Natural Sciences (Hons) Loughborough University

Overview

The MSci  Natural Sciences (Hons) offered at Loughborough University  offers a great multidisciplinary approach and draws on the University’s expertise in bioscience, chemistry, materials, mathematics and physics. 

Key Facts

• This course offers students the chance to learn how to capitalise on the knowledge from multiple disciplines, with a focus on working and communicating across the sciences. These transferable skills are extremely relevant and needed more and more for tackling real-world challenges.
• The Natural Sciences course is a perfect opportunity to not only study subjects you are passionate about, but you also get the flexibility to tailor your studies to your career aspirations.  
• By choosing to take the placement year option, you will be adding value to your degree by gaining hands-on industry experience in a real work setting. Not only will you be going back to study having advanced your knowledge of the area you are interested in and picked up transferable interpersonal skills, you will have gained experience to help you stand out from the crowd in the competitive graduate market.Our MSci Natural Sciences degree is designed to meet this need and will equip you with vital skills and experiences sought after by employers. 

Key features include:

• Flexibility to choose from a number of study pathways* – combining physical sciences such as chemistry, biosciences, mathematics, geography, physics and materials
• Develop essential transferable skills such communication skills, time management, problem solving, consultancy skills, and working in groups
• Placement year opportunities – enabling you to test drive a career and stand out to employers
• Final year interdisciplinary research project

• Accredited by the Society for Natural Sciences 

Your future career:

• Natural Sciences graduates will be equipped with knowledge, practical laboratory experience and professional, transferable skills that will prepare them for careers in areas such as scientific research and analysis, health, medicine, and environmental consultancy.
• We have strong industry links created by our internationally renowned staff, who regularly collaborate with partners on real life cutting-edge research projects. 
• This course was new for 2018 and as such there are no direct graduates just yet. However, graduate destinations from similar subject areas include: GlaxoSmithKline, 3M, Fujitsu UK, Lubrizol, Pirelli, Unilever, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Argos, Barrier Energy, BUPA, Key Forensic Services Ltd, Home Office, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nova Nordish, Shell Global Solutions, Lyons Seafoods Ltd and Havas Life Medicom.