded research projects. The city of Glasgow has a well deserved reputation for having some of the friendliest locals in the UK, as well as being one of the cultural centres of Scotland.

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