During the Physiology (Hons) degree at University College Dublin, students acquire a thorough understanding of the organs of the body such as the heart, lungs, kidneys and how they function, interact and respond to the internal and external environment.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities
Physiology graduates go on to establish careers in the following areas:
- Biomedical research in the university system or other government-run operations
- Pharmaceutical industry-based research and development
- Clinical trials
- Pharmaceutical industry sales
Physiology graduates regularly gain places on graduate entry Medicine and other allied healthcare degree courses. UCD provides opportunities for graduate physiological research at the master?s or PhD level. Research into basic physiological mechanisms takes place but the research focus is on translational research, i.e. the research that enhances our understanding of human disease that leads to advances in improvement of human health.
International Study Opportunities
Physiology students have spent time studying at the following universities:
- San Jose State University, USA
- University of Queensland, Australia
