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BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Management Bachelor's degree at Imperial College London

BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Management at Imperial College London. Rather than treating management as an add-on, the course is designed to deepen your grasp of modern, interdisciplinary chemistry while deliberately building your management potential alongside it.

BSc (Hons)
Award
4
Years
Full-time
Study mode
90%
in work/study (15m)

About this course

Deepen your understanding across modern interdisciplinary chemistry and develop your management potential. From the provider’s course page.

BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Management is a Bachelor's degree (BSc (Hons)) at Imperial College London, based in South Kensington. It runs 4 years, studied full-time.

For Chemistry graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 80% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £34,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)

For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.

Course evidence score

The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.

9.2
/ 10
Exceptional
3 of 3 official measures
Student satisfaction
What students say in the National Student Survey
Excellent86

Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Graduate outcomes
In work or further study 15 months after graduating
Exceptional90

Limited evidence Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Continuation
Students who continue past their first year
Exceptional100

Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2021-23. Continuation 100% (2021-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Curriculum & modules

Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.

  • i-Engage
  • Language of Chemistry
  • Structure and Bonding: Atomic Structure to Molecular Orbitals
  • Introduction to Spectroscopy
  • Reactivity at Carbon Centres
  • The Reaction Toolkit: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
  • Chemistry of the Elements: Hydrogen to Uranium
  • Practical Chemistry 1
  • Mathematics and Physics 1
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Imperial Horizons
  • i-Engage 2

Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.

Course in depth

What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.

What you'll study

The chemistry side of the course covers the discipline broadly, giving you a foundation across the major branches of the subject together with the laboratory and analytical skills expected of a chemistry graduate. Layered onto this is a structured introduction to management, drawing on subject areas such as Marketing, Finance, HR / People, Operations, Strategy, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain and Consulting. You won't necessarily study every one of these in depth, but the course is structured so that you build a working understanding of how businesses and other organisations function, are financed and are led, knowledge that sits usefully alongside a science degree rather than replacing it. Over four years, the balance between chemistry and management content is designed to shift and deepen, so that by the later stages you're able to bring both disciplines to bear on the same problem: for instance, thinking about how a chemical innovation might actually be brought to market, managed within a team, or scaled within an organisation.

Who it's for

This course suits people who enjoy chemistry for its own sake, who like the precision of laboratory work and the logic of chemical reasoning, but who are also curious about what happens once scientific knowledge leaves the lab and meets an organisation, a market or a team of people who need managing. If you're the kind of student who, alongside your chemistry coursework, finds yourself asking how a discovery gets funded, how a company decides what to prioritise, or how a small idea becomes a functioning business, this dual focus is likely to appeal. It also suits those who like variety in their studies rather than narrowing down to a single track early on: across four years you'll be moving between technical scientific content and more people- and organisation-focused thinking, so a willingness to shift mental gears and connect ideas across subjects will serve you well. Equally, it's well suited to those with an eye on leadership, project management or operational roles within scientific or technical organisations, rather than those who know for certain they want a purely research-based career. Expect the workload to be demanding, you're effectively studying two disciplines rather than one, so genuine interest in both halves matters more than simply tolerating the management content as a bolt-on. Most entrants arrive with A-levels or equivalent, typically within the 208–223 UCAS tariff band, though this reflects what past students held rather than a fixed requirement.

Careers & job market

The chemistry element of the course is recognised by the Royal Society of Chemistry as partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem) status, which is worth knowing if you're considering professional chartership further down the line. Beyond that specific recognition, graduates from this kind of combined chemistry-and-management background are positioned for routes that value both technical understanding and organisational skills, think project management, operations, or business-facing roles within science-based industries, as well as more conventional business functions. It's worth being clear-eyed about outcomes data here: national figures for Business & Management courses show that 87% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with 60% of those working graduates in roles classed as highly skilled; 81% of students nationally continue past their first year. On pay, national Graduate Outcomes data (not specific to this university or course) show starting salaries in the region of £24,000–£32,000 at 15 months, £21,250–£30,000 after three years, and £26,350–£37,200 after five years, these are broad national ranges rather than guarantees, and individual outcomes vary considerably depending on sector, role and location.

University & format

You'll study full-time over four years at Imperial College London's South Kensington campus, in English. Imperial is a public, research-intensive university and a member of the Russell Group, founded in 1907, with a total student body of 17,565. Its teaching quality was rated Gold in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 assessment, and the university was. As a recognised UK degree-awarding body, the BSc (Hons) you'd graduate with is nationally recognised.

Student satisfaction

How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.

The teaching on my course
89%
Learning opportunities
86%
Assessment and feedback
74%
Academic Support
89%
Organisation and management
88%
Learning resources
92%
Student voice
81%

Share of students responding positively.

Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)

Applicant information

The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.

Application timelineWhat happens next
  1. 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted

    Your application needs a reference before you can send it.

  2. 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications

    Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.

  3. 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice

    Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.

  4. 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline

    18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.

Show 5 later dates
  1. 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens

    Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.

  2. 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers

    Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.

  3. 2027 entryClearing opens

    Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.

  4. 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications

    Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.

  5. 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice

    Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.

Open daysFind out more about our September Open Days

See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.

