Physiology at University of Aberdeen
Physiology (BSc (Hons), B120) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 5% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B120 · B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 7%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities95%90%
Assessment and feedback76%80%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management100%86%
Learning resources100%91%
Student voice94%82%
10 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£36k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% studying20% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
70%
use what they learned
UK 68%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 65% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
physiology subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Foresterhill
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anatomy, physiology and pathology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keele University | Human Anatomy BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bristol | Applied Anatomy Msci (Hon) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Healthcare Science (Cardiac Physiology) BSc (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Cardiac Physiology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Human Physiology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Healthcare Science (Neurophysiology) BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Physiology this course | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Clinical Sciences BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Medical Physiology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Dundee | Anatomical Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| University of Westminster, London | Pharmacology and Physiology BSc (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
See all 61 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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