阿伯丁大学的化学博士学位是由皇家化学学会（RSC）认可的为期5年的课程，并获得特许化学家的专业资格。化学是一门核心科学，它不仅是生命的本质，而且还关系到生活质量及其持续改进。BSc（荣誉学位）学位是获得化学认证的传统途径。它涉及四年的全日制学习（尽管对于合格的申请人来说，可以直接进入第二年，并且所有四年都可以兼读）。该学位是在10年前应雇主和RSC的要求而设立的，旨在为毕业生提供比BSc（荣誉）学位更广泛的技能（包括可转让技能和更多研究经验）。所有这些计划的一个特点是，在专业领域的最后一年为期4个月的研究
Chemistry is also central to the transition to clean and sustainable energy and this programme will also provide you with the foundation for a career in developing battery and fuel cell technology, carbon capture technologies and also the hydrogen economy. The BSc (Honours) degree is the traditional route to a chemistry qualification. It involves four years of full time study (although direct entry into second year is possible for well qualified applicants, and all four years may be undertaken part time).This degree was instigated about 10 years ago at the request of employers and the RSC to provide graduates with a wider range of skills (including transferable skills and more research experience) than those in the BSc (Hons).A feature of all of these programmes is a final year 4-month research project placement in the area of specialisation, usually at an overseas university, research institute or industrial laboratory. The MChem is seen as the flagship degree, and entry into the final two years is dependent on achieving at least an upper second class Honours level of performance in third year.Chemistry graduates are very employable because a degree in chemistry opens many opportunities in areas such as drug development, environmental protection, food chemistry, petroleum chemistry, forensic science and materials development.