Chemistry with Biomedicine with a Year in Industry BSc

At King’s, you don’t just learn chemistry from books — you get your hands on real experiments from day one. You’ll work in modern labs, exploring chemical reactions, biomedicine applications, and advanced analytical techniques. You’ll also gain invaluable industry experience with a full year spent working in a professional setting, helping you connect theory to real-world challenges. Along the way, you’ll develop practical skills, computational know-how, and teamwork experience that employers love.

Some of the hands-on opportunities and facilities you’ll enjoy include:

• State-of-the-art laboratories in the Department of Chemistry, including specialised spaces for organic, inorganic, physical, and biomedical chemistry research.

• Advanced instruments like NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and mass spectrometry for real-world chemical analysis.

• Integrated lab modules from Year 1 through Year 4, including project-driven experiments that teach problem-solving and analytical thinking.

• Computational chemistry and digital tools, giving you experience in simulations, data analysis, and modeling chemical systems.

• Year in Industry placement, letting you spend 12 months in a company, applying your chemistry and biomedicine knowledge in real-world environments.

• Final-year research projects, where you choose topics in biomedical chemistry or molecular biology techniques, working in specialist labs or with partner research institutes.

• Support for placements, including guidance from King’s Career Services, a dedicated Year in Industry coordinator, and faculty placement advisors.

• Central London campus advantage, with access to teaching hospitals, research institutes like the Francis Crick Institute, and world-class biomedical facilities.

Graduating from this programme opens doors to exciting careers where chemistry meets health and medicine. Many students move straight into roles in research, industry, or pharmaceuticals, while others use their skills in innovative biotech or policy settings. Typical roles include Research Scientist, Industrial Chemist, Pharmacokineticist, and Life-Sciences Policy Analyst:

• King’s Career Services and the Chemistry Department’s Year in Industry team support you throughout your degree, helping with placement applications, CVs, networking, and interview preparation.

• Strong employment outcomes: graduates of King’s chemistry-related degrees report an average starting salary of around £28,000, often rising quickly with experience.

• Industry connections: thanks to formal links with companies like Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and GlaxoSmithKline, your year in industry gives real-world experience and professional networking opportunities.

• Royal Society of Chemistry accreditation: ensures your degree meets professional standards and adds long-term value to your career.

• Practical experience: the built-in placement year and final-year research projects mean you graduate not just with knowledge, but with hands-on experience that employers value highly.

Further Academic Progression:
If you decide to keep learning, there are great options: you could pursue a specialised Master’s in chemical biology, biomedicine, or pharmaceutical sciences, or even continue to the MSci version of this programme at King’s, which adds an extra year of research and advanced study.