Overview

You can gain the opportunity to develop a competitive research edge to your CV, which is vital when entering the growing Chemistry market within the UK and internationally. This Chemistry postgraduate course enables you to choose from our extensive range of Chemistry modules - allowing you to match the modules with your interests and career aspirations.

If you are already working in industry then you may be interested in studying this course part-time over two to three years.

Careers and employability

At Nottingham Trent University, your employability and job prospects are crucial factors in your choice of university - you need to know that your postgraduate degree will be worth the time and money you spend on it. The pharmaceutical and chemical industry is a well-established market growing globally and there has been a steady increase in international employment opportunities within the industry.

Our graduates have gone on to work in a wide variety of job markets including:

pharmaceuticals
petrochemicals
polymers
food and drinks
liquid crystals
advance materials engineering
defence
teaching
finance and sales

Recent employers include:

AstraZeneca
Reckitt Benckiser
GlaxoSmithKline
Pfizer
Alfa Aesar
Birds Eye.

Our strength lies in the relevance of our degrees to the real world. In all subject areas, we encourage you to recognise your transferable skills and its application to a multitude of careers. By taking an Chemistry degree from Nottingham Trent University you will benefit from the progressive development of a variety of skills, such as advanced laboratory techniques and critical analysis and synthesis of a breadth and depth of relevant chemistry-specific research.

Although this Chemistry Masters course does not offer a formal placement, this course is vocationally focused and benefits from strong links with industry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods and Independent Study

Research Project

Drug Detection, Analysis and Screening

Organic Synthesis and Characterisation of Biologically Active Compounds

Inorganic Chemistry Beyond the Molecule

Physical Properties of Solid-state and Nano-composite Materials

Computational Chemistry and Drug Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00

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More details

There are no masters application deadlines. Applications should be submitted before the end of July for September intake.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

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Other requirements

General requirements

UK honours degree (minimum 2.2) or equivalent in a chemistry related subject including forensic science, pharmacology and pharmacy.

Applicants with relevant employment experience or qualifications will also be considered.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17850 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9900 GBP / year

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Additional Details

National

Part time: £4,995

International

Part time: £8,925

Living costs

Nottingham

United Kingdom

583 - 978 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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