Program Overview

Overview

Chemistry graduates work both in the chemical industry, which is enormously important to the UK economy, and outside the chemical industry. These large industries require highly qualified and motivated Chemistry graduates. The industrial placement enables students to develop their skills and for the company to get to know them. Students will benefit from the staff training and assessment courses of the company and gain wide experience of the industrial sector.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).

Employability

Work and study

This is what our MChem Chemistry with Placement students are doing 15 months after graduating:

• 45% are working
• 25% are studying
• 10% are working and studying.

In highly skilled work

• 90% of those are in highly skilled work 15 months after graduating.

Salary

• The average salary of students 15 months after graduating: £21000
• The average UK salary of students 15 months after graduating from a similar course: £24000

Jobs

These are the most common jobs students go into 15 months after graduating:

• Science, engineering and technology associate professionals