This degree provides excellent training if you are considering a career as a professional chemist in industry, research or higher education.

In addition to a thorough grounding in the core areas of chemistry, you can choose from a range of specialist options on topics such as polymers, organic synthesis, catalysis and biomolecular modelling.

Much of your final year is dedicated to your own research project; it’s an opportunity to think independently, develop your own ideas and gain first-hand experience in a stimulating research environment.

Your career could span a range of sectors, including science, environment, health and safety, forensics, food technology, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Our new career-focused degrees have been developed specifically to meet the need for well-trained chemists in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

Past students have found work with organisations such as Pfizer, Evotec, Pharmaterials (now Quotient Sciences), Intertek, CEM Analytical Services, Thames Water, and the police force.