Chemistry with a Placement year Abroad Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Part of everyday life, chemistry is vital for tackling the world’s most urgent problems - from green technologies to developing new treatments to keep us healthy.

This accredited, four-year course includes a 9-12 month placement overseas during year three, giving you the opportunity to broaden your horizons working in a different culture and develop your professional skills.

Throughout the course, you’ll gain a broad understanding of chemistry, with the opportunity to specialise in the areas you’re interested in through optional modules and a research project.

You will study core topics on analytical, physical, organic, inorganic and solid-state chemistry, and choose from a wide range of optional modules ranging from green and sustainable chemistry and drug development to heterogenous catalysis and engineering biosynthesis. In the lab, you’ll gain the practical and theoretical skills needed to design experiments and test hypotheses.

During the fourth and final year, you’ll gain an insight into life as a research scientist through a major project in your preferred area of chemistry, supervised by one of our top academics.

Find your feet and then finalise your path
As our Chemistry BSc shares a common curriculum with the more in-depth MChem for the first two years, you can decide to transfer from the BSc to MChem (subject to academic achievement) at the start of year three.

Student experience
“Baltimore was an amazing city and I enjoyed meeting new people in a scientific field in a different country. When I came back for my final year, I was able to do my lab work much more effectively.”
Gregory, Cardiff Chemistry with a Placement Year Abroad student