Medicinal Chemistry (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast
Medicinal Chemistry (with a Year in Industry) (MChem (H), F15C) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 144–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 144 - 168 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 168 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Chemistry (with Honours)
- Code
- F15C · F1 chemistry
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 90%
20%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%92%
Learning opportunities87%89%
Assessment and feedback79%79%
Academic support96%94%
Organisation and management84%86%
Learning resources85%91%
Student voice89%87%
40 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working15% working and studying25% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 86% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
medicinal chemistry physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Chemistry at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University Belfast | Medicinal Chemistry (with a Year in Industry) this course | 144 - 168 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Chemistry with Industrial Experience Msci (Hon) | 112 - 165 points | 160–175 |
| University of Sussex | Chemistry with Summer Research Placements MChem (H) | 152 - 165 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cambridge | Natural Sciences Msci (Hon) | A*A*A | 224–239 |
| University of St Andrews | Chemistry and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 159 - 160 points | 224–239 |
| Imperial College London | Chemistry Msci (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | Chemistry MChem (H) | 136 - 156 points | 128–143 |
| Durham University | Chemistry BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Natural Sciences BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Chemistry Msci (Hon) | 144 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering MSci | 126 - 152 points | 208–223 |
See all 427 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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