Masters courses in Chemistry

With our students, we're working on major scientific challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and environmental sustainability, and developing new technological solutions for industry and healthcare.

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These courses are designed to give you the skills, expertise and experience for your chosen career. Graduates go into technical, scientific and research roles in a range of industries – chemical, petrochemical, biopharmaceutical, plastics – or they use their specialist knowledge in areas such as consultancy and publishing. Our courses are also great preparation for a PhD.

Discover the right course for you.

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An open day gives you the best opportunity to hear first-hand from our current students and staff about our courses.

Find out what makes us special at our next online open day on Wednesday 17 April 2024.

You may also be able to pre-book a department visit as part of a campus tour.Open days and campus tours

Postgraduate taught

Chemistry MSc

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Focus on the topics that are most important to you and develop the practical skills you need for your career with this flexible masters course.

Postgraduate taught

Chemistry MSc(Res)

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Securing a place on a chemistry PhD programme at a top institution, or joining a research and development lab in industry, is a competitive process. This masters course is designed to make you stand out. Get professional research experience and learn advanced laboratory techniques in a state-of-the-art setting to help provide you with the skills to take the next step in your career.

Postgraduate taught

Chemistry and Sustainability MSc

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Develop the specialised chemistry skills required for a sustainable future by businesses, academia, and society. You'll study and learn fundamental industrial processes, cutting-edge sustainability technologies, and environmental and green chemistry.

Postgraduate taught

Drug Discovery Science MSc

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Find out how scientists discover chemical candidates for new pharmaceuticals. You'll learn how to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s increasing demands for drugs that can treat illnesses safely and more effectively, overcome antibiotic resistance, and be produced at a lower financial and environmental cost.

Postgraduate taught

Polymer Chemistry MSc

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

On this specialist course in polymer science and engineering, learn how polymers are made and behave, how important polymer-based products are developed and how to use cutting-edge techniques to create new advanced materials. You'll develop specialist knowledge you can apply across many industries.

In partnership with the Department of School of Journalism, Media and Communication

Postgraduate taught

Science Communication MSc

  • September 2024 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Learn how to communicate science to the public from world-leading experts. You’ll explore the use of different platforms and methods, to find your voice within the science communication world.

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International Merit Scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students including 75 undergraduate scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee and 125 postgraduate taught scholarships worth £5,000 towards the tuition fee. Applications are now open for existing offer holders.

Scholarships for international students