Undergraduate degrees

Chemistry is the central science, with links to biology, physics, mathematics, and engineering. Chemists design and synthesise medicines, investigate climate change and energy, create our everyday products, and develop new materials. With a chemistry degree you’ll be able to work in a diverse range of industries. 

Our Natural Sciences degrees allow you to design your degree to suit your career aspirations and interests and maintain a breadth of scientific subjects. You'll study multiple sciences and explore the links between them, using an interdisciplinary approach.

Work placements and study abroad

We also offer degrees with an added opportunity to take an industrial work placement or study abroad, allowing you to build key professional and personal skills that could give your CV that competitive edge when you graduate. Find out more on the course pages.

Accredited degrees: Graduate with an accredited degree from a university ranked in 82^nd in the world, QS World University Rankings 2025.

Research-based learning: Take advantage of our world-leading research, which shapes our courses across a wide range of areas and provides innovative research and development that impacts many industrial sectors.

Flexible degrees: Broaden your studies beyond your core discipline and and tailor your degree to what interests you the most through discovery modules and joint honours degrees. Our Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry degrees share a common first year, allowing you the freedom to switch courses up until you start your second year. 

Exciting opportunities: Enhance your learning by choosing to take a study abroad year or industry placement, which develops your independence and is attractive to employers.

Career prospects: Our graduates are highly sought after by leading employers. University of Leeds students are among the top 5 most targeted by top employers according to The Graduate Market 2024, High Fliers Research.

Global community: When you choose to study at the University of Leeds, you'll join a friendly, supportive and diverse community of students and researchers who come from all over the world.

Supporting your studies: We support you from the moment you arrive to help you adjust to studying at university, and you'll be guided through your course by your personal tutor. We’re proud to have been awarded Silver Athena SWAN status which shows our strong commitment to equality.

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