One year or less Master's in Chemistry: 42 UK programs

one-year Programs

Every program here is 12 months long or shorter.

1
University of Oxford
MSc in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Stand-Alone)
Application deadline
Mar 3
Annual tuition
$30,656
Program duration
10 months
2
University of Cambridge
MPhil in Chemistry
Application deadline
Feb 3 +1
Annual tuition
$52,869
Program duration
12 months
3
Imperial College London
MRes Advanced Molecular Synthesis
Application deadline
Aug 20 +4
Annual tuition
$55,040
Program duration
12 months
4
University College London
Applied Analytical Chemistry MSc
Application deadline
Aug 28 +3
Annual tuition
$54,656
Program duration
12 months
5
University of Edinburgh
Chemistry MScR
Annual tuition
$42,368
Program duration
12 months
6
King's College London
Interdisciplinary Chemical Research MRes
Application deadline
Aug 25 +1
Annual tuition
$51,776
Program duration
12 months
7
University of Manchester
MPhil Chemistry
Application deadline
Rolling
Annual tuition
$38,272
Program duration
12 months
8
University of Warwick
Analytical and Polymer Science - MSc
Annual tuition
$45,235
Program duration
12 months
9
University of Glasgow
Chemistry MSc
Application deadline
Aug 21 +12
Annual tuition
$42,509
Program duration
12 months
10
University of Nottingham
Chemistry MRes
Annual tuition
$43,264
Program duration
12 months

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First programs in this cohort
Rank	University	Program	Duration
#5	University of Oxford	MSc in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Stand-Alone)	10 months
#7	University of Cambridge	MPhil in Chemistry	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes Advanced Molecular Synthesis	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes Catalysis: Chemistry and Engineering	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes Drug Discovery and Development: Multidisciplinary Science for Next Generation Therapeutics	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes Green Chemistry, Energy and the Environment	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes in Biological and Physical Chemistry	12 months
#15	Imperial College London	MRes Nanomaterials	12 months
#37	University College London	Applied Analytical Chemistry MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Chemical Research MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Molecular Modelling MSc	12 months
#37	University College London	Organic Chemistry: Drug Discovery MRes	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Chemistry MScR	12 months
#50	University of Edinburgh	Materials Chemistry MSc	12 months
#63	King's College London	Interdisciplinary Chemical Research MRes	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Chemistry	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Inorganic Chemistry	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Organic Chemistry	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Physical Chemistry	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MPhil Theoretical Chemistry	12 months
#67	University of Manchester	MSc Chemistry	12 months
#97	University of Warwick	Analytical and Polymer Science - MSc	12 months
#97	University of Warwick	Molecular Analytical Science - MSc	12 months
#108	University of Glasgow	Chemistry MSc	12 months
#108	University of Glasgow	Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry MSc	12 months
#121	University of Nottingham	Chemistry MRes	12 months
#123	University of Sheffield	MSc (Res) Chemistry	12 months
#123	University of Sheffield	MSc Chemistry	12 months
#123	University of Sheffield	Polymers for Advanced Technologies MSc	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc Chemistry	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc Chemistry by Research	12 months
#129	University of Southampton	MSc Electrochemistry and Battery Technologies	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Catalysis (MSc)	12 months
#135	University of St Andrews	Chemical Science (MSc)	12 months
#139	University of Leeds	Chemistry MSc	12 months
#140	Durham University	MSc (by research)(Chemistry)	12 months
#150	University of Bath	Drug Discovery MSc	12 months
#164	University of York	MSc Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technology	12 months
#192	Newcastle University	Chemistry MSc	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Advanced Chemistry MSc	12 months
#201–250	Cardiff University	Chemistry MPhil	12 months
#251–300	Loughborough University	Analytical Chemistry MSc	12 months

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