Chemistry or biochemistry, leading to laboratory and industry careers.
- Competition
- Less (medium)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 5 of 7 United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand
Backup options
Pick your first-choice degree to see related fields worth keeping in reserve.
A demanding science degree with a guaranteed SA career, but the least portable of the allied health degrees: most countries make you sit hard exams or redo a postgraduate year before you may dispense. Open Pharmacy
Mathematics requiredPhysical Sciences required at some universitiesLife Sciences required at some universities
Physical Sciences or Life Sciences requiredMaths Literacy not accepted
Competition for places: high
Related alternatives 2
Compared with Pharmacy. “Countries kept”: of the 7 countries where Pharmacy rates good or better, how many also rate this field good or better.
A health profession that travels better than pharmacy does.
- Competition
- Less (medium)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 7 of 7 United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Other ways back in
- Extended curriculum programmes add a foundation year for applicants just below the requirements.
- Rewrite individual NSC subjects to improve a mark.
- Transfer after a strong first year in a related degree: many faculties accept this.
Ask each faculty which of these it offers: they differ widely.