Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Queensland offers a range of programs for domestic and international students.

Study Options

• Study options
  • Undergraduate
  • Postgraduate
  • PhD, MPhil and professional doctorate
  • Dual degrees
  • Short courses
  • Study abroad and exchange

Admissions

• Admissions
  • Undergraduate
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
      • ATAR guarantee
      • Subject prerequisite equivalents
    • Review admission schemes
      • School Opportunity Scheme
      • Rural Access Scheme
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme
      • Undergraduate Law Admission Scheme
      • Subject Incentive Scheme
    • Consider your pathway options
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Check credit eligibility
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • Honours
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • Postgraduate coursework
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
    • Consider your pathway options
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Check credit eligibility
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • PhD, MPhil and professional doctorate
    • Before you apply
    • Application dates
    • Submit your expression of interest
    • Receiving your offer and commencement
    • Get ready for UQ
    • Research quarters
    • Intellectual property
  • Doctor of Medicine
    • Provisional entry pathway
      • Entry requirements
      • Admission schemes
      • How to apply
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Graduate entry pathway
      • Entry requirements
      • Admission schemes
      • How to apply
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways
      • Provisional entry
      • Graduate entry
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Rural and regional Queensland pathways
      • Central Queensland - Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway (MD provisional entry)
      • Central Queensland – Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway (MD graduate entry)
      • Central Queensland – Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway - location eligibility
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway (MD provisional entry)
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway (MD graduate entry)
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway – location eligibility
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Prerequisites and recommended programs for entry
    • Entry interviews
    • Rural Background Sub-quota
  • Non-award study
    • Choose your courses
    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees
    • Submit your application
  • Cross-institutional study
    • Choose your courses
    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees
    • Submit your application
  • Study abroad and exchange
    • Review entry requirements
      • Exchange partners
    • Select your program
    • Choose your courses
    • Review fees and costs
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • Inherent requirements
    • Audiology
    • Computing and information technology
    • Counselling
    • Dentistry
    • Dietetics
    • Education
    • Engineering
    • Exercise physiology and exercise science
    • Human movement and nutrition sciences
    • Nursing and midwifery
    • Occupational therapy
    • Pharmaceutical industry practice
    • Professional pharmacy
    • Physiotherapy
    • Psychology (undergraduate)
    • Psychology (postgraduate)
    • Social work
    • Speech pathology
    • Sports coaching
    • Sustainable energy
    • Veterinary science

University Life

• University life
  • Adjusting to UQ
  • Living in Queensland
    • Cost of living
    • Health and safety services
  • Getting prepared to come to Australia
    • Bringing your family to Australia
    • Arriving in Australia
    • Working while studying
    • Overseas Student Health Cover
    • Important dates for international students
    • Student visas
    • Under 18 International Student Supervision Program
  • Campuses and research sites
    • Campus tours
      • Virtual tours
  • Enhance your employability
    • Global experiences
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership and representation
    • Research opportunities
    • Internships
    • Mentoring
    • Volunteering
  • Why choose UQ

Information and Resources

• Information and resources
  • For international students
  • For high school students
    • Glossary of terms
    • Young Achievers Program
      • How to apply
        • Check your eligibility
        • Review commitments
        • Review key dates
        • Submit your application
    • Young ChangeMakers Program
      • How to apply
      • Become a student mentor
    • Career Pulse Hub
      • Sustainability careers
      • Innovation careers
      • Technology careers
      • Leadership careers
      • Human connection careers
  • For non-school leavers
  • For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
    • InspireU
      • InspireU Explore (Years 10-12)
    • Tertiary Experience Day
  • For teachers and guidance counsellors
    • High school activities
      • High school visits
      • Career expos
      • UQ school event calendar
      • Events for career advisers
    • Request a school presentation
    • Request a campus tour
    • International regional managers
  • For parents and guardians
  • For study abroad and exchange students

Events

• Events
  • Postgraduate agricultural science information webinar
  • InspireU Gatton experience day
  • Master of Physiotherapy information webinar

Stories

• Stories
  • Transform your career with 4 business psychology courses
  • What’s it like to study business psychology as a postgraduate?
  • Renee's PhD story: exploring how ‘jumping genes’ disrupt early development
  • From firefighting robots to rocket science: Vennkkata’s UQ experience

Program Details

Chemical Biology

The Chemical Biology program develops specialist knowledge at the interface of chemistry and biology. Students gain chemical knowledge about cellular processes and biomolecular interactions, and explore the chemical, computational and imaging techniques used to analyse them. The program applies the principles of inorganic and organic chemistry to investigate the nature of chemical reactions in biological systems at the molecular level. Studying chemical biology complements courses in biochemistry and molecular biology, genetics, biological and biomedical sciences.

Career Possibilities

• Biomedical scientist
• Biomedical researcher
• Medical laboratory scientist
• Biochemist

How You'll Learn

• Lectures
• Tutorials

What You'll Study

• Chemical Biology
• Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Highlights

• 1 in Queensland for chemistry
• QS World University Rankings 2025