Course summary

Known as the central science, chemistry provides a fundamental understanding of how the world works at a chemical level. Since the 1840s, Huddersfield has provided a strong chemistry education to its students, supporting the local textile and dyeing industries as a result. Today, you’re not limited just to these industries, as there are a range of specialisations to help enhance your chemistry education. This Chemistry with Environmental Science BSc(Hons) course aims to equip you with a solid understanding of the core areas of organic, inorganic, physical and analytical chemistry, and key environmental issues. It will also help develop your imaginative problem-solving and logical reasoning skills, so you’ll be prepared to tackle any challenge in your future career. You’ll also be gaining real-world experience in this course by learning in our new £18.2 million facilities, which include chemical sciences labs where you’ll be able to use instruments used in industry. You can also participate in an optional supervised work placement in your third year, in the UK or abroad. Why Study Chemistry with Environmental Science BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield? You’ll be learning from the best in this course, as the University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. Not only that, but our teaching staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates (HESA 2022). You could work in a wide range of scientific areas, including environmental consultancy chemical analysis, chemical manufacturing, healthcare and more. Global Professional Award At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. †full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees. Why Huddersfield? Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.