Undergraduate study
With opportunities to spend a year in industry, study abroad, and transfer between different courses, we are a popular choice for some of the best students across the world, who graduate with the knowledge and skills sought by employers in all sectors.
- BSc Chemistry
UCAS code F100, 3 years full time
- MSci Chemistry
UCAS code F103, 4 years full time
- MSci Chemistry with Study Abroad in a Modern Language
UCAS code F104, 4 years full time
- MSci Chemistry with Industrial Experience
UCAS code F105, 4 years full time
- MSci Chemistry with Study Abroad
UCAS code F107, 4 years full time
- BSc Chemistry with a Preliminary Year of Study
UCAS code F108, 4 years full time
- BSc Chemical Physics
UCAS code F320, 3 years full time
- MSci Chemical Physics
UCAS code F322, 4 years full time
- MSci Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience
UCAS code F323, 4 years full time
- BSc Chemistry with Computing
UCAS code F130, 3 years full time
- MSci Chemistry with Computing
UCAS code F131, 4 years full time
Reasons to study Chemistry at Bristol
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Teaching excellence
Chemistry teaching that is recognised as being amongst the best in the UK (top 10 in the 2022 Guardian University Guide).
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Outstanding laboratories
A superb laboratory teaching environment with a unique laboratory experience provided through Bristol ChemLabS plus a Virtual Reality lab for undergraduate teaching.
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Textbooks
Our academic staff include the authors of textbooks that are used globally for teaching undergraduate chemistry.
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Research excellence
Best in the UK for research (THE REF analysis 2021). 100% of research outputs world leading or internationally excellent.
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Careers
Bristol graduates are amongst the most sought after by top UK employers (High Fliers 2020).
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Location
We are located in the heart of a vibrant city, rated as the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times in 2015 and 2017.
Ranked in the UK top ten for Chemistry teaching: Guardian University Guide 2022
Ranked 1st in the UK for Chemistry research: THE Analysis of REF 2021
International
Every year we welcome students from around the world. Our international students help to make Bristol a friendly and diverse community.
Careers
Our students are among the most sought after by employers, owing to the exceptional standard of practical, technical and numerical expertise they develop whilst at Bristol.
Chemistry Explored
Read our new magazine Chemistry Explored, for a taste of life as a Bristol student.