Known as the central science, chemistry provides a fundamental understanding of how the world works at a chemical level. Since the 1840s, Huddersfield has provided a strong chemistry education to its students, supporting the local textile and dyeing industries as a result. Today, you’re not limited just to these industries. A Chemistry MChem degree at Huddersfield can take you far as you make contributions to a wide variety of fields, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and chemical engineering.

At Huddersfield, you’ll be joining a chemistry department with a long and illustrious history. This advanced course is a step up from the undergraduate Chemistry BSc(Hons) course. It will prepare you with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry. You’ll gain relevant real-world experience and be taught by leading academics, while getting the chance to use modern instruments in our specialist chemical sciences labs. Following your first two years, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test by spending a year in a university group laboratory. During this research year, you’ll:
• Experience working in a university research group.
• Explore research opportunities related to your studies and your chosen pathway.
• Develop a strong understanding of research within the chemical sciences and undertake a research project aligned to the interests of the research group you work in. An impressive 85 per cent of graduates from this course finding employment or You could work in chemical analysis, chemical manufacturing, healthcare, or pharmaceutics.

This course was last accredited in 2018 by the Royal Society of Chemistry and for six years thereafter.

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.