
Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry/Research BSc (Hons)
Apply your knowledge of chemistry and biology to pharmaceutical practice, and gain vital industry experience, with our BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry or Research degree. This four-year degree includes a year-long professional placement, or research project, between your second and final year of study.
Our new pharmaceutical chemistry degree has been developed with our industrial partners to produce high quality graduates for the pharmaceutical sector – an area that already employs 67,000 people in the UK, and contributes £30.4bn to the national economy...
Apply your knowledge of chemistry and biology to pharmaceutical practice, and gain vital industry experience, with our BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry or Research degree. This four-year degree includes a year-long professional placement, or research project, between your second and final year of study.<br/><br/>Our new pharmaceutical chemistry degree has been developed with our industrial partners to produce high quality graduates for the pharmaceutical sector – an area that already employs 67,000 people in the UK, and contributes £30.4bn to the national economy per year. <br/><br/>You will develop a strong grounding in basic chemistry and biology, and also cover advanced topics relevant to modern pharmaceutical chemistry. We go beyond organic chemistry – which is traditionally associated with pharmaceutical programmes – to cover many other areas of chemistry and biology. As such, we consciously address the needs of this modern and growing industry.<br/><br/>For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/chemistry-ug/bsc-pharmaceutical-chemistry-with-placement
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
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Codes/info
Course Code
F109
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Mathematics at grade B (or 6). SL4 for IB. English Language or English Literature C (or 4).
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Extended Project
B
In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer. Eligible applicants would receive two offers, our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects
A level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £30,650 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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