Fancy studying wine chemistry in New Zealand or joining NASA in California? You can enhance your education and gain valuable skills and experience with a placement as part of your degree. Your placement could be within industry, or at a partner university overseas.
The MChem Chemistry with External Placement and the MChem Chemistry with Medicinal Science degrees include the opportunity to spend six months working at a partner university overseas, or within industry. On the MChem Chemistry with Year-long Industry Experience you’ll spend your full final year within industry.
You’ll be working on a research project, developing your skills and knowledge, and getting a taste for life as a researcher. The experience will look great on your CV. You’ll be fully supported throughout your placement. We’ll help you to secure your placement too, through a series of pre-placement workshops on CVs, interviews and assessment centres as well as through the efforts of the dedicated placements tutor.
