Graduate privileges
Graduates are eligible for full membership to the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), and may apply for the title of Chartered Chemist.
Acclaimed researchers involved in course design and teaching
99% of our research is world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021) and we're 12th in the UK for research impact.
Emphasis on research
Gain a solid grounding in the fundamentals of chemistry with an emphasis on research through an extended research project in your fourth year.
94% employment
94% of our graduates are employed, in further study or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after their course (Graduate Outcomes survey 2020/21).
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
This course partially fulfils the academic requirements for Chartered Chemist (CChem).
This course includes a 9-12 month paid work placement during year three. You will get the opportunity to create valuable contacts and develop transferable skills that will prepare you for a competitive work environment. Our strong links with industry can help you find a placement, in the past our students have completed placements with Dow Chemical Company, GSK, Pfizer and Kodak.
You will develop a solid understanding of the main areas of chemistry before focusing on and area that is interesting or important to you through a substantial research project worth half the credits of the final year. Plus, you will spend many hours in our labs gaining hands-on experience and developing your research, mathematical and computational skills.
With more of an emphasis on research than our BSc degrees, backed up with analysis, interpretation and problem solving together with significant opportunities to develop transferrable professional skills, you can acquire all the attributes needed to be a self-sufficient working chemist.
The school is currently going through the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) re-accreditation process.