Chemistry Degree Questions

Hi, I was wondering what careers pathways you could go into with a chemistry degree?
I am looking into doing a chemistry degree as the career prospects well paid or would a chemical engineering degree or biochemistry be a better option?

The a-levels I am defiantly doing are maths, chemistry & biology so have a fourth to play with

Thanks

Reply 1

LadyJoka

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Original post by Peace&Love

Hi, I was wondering what careers pathways you could go into with a chemistry degree?
I am looking into doing a chemistry degree as the career prospects well paid or would a chemical engineering degree or biochemistry be a better option?

The a-levels I am defiantly doing are maths, chemistry & biology so have a fourth to play with

Thanks

The transferable skills you learn by doing a chemistry degree will be useful for many careers. Most graduate schemes simply ask for a 2.1 or higher in any degree so there will be many options open to you with a chemistry degree :smile:

That said, you should still choose the subject you prefer and think you would do best in. People who choose a subject they enjoy as opposed to one they think will get them a good job will perform much better and will be more likely to get a better grade :biggrin:

So, in short choose the subject you think you would prefer, not the one you think would have better career prospects :biggrin:

Reply 2

Chohan

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Just out of interest, are you or any of your friends looking to do a masters in Intellectual Property Law?

Regards,
Chohan

Reply 3

edchem

There are lots of different routes, in the science industry such as working for Defence Science and Technology labs, Unilever etc; graduate schemes for general jobs look highly at science graduates; teaching; further education such as medicine or law conversions - again science graduates are always looked at highly.

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Chohan

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Ah

If you don't mind me asking, what are you looking to do in terms of jobs?

Reply 5

Chohan

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Original post by edchem

There are lots of different routes, in the science industry such as working for Defence Science and Technology labs, Unilever etc; graduate schemes for general jobs look highly at science graduates; teaching; further education such as medicine or law conversions - again science graduates are always looked at highly.

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Agreed,

I'm assuming you are studying or have studied Chemistry at university? How was it and what was included? Where did you study it?

I am interested in possibly pursuing one and would just like some background knowledge from people who have had first hand experience :smile:

Regards,
Chohan

Reply 6

edchem

Currently studying a chemistry degree at University of Birmingham - Absolutely love it, and find it very interesting. Planning on doing teaching afterwards. My course is 1/4-1/3 labs and the rest clearly pure elements of chemistry alongside some optionally modules. I hope that answered all your questions. I can understand thinking about whether to do chem or chemeng, and I think it depends entirely on your own thoughts, I'd say for my uni the courses are very separate but other unis (such as aston) the courses overlap.

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Reply 7

edchem

Where do you have an offer? Hoe much experience did you get in a school prior to applying and was it difficult to get a place?

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Reply 8

Chohan

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Ah sounds good!

If I was to do Chemistry, I would probably go onto doing a MSc in Petroleum Engineering or a Masters in Intellectual Property Law :smile:

Good luck with whatever you do.

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