Chemistry

About this course

Chemistry is the science of matter at the atomic and molecular level, and it underpins much of what we know about the physical world. It explains how drugs cure disease, how materials can be designed with specific properties, how energy is stored and released, how food is preserved, and how the atmosphere responds to human emissions. It is a discipline that rewards precision, creativity, and the willingness to engage with complexity, and it develops habits of mind, rigorous experimental thinking, quantitative reasoning, and the ability to move between theoretical models and physical reality, that are valuable across a wide range of careers. At Sheffield this accredited BSc Chemistry takes you across the full breadth of the discipline, covering organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry alongside the practical and computational skills that modern chemists need. You will develop understan

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 4 / 100Skilled trades occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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