Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 25,250 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of Strathclyde

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 73.0  Minimum Listening - 17.0  Minimum Reading - 18.0  Minimum Writing - 18.0  Minimum Speaking - 20.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 70.00 %

Additional Information

Careers

• This course maximises your opportunity of employment in the medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical industries.
• The degree was designed with advice from pharmaceutical companies resulting in graduates who are knowledgeable and accomplished practical chemists with good team-work and communication skills.
• There’s a continuous demand for chemistry graduates. Our graduates compete successfully for jobs in all branches of the chemical industry. These are well-rewarded careers that allow you to go on to supervisory or management roles. Your chances of employment are substantially increased by the industrial placement and training.
• Your skills will also be in demand in other areas. A study of chemistry helps you develop logical thought and numerical skills and the ability to write accurate and concise reports. As a result, our chemists are in demand in national and local government, in hospitals and in education at all levels.
• This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry and graduates are eligible to apply for the status of Chartered Chemist, the qualification recognised in the UK and EU for professional chemists.

Work Placement

• You’ll undertake a paid 12-month placement in the pharmaceutical industry, either in the UK or abroad. Research and Knowledge Exchange placements within the Department's 'Chemistry Clinic' are also available. 
• The Strathclyde chemistry industrial placement scheme is one of the longest-running in the UK, and more than 70 students are placed with companies each year.

Scholarships

The new increased scholarship awards available for our January ’25 intake applicants and offer holders, to mark the conclusion of our Diamond Jubilee year.

Faculty of Engineering

• New scholarship value – Typically £6,240 (15% reduction, depending on tuition fee rate)
• New scholarship deadline – 10^th January 2025
• Application process – Awards will be issued automatically to eligible offer holders. No further scholarship application is required

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

• New scholarship value - £6,000-£7,000 (depending on tuition fee bracket of programme)
• New scholarship deadline – 31^st January 2025
• Application process – Scholarship award will be confirmed upon receipt of deposit payment. No further scholarship application is required

Faculty of Science

• New scholarship value - £7,000-£9,000
• New scholarship deadline – 10^th January 2025
• Application process – Awards will be issued automatically to eligible offer holders. No further scholarship application is required

Strathclyde Business School (no changes)

Diamond Jubilee Award

• Scholarship value - £7,000-£8,000 (depending on programme)
• Scholarship deadline – 10^th January 2025
• Application process – automatically awarded upon offer of study

Masters Scholarships

• Scholarship value - £9,000-£12,000 (depending on programme)
• Scholarship deadline – 4^th December 2025
• Application process – Please complete scholarship application form

MBA Scholarships

• Scholarship value - £9,00-£17,000
• Scholarship deadline – 4^th December 2025
• Application process – Please complete the MBA scholarship application form

MBA Deans Excellence Award

• Scholarship value – 50% of full-time MBA Tuition fee
• Scholarship deadline – 4^th December 2025
• Application process – Please complete the MBA scholarship application form

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.