About this course
If you love chemistry and want to keep your future career options open, this programme offers a solid grounding in all aspects of chemistry, while allowing you to incorporate some non-chemical options to broaden your education.
Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)
University Rank:#166
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Duration4 year(s)
Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)
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Requirements
English Program Requirements
IELTS
6.5 overall, with no component below 5.5
TOEFL iBT
88 overall, with minimum scores of listening 17, writing 17, reading 17 and speaking 19. TOEFL Home Edition not accepted.
Duolingo English Test
125 overall, with speaking, reading and writing not less than 105, and listening not below 100
Pearson PTE Academic
61 overall, with no component below 59
LanguageCert Academic
70 overall, with no skill below 60
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500
Grade C overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking and listening. Speaking and listening must be separately endorsed on the certificate.
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0990
Grade 4 overall, with Merit in speaking and listening
Cambridge IGCSE Second Language English 0510/0511
0510: Grade B overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate. 0511: Grade B overall.
Cambridge IGCSE Second Language English 0993/0991
0993: Grade 6 overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate. 0991: Grade 6 overall.
Cambridge ESOL Level 2/3 Advanced
176 overall, with no paper below 162
Career
Careers and employability
Our graduates develop a wide range of skills including numeracy, problem solving and IT in addition to scientific skills. Visits to the Department by leading companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Unilever ensure that you make contact with prospective employers at key stages in your final year.
Typical careers of our graduates include
- assistant analyst
- development chemist
- research assistant
- site chemist.
Recent employers:
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Unilever
- IOTA Nanosolutions Ltd
- Perstorp Caprolactones
- Shell
- Towers Watson
- United Utilities.
Fee Information
Chemical Sciences BSc (Hons) (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel College)
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom, Liverpool