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MSci Chemistry with Industrial Placement (5 years) at University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This programme combines the knowledge and practical experience you gain from our four-year BSc programme and adds a full, one-year placement within industry, giving you invaluable experience and enhancing your chemistry knowledge and employability. This degree programme has the same core chemistry content as the BSc Chemistry for the first three years with an additional course in the third year to help you prepare your applications for placements and prepare for working in industry.

Duration: 5 years (60 months)  |  Study mode: full-time, integrated masters  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory courses: Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen, Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 1, Elements of Chemistry 1, Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 2 and Elements of Chemistry 2.

Career pathways

According to the Royal Society of Chemistry's Future Workforce and Educations Pathways report, chemistry-related job opportunities are projected to grow 30% more than the wider UK labour market in the coming years, with around 1.4m people employed in UK industries based around chemistry.

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Entry requirements

Entry Requirements Qualifications The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen. The information displayed in this section shows a shortened summary of our entry requirements. For more information, or for full entry requirements for Sciences degrees, see our detailed entry requirements section.

Intake: September

Duration: 5 years (60 months)

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