Environmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth

Environmental chemists will play a vital role in tackling global environmental challenges, including sustainability, human health, green energy and protecting the environment. A unique skillset will be developed throughout the programme, ensuring a strong knowledge base in chemistry, with specialism in the environmental science sector to meet society’s sustainability needs for the future.- Equip yourself for successful employment in a competitive job market – our focus on practical, professional skills means you graduate primed to enter the workplace.- Benefit from award-winning teaching in small groups and be inspired by staff who are world-leading researchers.- Hone your practical problem-solving skills in our newly-refurbished laboratories, kitted out with the latest analytical instrumentation.- Take part in fieldwork in the UK and/or overseas in a variety of locations.- 70% of assessment is based on coursework.- Experience chemistry in the real world and boost your employability by taking a placement, work-based project in your final year, or working alongside PhD and post-doctoral researchers in our high specification laboratories.- A diverse and respectful place in which to work and study is fundamental to everything we do.

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences