Prospective Students

Chemistry is an essential core science that underpins many areas of scientific endeavour, and Chemical Engineering provides the transfer of science to application. Together these subjects touch all aspects of daily life and will be of growing importance in our future knowledge-based society. Usually, these subjects are taught separately, but in Queen's these subjects are taught within a single, integrated school so that all students have the opportunity to broaden their experience throughout their course. If you choose to study either chemistry or chemical engineering at Queen's you will have a common core course for the first semester and so you will be able to delay a final choice between these two undergraduate degree courses until the mid-point of your first year at university. When you are choosing an undergraduate course, it is important to take into account the prestige of the university and the quality of the degrees on offer. Queen's is a highly regarded university and the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Queen's is in the top group of universities offering these courses. With recent multimillion pound investments, and the appointment of many young and energetic academic staff, the School, now offers excellent modular courses in Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Staff-student ratios are very favourable, and our workshop and tutorial schemes promote the development of team-working skills through small-group teaching.
Our courses provide students with the ability to analyse and solve problems, with advanced presentational and communication skills, and with team-working skills, all of which will be valuable in your chosen career.