Build a strong scientific foundation while gaining the skills and flexibility to explore your passions and shape your own career path in science. Challenge your scientific thinking and explore one of the broadest selections of science disciplines in Australia with this flexible and dynamic program.
Chemistry Major
Chemistry is an enabling science that provides a foundation for fields such as education, technology, and the environment. You’ll learn the fundamentals of general, physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry and specialize in areas such as:
- Synthetic Chemistry: Explore the synthesis of complex molecules used in drugs, explosives, paints, and cosmetics.
- Computational Chemistry: Involve the use of advanced theoretical calculations and high-power supercomputers to understand and predict the structures and reactivities of molecules and short-lived intermediate species.
- Nanoscience: Explore the processes of self-assembly enabling the controlled arrangement of atoms and molecules and the chemistry at interfaces.
- Medicinal Chemistry: Explore molecular design and the modification of compound properties to enhance pharmaceutical applications as evaluated through bioassays.
All of these areas involve access to advanced instrumental techniques and the development of skills that employers value.
You will be equipped to pursue a diverse range of career opportunities. These include roles as a chemist, materials scientist, environmental scientist, biochemist, toxicologist, or forensic scientist.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
280-284 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia 4067
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 80.00 or equivalent.
Prerequisites
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):
- General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C); and,
- one of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Course fees
Course fee
$28,392
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Related career opportunities
This course will prepare you for the following roles.
About The University of Queensland
The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. We strive for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer and application of knowledge. For more than a century, we have educated and worked with outstanding people to deliver knowledge leadership for a better world.
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