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Chemistry with Biomedicine with a Year in Industry

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time with year in industry
  • 29/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Our Chemistry with Biomedicine with a Year in Industry BSc course is designed to give you the in-demand skills to make a real impact on the world. You'll gain deep knowledge and hands-on laboratory experience across all areas of chemistry and biomedicine. Plus, a year-long professional placement in a major UK company means you can directly apply your learning, gaining crucial skills and experience for your future career.

Our unique interdisciplinary approach and strong links with King's world-class Health Faculties and hospitals will prepare you to tackle complex, real-world problems, opening the door to a range of future-focused careers. Our graduates pursue roles in the chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries, but also in tech, finance and even law, where their analytical and problem-solving skills are invaluable.

Taught by leading scientists who are shaping the future of chemistry, our course provides rigorous training in core principles including physical, organic and inorganic chemistry, plus the lab skills to apply your learning and understand the power of chemistry in solving challenges and driving innovation. You will also tackle an open-ended project, helping sharpen essential career skills like project management, communication and teamwork.

You can also choose to study for our integrated Master’s course (MSci), adding a fifth year to your degree during which you’ll undertake a substantial research project. This enables you to integrate advanced knowledge from across your years of study and carry out novel research in the Department of Chemistry, as well as for the Health Faculties and hospitals or even the Francis Crick Institute, a King’s partner and global leader in biomedical research.

Key benefits

  • 8th in the UK for Chemistry (Times Higher Education, QS 2025 subject rankings).

  • One of very few universities to offer a degree in Chemistry with Biomedicine – including the only London university to do so.

  • Enhanced by the opportunity for a Year in Industry, where students apply to nationally competitive year-long internships in the wide variety of professions open to graduates from traditional chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries through to business, finance, law and more.

  • Benefit from our strong links to King’s world-class Health Faculties and teaching hospitals, and strengths in biomedical research.

  • Career flexibility: you’ll gain a wide range of skills to use in the growing fields of biomedical engineering, biotech, chemical biology and biological and biomedical research.

  • 6th in the UK for producing the most employable graduates (Times Higher Education Graduate Employability rankings 2024/5).

  • Explore emerging fields and cutting-edge innovations in chemistry through modules informed directly by King's scientists' pioneering research.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/cchemistry-with-biomedicine-with-year-in-placement

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Chemistry, Royal Society of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time with year in industry • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 29/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
FC1F
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

King's College London, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
FC1F
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - AAB

Must include Chemistry at grade A, and grade A in at least one of Biology, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, or Physics. Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. NOTE: If you are taking linear A levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all science subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 33 credits M: 12 credits P: 0 credits

The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in Chemistry awarded at Distinction, and at least 15 Level 3 credits in one from Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics or Biology awarded at Distinction.

Scottish Higher - ABB

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

Scottish Advanced Higher - AB

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers and include grade A in Advanced Higher Chemistry and grade B at Advanced Higher in at least one of Mathematics, Physics or Biology. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 35 points

35 points overall or an aggregate score of 17 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Chemistry, and grade 6 in Higher Level in one from Biology, Mathematics and Physics. Notes: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2

Must include grade H2 in a Principal subject in Chemistry, and grade H2 in one from Mathematics, Physics or Biology

Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - Not accepted

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, M2

Must include grade D3 in a Principal subject in Chemistry, and grade D3 in one from Mathematics, Physics or Biology. Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.

T Level - Not accepted

Required subjects: Chemistry, and at least one of Biology, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, or Physics.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
PTE Academic62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each skill
TOEFL (iBT)92 overall with 23 in writing and 20 in the other skills
Cambridge English Advanced176 overall with a minimum of 169 in each skill
Cambridge English Proficiency176 overall with a minimum of 169 in each skill
Trinity ISELevel III (ISEIII) with pass in each skill
Institution's Own TestPass the King's Pre-Sessional English Language Programme with Band 6.5
We also accept a number of English language tests taken as part of school-level qualifications. For more details, please see our website. Please note that the course requirements are under Band D.

Band D https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At King’s we don’t just use your grades to assess your application. We recognise that not everyone has the same educational journey and that some students have had to overcome challenges to achieve their grades.

Contextual offers are made to applicants who may have experienced barriers that have impeded their academic progress. Contextual offers may be up to two A-Level grades (or equivalent) lower than the advertised entry requirements found on the course pages.

Learn more on the King's College London, University of London website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 7 other chemistry courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For King's College London, University of London, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
AAA Most common
  1. A*A*A
  2. Highest grades
  3. BBB
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

84% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

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Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

50 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

84 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
Channel Islands£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For International fees and information, please see the course details on our online prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

The fees stated are for entry in the forthcoming September. If you are applying for deferred entry, to commence the following September, fees may be subject to change.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

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