Chemistry, MChem (Hons), with industry placement

Enhance your chemistry career by incorporating a 12-month industrial placement into your degree at the University of Southampton, a leading Russell Group institution ranked 4th in the UK for chemistry. This fourth-year opportunity involves working on a research project with organizations ranging from innovative startups to global firms like Pfizer and AstraZeneca, many offering paid positions. Building on three years of foundational training and an independent project, you'll apply your knowledge in a commercial setting, develop professional skills, and potentially secure future employment with your host company.Supported by a close-knit community, including personal tutors and small-group tutorials, you'll access state-of-the-art laboratories refurbished in 2019 with advanced equipment like NMR spectrometers. Core modules in the first two years cover organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry, while optional choices in years two to four explore topics such as medicinal chemistry and sustainable practices. Assessment includes lectures, labs, and supervised projects, with the program accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry to ensure industry recognition.

Core modules in the first and second year are shared across most of our chemistry degrees. This makes it easy to transfer if you decide you’d like to join our MChem Chemistry or MChem with six-month placement degree. Depending on your optional module choices or level of maths study, there’s also the possibility of moving to one of our specialist MChem courses. In years one and two you’ll gain a solid chemistry foundation for more in-depth study in your third and fourth year. You’ll learn the fundamentals of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, as well as practical lab techniques. In year one you’ll also take a mathematics module tailored to your previous maths experience. You’ll be able to select optional modules in years two, three and four. These cover a wide range of topics, such as: • environmental chemistry • chemical biology • programming • medicinal chemistry • artificial intelligence and machine learning in chemistry • synthetic methods in organic chemistry • energy applications in chemistry • sustainable chemistry • quantum mechanics in chemistry and spectroscopy You can also choose modules from other disciplines such as oceanography, biology, physics or a language. Alongside optional modules, core modules in year three will deepen your understanding of key areas of chemistry, and you will do an independent research project. You’ll spend year four working on an assessed external research project at your placement company. For a full list of modules, please visit: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/chemistry-with-yearlong-industry-experience-degree-mchem#modules.