Learn the intricacies of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, focusing on cutting-edge applications like nanotechnology, analytical techniques, and spectroscopy.
'My interest in chemistry blossomed after watching 'The Rock' where Nicholas Cage plays an FBI chemical weapons specialist who saves the world from total annihilation. Now, I use green chemistry to solve mining waste issues that might also save the Earth.'
Katrina is a proud Mabuigilaig and Goemulgal woman and the first member of her family to go to uni. She's been awarded for transforming the consumer goods sector by harnessing the power of green chemistry while inspiring others to step into STEM.
Katrina Wruck 2025 Young Australian of the Year
Jodie's career outcome
'I love that I get to work with so many cool instruments and that my work has tangible results. My team and I are the reason a lot of the state has assured clean drinking water, municipal swimming pools, creeks and streams.'
Jodie Horan Analytical Chemist at ALS Life Sciences
Charlotte's practical experience
'I enjoyed the practical components of my degree. We were given a lot of freedom to plan and conduct experiments and I found this allowed me to appreciate the theory on a deeper level. All of my lecturers were more than willing to help connect students with potential internship and employment opportunities. In my third year, I completed an internship within the chemistry lab at Caltex; an opportunity I might not have considered had my lecturer not suggested it to me.'
Charlotte Woods Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) graduate
Student stories from the chemistry lab
Want to know what it's like to study chemistry at QUT? Hear from two QUT Bachelor of Science students who decided to major in chemistry.
'My interest in chemistry blossomed after watching 'The Rock' where Nicholas Cage plays an FBI chemical weapons specialist who saves the world from total annihilation. Now, I use green chemistry to solve mining waste issues that might also save the Earth.'
Katrina is a proud Mabuigilaig and Goemulgal woman and the first member of her family to go to uni. She's been awarded for transforming the consumer goods sector by harnessing the power of green chemistry while inspiring others to step into STEM.
Katrina Wruck 2025 Young Australian of the Year
Jodie's career outcome
'I love that I get to work with so many cool instruments and that my work has tangible results. My team and I are the reason a lot of the state has assured clean drinking water, municipal swimming pools, creeks and streams.'
Jodie Horan Analytical Chemist at ALS Life Sciences
Charlotte's practical experience
'I enjoyed the practical components of my degree. We were given a lot of freedom to plan and conduct experiments and I found this allowed me to appreciate the theory on a deeper level. All of my lecturers were more than willing to help connect students with potential internship and employment opportunities. In my third year, I completed an internship within the chemistry lab at Caltex; an opportunity I might not have considered had my lecturer not suggested it to me.'
Charlotte Woods Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) graduate
Student stories from the chemistry lab
Want to know what it's like to study chemistry at QUT? Hear from two QUT Bachelor of Science students who decided to major in chemistry.
'My interest in chemistry blossomed after watching 'The Rock' where Nicholas Cage plays an FBI chemical weapons specialist who saves the world from total annihilation. Now, I use green chemistry to solve mining waste issues that might also save the Earth.'
Katrina is a proud Mabuigilaig and Goemulgal woman and the first member of her family to go to uni. She's been awarded for transforming the consumer goods sector by harnessing the power of green chemistry while inspiring others to step into STEM.
Katrina Wruck 2025 Young Australian of the Year
Charlotte's practical experience
'I enjoyed the practical components of my degree. We were given a lot of freedom to plan and conduct experiments and I found this allowed me to appreciate the theory on a deeper level. All of my lecturers were more than willing to help connect students with potential internship and employment opportunities. In my third year, I completed an internship within the chemistry lab at Caltex; an opportunity I might not have considered had my lecturer not suggested it to me.'
Charlotte Woods Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) graduate
Highlights
Learn the basics before developing a more detailed understanding of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
Complete a research project in your final year and take field trips to major industrial sites.
Choose a degree employers recognise for its analytical chemistry component and focus on safe laboratory practices.
Prepare for a career as an industrial chemist, materials scientist, environmental chemist, quality control analyst, laboratory supervisor, food chemist, or organic/inorganic chemist.
Learn in our new multimillion-dollar research and teaching facilities,
QUT is ranked eighth for chemistry in Australia (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024).
