MSc in Analytical Chemistry
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 19,300 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** for international full-time | international part-time: 10,615 GBP/year | home full-time: 11,400 GBP/year | home part-time: 6,270 GBP/year
Key Summary
Immerse yourself in good measurement and scientific practice, and the evaluation and interpretation of data.
You'll gain extensive practical experience in new laboratories that reflect industry standards.
Through an independent research project, you will be able to study an area of interest in greater depth. You will also benefit from the latest views from visiting speakers and industry visits from global researchers and pharmaceutical companies.
At our Penrhyn Road campus, you will have access to a modern environment with the latest equipment, including:
- The £9.8 million Eadweard Muybridge building with state-of-the-art laboratories, including labs dedicated to analytical chemistry
- New work areas and dedicated laboratories for research
Specialist equipment, such as:
- gas and liquid chromatography
- electron microscopy
- a range of spectrometers, including mass spectrometers, infrared spectrometers and nuclear magnetic resonance
- spectrometers
- nuclear science equipment
- thermal analysis
- x-ray diffractometers
- electrochemical analysis
Computing laboratories and a team of IT technicians to offer assistance
Why choose this course?
Throughout this course, you will build on your previous chemistry knowledge and continue to develop skills to prepare you for your career. These include problem solving, organisation, data collation, review and synopsis.
You will study good measurement and scientific practice, and the evaluation and interpretation of data. You will also undertake an independent research project, which can act as an excellent selling point when looking for employment after graduation.
Past projects have looked at dust sources at Hampton Court Palace, determination of Hexavalent Chromium, thermo-responsive polymers for water purification and radiochemical investigation of Uranium 232. You can undertake this as collaborative research with other laboratories.
Alternatively, you could do a placement year in industry to put your research skills into practice in the real world. Past students have undertaken project placements in the pharmaceutical industry, forensic labs, analytical consultancies, hospital labs and research labs.
In addition, many of our staff in the Faculty are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
For students interested in studying Analytical Chemistry MSc at Kingston, there are several opportunities to seek funding support:
- Gangolli Scholarship
- Inspire the Future Scholarship
- International scholarships
- Progression Scholarship
- Discounts for Kingston University alumni
Course content
You will gain the key skills required in this specialised area of analytical chemistry, including good measurement and scientific practice, evaluation and interpretation of data, and other professional and organisational skills. You will also study core analytical techniques and their applications. You may also be offered a placement within industry (depending on your results and project availability), where you will carry out your independent research project.
For a student to go on placement, they are required to pass every module first time with no reassessments. It is the responsibility of individual students to find a suitable paid placement. Students will be supported by our dedicated placement team in securing this opportunity.
Please note, optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Modules
Core modules
- Statistics and Quality Systems
- Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy
- Separation Science
- Specialised Analytical Techniques
- Project
Optional modules
- Professional Placement
There is an increasing demand for qualified analytical chemists in a variety of industrial and public sector settings. Other relevant roles are in chemical/pharmaceutical companies, teaching, sales, marketing, management and PhD research.
Recent graduates have gone on to a range of roles, including:
- chemists in large and SME chemical/pharmaceutical companies
- teaching
- PhD research
- sales and marketing
- managerial positions