Chemistry with a Placement year Abroad BSc (Hons)
Cardiff University
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Course info

This is a four-year course includes a 9-12-month overseas placement during year three. Working abroad will allow you to experience a different culture, expand your network and develop employability skills. This practical overseas experience will be a valuable addition to your CV when seeking graduate employment. You will gain a broad introduction to the main areas of chemistry and have the opportunity to specialise in an area that is interesting or important to you through optional modules and ...Read more

This is a four-year course includes a 9-12-month overseas placement during year three. Working abroad will allow you to experience a different culture, expand your network and develop employability skills. This practical overseas experience will be a valuable addition to your CV when seeking graduate employment. You will gain a broad introduction to the main areas of chemistry and have the opportunity to specialise in an area that is interesting or important to you through optional modules and a research project later in the course. Plus, you will spend many hours in our labs gaining hands-on experience and developing your research, mathematical and computational skills. Our graduates are employed as chemists working in research, process development and analysis, as well as in broader areas such as teaching, marketing, environmental control, patents and finance. Full time with year abroad. The school is currently going through the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) re-accreditation process.

Career prospects

Chemists play a vital role in tackling societys most urgent challenges – from biofuels and clean water to developing new pharmaceuticals. A degree in chemistry opens the door to a wide range of careers both inside and outside the lab.

Our graduates are sought after by a wide range of employers looking for excellent communication skills, experience in a lab environment, advanced IT skills and confidence in analysing varied information. With a chemistry degree, you can pursue a range of exciting research careers in areas such as the discovery of new medicines and vaccines, improving understanding of environmental issues and the development of new chemical products and materials using greener processes.

The logical and practical training youll gain on your course is highly valued in fields such as marketing, sales, management or finance. Scientific journalism, publishing and teaching are also potential career routes. Previous graduates have gone on to work as development chemists, technical graduates, patent analysts, accountants and quality control scientists.

Graduate careers

  • Product Development Chemist
  • Patent Analyst
  • Quality Control Scientist
  • Chemical Engineer
  • Academic Researcher

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
22/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
27th
Chemistry
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 89 = 11% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
11%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
86%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Chemistry graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Chemistry graduate salary
£22,000
What students say
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Zach
13 Dec 24

the overall feeling of the campus and the city itself are amazing. the course so far is very interesting. The only improvement I would make is the timetabling as there are many..Read more

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Julia
13 Dec 24

The professors are great and really passionate about their field. However the lectures can be in quite random buildings..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BBC - ABB Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

A Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 - 30 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

30 - 31 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Must include Chemistry. You will need to pass the science practical element of the A-level if this is part of your programme of study.

For applicants taking the EPQ qualification, an A in the EPQ can be recognised to lower the entry requirements by a single grade. For example, an AAB offer would be "AAB from 3 A-levels or ABB from 3 A-levels and a grade A in the EPQ". Please note that any subject specific requirements must be met.

32-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects. Must include grade 6 in HL Chemistry.

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects. You must also have a Welsh Language qualification equivalent to grade B at A-level.

in a BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science.

Acceptance of T Levels for this programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Academic School. Consideration will be given to the T Level grade/subject and grades/subjects achieved at GCSE/Level 2.

The Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in place of one A-level at the A-level grades specified, excluding any subject specific requirements.

Popular A-level subjects

Chemistry

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Chemistry
99%
Mathematics
68%
Biology
54%
Physics
29%
History
8%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,000 per year

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Students from England

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£9,000 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,000 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,000 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,000 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£28,200 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£28,200 per year

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Students from International

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£28200 Per year

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