A Degree In Chemistry

A chemistry degree is a global qualification and can take you anywhere in the world. It can open windows of opportunity to many different forms of chemistry such as marine chemistry, neurochemistry; environmental chemistry. It may also lead you into a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

A chemistry degree will help you to create solutions towards problems from creating a healthier environment to helping to solve crime through forensics. There is so much diversity in a chemistry degree - the diversity is endless.

A Degree In Chemistry
A Degree in chemistry is offered at a large number of universities in the UK. You can also specialize in many different areas. Many national and international leading researchers in chemistry operate from UK university chemistry departments, and a strong collaboration between university departments and chemical industries provides an opportunity for some students to take the option of spending a portion of their study within industry

BSc Chemistry Degree
Chemistry degrees in UK universities include the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, which is typically three years in length (or four years in Scotland). Exceptions to this rule are the BSc courses which include a year in industry or a year-long placement in a European university chemistry department - in which case the degree will take an extra year to complete. The BSC course in chemistry is typically defined in terms of a core syllabus, embracing organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. In varying degrees, students are allowed to choose from a range of course options or modules, which may change from one university to the next.

MChem Chemistry Degree
Enhanced first degree courses  in chemistry (MChem) are intended for able and motivated chemistry students who see their future being based primarily on the knowledge and direct application of advanced chemistry. An enhanced chemistry course is designed to prepare the student for direct entry into professional practice, or to provide a sound basis for their progression to a research degree. The science of chemistry advances primarily through research, with a substantial project involving a literature survey. Practical work and report writing is therefore a key element in the latter stages of the MChem. This formal training in research methodology is excellent preparation for the 'world of work' or continuing research in academia.

Postgraduate Programmes in Chemistry
Postgraduate programmes in Chemistry are also available. Universities in the UK have an outstanding record of achievement in chemical research and research training. The essential purpose of PhD training is a period of 'apprenticeship' in research with the graduate student working, to begin with, with an experienced supervisor, before becoming more self-reliant and eventually being able to write a thesis independently that is based on the student's own work. The second purpose of PhD training is that students should acquire many personal and professional skills, which are necessary not only for their research, but also to form the basis for the development of their future careers.

Chemistry PhD programmes in the UK prove to be a very good preparation for further research, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industry both in the UK and abroad continues to be extremely supportive of UK university chemistry departments.

For further information please contact:
The Royal Society of Chemistry

www.rsc.org

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