Highlights
Learn the basics before developing a more detailed understanding of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
Complete a research project in your final year, and take field trips to major industrial sites.
Choose a degree that's recognised by employers for its analytical chemistry component and focus on safe laboratory practices.
Prepare for a career as an industrial chemist, materials scientist, environmental chemist, quality control analyst, laboratory supervisor, food chemist, or an organic/inorganic chemist.
Learn in our new multimillion dollar research and teaching facilities.
Why choose this course?
The QUT chemistry degree is a qualification that is known and respected by employers. Many employers prefer QUT chemistry graduates, especially those with an extension minor in analytical chemistry, because of their advanced technical skills, their experience with modern instrumentation and their training in scientific communication. Our training in analytical chemistry throughout the chemistry degree is renowned nationally.
You will undertake comprehensive laboratory work including experiments using modern computer-based analytical instruments and gain knowledge and experience in the health and safety aspects of handling chemicals. You will be guided by highly respected lecturers, many actively involved in cutting-edge research.
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What to expect
Chemists are involved in most areas of science, technology, environment and industry; for example, medicinal drugs, nanotechnology, water and air quality and energy production. Manufacturing industries rely on chemists to ensure that quality and safety standards are maintained. The development of better and safer drugs depends heavily on the input of chemists.
Chemistry principles are fundamental to many other disciplines, including biotechnology, environmental science, geosciences, materials science and food science.
At QUT, you will study analytical, physical, organic and inorganic chemistry with an additional focus on modern applications such as nanotechnology, analytical chemistry and spectroscopy.
Customise your degree
Study a double degree to gain a broader skill set, enhanced career opportunities, and personal growth and satisfaction. Explore your double and vertical double-degree options.
Employment opportunities are diverse and, you may become an industrial chemist, materials scientist, environmental chemist, quality control analyst, laboratory supervisor, food chemist or an organic/ inorganic chemist. Your interaction with QUT experts in drug development, clay and minerals chemistry, renewable energy sources, nanotechnology, environmental monitoring and applications of modern analytical instrumentation, may lead to careers in these areas.
QUT graduates are sought after by police and other forensics laboratories because of their extensive practical training using modern analytical instrumentation. You could consider undertaking a graduate-entry teacher education program after your degree to pursue a teaching career.
Possible careers
Analytical chemist
Biochemist
Chemical technologist
Chemist
Environmental health officer
Forensic chemist
Industrial chemist
Inventor
Laboratory assistant
Laboratory technician (chemistry)
Policy officer
Research and development chemist
Details and units
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:
Core units - 60 credit points
A Major – 120 credit points
QUT You - 24 credit points
Complementary studies - 84 credit points, made up of: - a second major (84 credit points), or - a minor (48 credit points) and elective units (36 credit points).
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:
Core units - 60 credit points
A Major – 120 credit points
QUT You - 24 credit points
Complementary studies - 84 credit points, made up of: - a second major (84 credit points), or - a minor (48 credit points) and elective units (36 credit points).
Requirements
ATAR/selection rank threshold
70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2025.
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
If you don't think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course, you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:
Dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT award
If you enrol in a QTAC offer in the following dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT award you will automatically receive a QUT conditional offer in June after your enrolment at TAFE-Qld Brisbane is confirmed.
Upon completion of the TAFE-Qld diploma you will be able to enrol at QUT. You will also automatically receive half a year (48 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2.5 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time). More details will be provided in your QUT conditional offer letter.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
Excluding adjustments
Including adjustments
Highest ATAR/selection rank
to receive an offer
Selection rank
99.00
Selection rank
99.95
Median ATAR/selection rank
to receive an offer
Selection rank
78.80
Selection rank
81.90
Lowest ATAR/selection rank
to receive an offer
Selection rank
63.45
Selection rank
70.05
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Please select a country
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
English Test
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake
Overall
6.5
Listening
6
Reading
6
Writing
6
Speaking
6
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.
Overall
176
Listening
169
Reading
169
Writing
169
Speaking
169
PTE Academic
Overall
58
Listening
50
Reading
50
Writing
50
Speaking
50
TOEFL iBT
Overall
79
Listening
16
Reading
16
Writing
21
Speaking
18
English Test
Overall
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake
6.5
6
6
6
6
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.
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