The Chemistry (Hons) programme is offered by University College Dublin. All materials and living things consist of atoms and molecules that are linked together in many different ways. Chemistry is a study of these, how they form and react. Life, metabolism, pharmaceuticals, forensic analysis and the development of new energy supplies, computer chips and medical devices: none of these can be fully developed or understood without chemistry.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest in Ireland, and UCD Chemistry graduates work in the following:
- Analytical roles in laboratories on the synthesis, testing and analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients, medicines and medical devices
- Research chemist roles in laboratories in research and development
- Management and supervisory roles in regulatory affairs, production and validation
The semiconductor and medical device and energy industries also hire a significant number of materials chemists, and graduates would be involved in:
- Semiconductor processing
- Effluent and raw materials monitoring
- Air and water quality measurements
Chemistry graduates also pursue PhDs in Ireland or abroad in areas as diverse as biological aspects of nanoscience, novel material synthesis, energy generation and polymer chemistry.
International Study Opportunities
Students have spent time studying at the following universities:
- University of Lund, Sweden
- University of Virginia, USA
- McGill University, Canada