Entry & how to get in

Typical offer (from the provider)The university’s course page lists a typical A-level offer of AAA. Always check the provider for the current offer and subject requirements.
Most entrants held A-levels or equivalent57% of accepted students came in with A-levels or equivalent (entrants over recent years).
Typical UCAS tariff: 208 - 223 pointsThe most common UCAS tariff band among accepted students. This is what entrants had, not a stated requirement.
Professionally accreditedAccredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Entry requirements are set by the universityGrades, subjects and contextual offers vary. Check Imperial College London's official course page for the current offer.

Who gets in

What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.

UCAS tariff of entrants

Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.

Qualifications held on entry

QualificationShare
A-levels or equivalent57%
another higher-education qualification33%
Other7%
a Baccalaureate2%
a previous degree1%

Entry & your chances

An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.

Competitive entry

Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.

Will you get in? Plot your grades

Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.

Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.

Add your grades to see where you land

Your points will drop onto the distribution above, with an honest above / within / below read.

Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.

How to apply

Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.

Apply by13 January 2027, 18:00 UK timefor this course
Typical gradesA*A*A*+A-level equivalent admitted students held
  1. 1
    Register on UCAS Hub

    Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.

  2. 2
    Write your personal statement

    A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.

  3. 3
    Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time

    UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.

  4. 4
    Reply to your offers

    When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.

  5. 5
    Results day & confirmation

    On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.

💡 Many universities make a contextual (reduced-grade) offer, for example based on your school’s results, time in care, or where you live. Ask Imperial College London whether you’re eligible before you apply; it can lower the grades you need.

Fees & funding

What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.

Tuition per year

Homeup to £9,790 / yr
Internationalset by the university

Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.

Check fees at Imperial College London →

For students who normally live in England

illustrative Maintenance Loan per year
£9,790tuition used per year, illustrative full-time England fee-cap scenario
illustrative borrowing over 4 years

2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.

Starting on or after 1 January 2027?

The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.

Paying for it

  • Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
  • Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
  • Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
  • Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.

England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.

Funding matched to this course

Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for

All Imperial College London funding →

Named awards published by the university. Compare the eligibility and application route before budgeting for one.

Amounts, exclusions and deadlines can change. An award is not guaranteed unless the university confirms it.

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Careers & earnings

What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.

Graduate earnings: this course

WhenMedianTypical rangeGraduates
15 months after£34,000£31,000 – £40,00025
3 years after£36,000£30,000 – £43,00075
5 years after£49,500£37,500 – £71,00080

Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.

Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course

90%
in work or further study 15 months on
80%
in highly skilled work or study
100%
continue past their first year
90%
find their work meaningful
65%
say work fits their future plans
  1. 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
  2. 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
  3. 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
  4. 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs

How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally

Starting (15 months) HESA GO
£34,000
£24,000 – £32,000
After 3 years LEO
£36,000
£21,250 – £30,000
After 5 years LEO
£49,500
£26,350 – £37,200
national rangethis course’s medianaxis £19,000 – £51,500

National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.

Work out your pay

Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.

What happened to 100 students?

Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.

90 of 100

were in work or further study

15 months after graduation

55% working10% working and studying30% in further study80% in highly skilled work or study

Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.

Value compared with similar courses

How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.

This course £49,500Peer median £31,000Middle 50% £26,500–£37,000
94th percentile

Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.

UK occupations graduates enter

Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.

  • Information Technology ProfessionalsSOC 2020 213 · 30% of published destinations · ASHE median £55,357
  • Finance ProfessionalsSOC 2020 242 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £47,173
  • Natural and social science professionalsSOC 2020 211 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £44,243

Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 45; response rate: 65%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.

Job market & outlook

How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.

87%
in work or further study 15 months after graduating, across Business & Management courses nationally.
Graduate Outcomes
60%
of working graduates are in highly skilled work or further study.
highly skilled
81%
of students continue past their first year (still enrolled or completed).
continuation

How AI is changing the work

AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.

What AI takes off your plate

  • Routine reporting and data pulls
  • First-draft decks and copy
  • Standard forecasts and reconciliations
  • Scheduling and admin workflows

More human than ever

  • Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
  • Leading, negotiating and selling
  • Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
  • Relationships with clients and teams

The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.

Roles & employers

Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.

Where they work

  • Consultancies
  • Corporate graduate schemes
  • Retail & FMCG
  • Startups & scale-ups

Is this course right for you?

The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.

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Student finance

For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.

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Where graduates go

90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £34,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.

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Your entry chances

Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.

Official-data snapshot

Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 9.2 out of 10: NSS 85.6% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%.

Who studies here and in this subject?

Provider- and UK subject-level context.

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

All students22,525
International52.9%
Aged 25+20.2%

Business and management across the UK

Students586,710
Aged 25+44.3%

HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.

Local crime-data context

A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.

Around South Kensington

3,468 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.

Anti Social Behaviour 750Violent Crime 642Other Theft 530Shoplifting 370Theft From The Person 293

Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.

Is Business & Management right for you?

Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.

International students

What applying to Imperial College London from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.

Tuition fees

International tuition is set per course by Imperial College London; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.

English language

Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.

Student visa

You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.

Scholarships & funding

Imperial College London offers the GREAT - Imperial College London Scholarship for international students, see Scholarships above.

Living costs

Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.

Working while you study

A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.

Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Imperial College London and gov.uk before you apply.

Common questions

Entry is competitive. Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. The most common tariff band among recent entrants was 208 - 223 UCAS points. Use the calculator on this page to see where your predicted grades would put you; many universities also make lower contextual offers.
Set by Imperial College London. Most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent. Check the university's course page for the exact offer.
For Chemistry graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 80% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £34,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years. See Fees & funding on this page to work out your numbers.
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