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The quality of your life as an adult will depend on getting a satisfying job. Here are some of the jobs which will be open to you with a qualification in CHEMISTRY.

  • Industry e.g. textiles, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, brewing, detergents, agrochemicals, polymers, oil refining, nuclear fuels, glass, hospitals, photography, the car industry and many, many more! Almost every industry in Britain requires a chemist!
  • Analysis e.g. ensuring that water is fit to drink and bathe in.
  • Forensic Science - to help prevent and detect crime.
  • Horse Racing - to ensure that races are fair
  • Sport - to enhance performance by developing new materials
  • Pathology - to help diagnose disease
  • Biochemistry - to analyse body tissues and fluids
  • Art Restoration - to analyse paints and produce equivalent ones
  • Environmental Chemistry - to monitor air quality and industrial emissions
  • Education - to teach in schools or lecture in colleges or universities.
  • Non-science related fields e.g. accountancy, law, politics, retail stores and computers.

 

As you will see a CHEMISTRY qualification lets you do almost anything!

There are THREE ways to get one:

1

Higher in fifth year then university.

2

Higher in fifth year, Advanced Higher in sixth year then university.

3

Intermediate 2 in fifth year, Higher in sixth year then university or college.

CHEMISTRY is the preferred entrance subject for the following degree courses:

Agriculture
Anatomy
Animal science
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Colour chemistry
Crop protection
Dentistry
Environmental chemistry
Food science
Forensic science
Forestry
Marine chemistry
Medicine
Neuroscience
Pathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Physiology
Soil science
Toxicology
Veterinary science

Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry

CHEMISTRY is the second most important entry requirement for the following degree courses:

Biological sciences(preferred subject is Biology)

Chemical engineering(preferred subject is Maths)

You have an exciting future.

Begin to think about it now.