Chemistry with Research in Industry MChem
- Course length: 4 years
- UCAS code: F161
- Year of entry: 2023
- A-level requirements: AAB

Honours Select
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Honours Select 100
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Single Honours (100%).
Honours Select 75
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Major (75%).
Honours Select 50
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Joint Honours (50%).
Honours Select 25
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This programme is available through Honours Select as a Minor (25%).
Study abroad
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This programme offers study abroad opportunities.
Year in China
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This programme offers the opportunity to spend a Year in China.
Accredited
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This programme is accredited.
Career prospects
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. Graduates find employment in many areas, from the pharmaceutical industry to business management. Typical careers of our graduates include assistant analyst, development chemist, research assistant, and site chemist.
Recent employers
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Unilever
- IOTA Nanosolutions Ltd
- Perstorp Caprolactones
- Shell
- Towers Watson
- United Utilities
Work experience opportunities
Students who take up the paid year in industrial research find it provides an excellent foundation for the final year at university and subsequent employment or postgraduate research. There are also opportunities for summer employment in the Department.
Postgraduate opportunities
The Department offers a range of Masters opportunities and its Research School is one of the largest in the UK offering opportunities for PhD study drawing on the specialisms of members of staff. The School is particularly well-known for its work in:
- Chemistry at the Biology Interface
- Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Catalysis and Surface Science
- Electrochemistry and Photochemistry
- Solid State and Materials Chemistry
- Nanoscale Science
- Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
- Renewable Energy and Sustainable Chemistry
Melanie Fisher
Chemistry with Pharmacology BSc (Hons)
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