Chemistry with Business Management.

Well the only person I know who did this went to work for Deutcher Bank bank office.

Its not so easy to stay in Chemistry with that degree though.

How comes? why is it not easy? hm

Because its not often done as a masters so with Business displacing some chemistry you're not in as strong a position when applying against straight chemistry grads.

Its doable, just not as easy.

I am thinking of changing from MChem to the above course actually. I am almost certain that I do not want to go into a straight chemistry career (R &D and the like) so I did think it might be a good option, as I enjoy chemistry but want to go into business. I have heard some negative things about it from Chemboy and the like...where did your friend do his ?

Bath. The key to their success was doing a placement year, then got an internship at DB.

I think its a good degree to do if you want to get into business, Chemistry is well regarded, coupled with some business knowledge I think its a good route. With Warwick I think you'd be onto a winner.

But I think it limits the chemistry side.

I think I am just trying to work out if it shuts more doors than it opens , though it is nice to hear of someone who had some success with it.
Thanks for the reply, will rep tomorow

Waste of time, neither fish nor fowl. If you want a career in chem then a pure chem degree is better, if you want a career in corporate then a pure business degree is better. Chemical and technical businesses don't give a crap about chemists with a bit of business management, and other businesses don't give a crap about chemistry. If you aren't considering the possibility of using your degree then I suggest you don't bother with chemistry as it will just make your life hell for the next 3 years.

To be honest I think that any reasonably smart person could learn enough about business administration in their own time to improve their business knowledge enough to impress with a technical degree.

techies with MBAs are awful for everyone, people who just before graduating are more useful (I'm not in that catergory) as are techies who never try and flip.

Waste of time, neither fish nor fowl. If you want a career in chem then a pure chem degree is better, if you want a career in corporate then a pure business degree is better. Chemical and technical businesses don't give a crap about chemists with a bit of business management, and other businesses don't give a crap about chemistry. If you aren't considering the possibility of using your degree then I suggest you don't bother with chemistry as it will just make your life hell for the next 3 years.

To be honest I think that any reasonably smart person could learn enough about business administration in their own time to improve their business knowledge enough to impress with a technical degree.

Well after having done 3 years of chemistry and management, I can say this is sound advice. I have managed to secure a job with Deloitte, but I am pretty sure I could have done that anyway if I did straight chemistry. By second and third year I could really notice that I was doing less chemistry as labs and exams began to rely more and more on subjects I haven't covered in as much detail as my peers. I end up not even going to my business lectures as I view them as a waste of time because chemistry is so much more difficult (though often more enjoyable). Anyway, if I could go back to myself 3 years ago I would have just stayed on the straight chem ...
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