If you are strong in science, if you enjoy laboratory experiments and want to work in industry or research after university, and if you are innovative, creative and logical then you will be well suited to this course.

Our Chemistry degree is designed to provide you with the practical and analytical skills needed for a career in research and industry.?

Many of the School?s academic staff carry out research at the cutting edge of their fields in areas as diverse as nanoscience, energy and drug design. In fourth? year, you will have the opportunity to undertake a significant Capstone research project either in the School or abroad at one of the many third-level/research institutes with which the School has agreements.

Graduate skills and career opportunities

A chemistry degree combines specialist practical training with analytical, problem-solving and presentation skills and is excellent preparation for graduates considering a diverse range of career paths.?

Trinity?s chemistry graduates are highly sought after by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and graduates have worked in companies such as Henkel, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol Meyers Squib. Patent offices, government advisory and information services, libraries, public analytical laboratories, schools and third-level institutes also employ our chemists.?

Our graduates can also pursue postgraduate degrees either in the School of Chemistry or in other world-class research institutes. Historically, chemistry graduates have been in demand in a wide range of non-scientific fields including the financial sector.