Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences

Chemistry is about understanding the properties of the element - how they interact with each other to construct living organisms to produce power from the sun, produce minerals and fuel environmental processes.

Chemistry plays a pivotal role in the natural sciences. It supplies essential knowledge for the applied sciences, such as astronomy, materials science, engineering, agriculture, medical sciences, pharmacology, and forensic science.

Life has evolved systems that depend on carbon as a fundamental element, and several other elements are particularly important in biological systems. A true understanding of such systems must be based upon a full knowledge of the structures, properties and reactivity of the molecular components of life and this knowledge comes from the study of chemistry. 

Career opportunities

Chemists are employed in analytical chemistry related to the mining and food industries, forensic science and environmental impact studies. They carry out research in government laboratories, as well as in the private sector in mining, petrochemical, and high technology industries. 

Term/Subject pathway

Note:
(1) units may change or run in a different sequence
(2) items may vary

Eight-week timetable