Prospective Undergraduate

Career After Graduation  

 
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
Chemists are well trained to adapt to a variety of career prospects from a diverse list of employers: (this list is not exhaustive, but a few examples of typical employers in Singapore)

  • Pharmaceutical industry
    R&D needs medicinal/organic chemists, process chemists (Scale-up; Organic Chemists), analytical chemists,synthetic chemists, e.g. Glaxo Smith Welcome, Schering Plough, Pfizer, Merck Sharpe Dome, Kaneka, S*Bio, Merlion Pharmaceuticals, Norvatis, Albany Molecular, Galileo, Roche, Eli Lilly, Aventis, etc.

  • Petrochemical Companies
    e.g. Shell, ExxonMobil, Singapore Refining Company, Celanese, Eastman Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemicals, Mitsui Chemicals, etc.

  • Governmental Agencies
    Need people with good foundation in Chemistry and strong analytical skills, e.g. HSA, DSO, etc

  • Teachers
    People with broad based training in Chemistry and knowledge in other sciences , e.g. educational institutions, NIE, etc.

  • Polymer/Paint/Semiconductor/Materials
    e.g. TECH Semiconductor, Chartered Semiconductor, Systems on Silicon Manufacturing (SSMC), Hewlett-Packard, SGS Thompson, Microelectronics, 3M Singapore, DuPont, Honeywell, Nippon Paint, Philips Singapore, International Paint Singapore Pte Ltd, etc

  • Food and Beverage Industry
    e.g. Asia Pacific Breweries, FMC Singapore Pte Ltd, Fraser & Neave, Singapore Airport Terminal Services Pte Ltd, Singapore Food Industries, National Starch and Chemicals, DSM Nutritional Products Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, etc.

  • Quality Control Labs
    e.g. (Analytical Chemists) All companies across diverse fields with a QC programme. 

  • Research Institutes
    Need personnel with strong synthetic skills. e.g. Institute of Chemical Engineering and Science (ICES), Bioprocess Technology Institute (BTI), Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Institute of Microelectronics (IME), etc.



Division of Mathematical Sciences
In Singapore, graduates in Mathematical Sciences have found satisfying careers in banks, insurance companies, IT companies, PSA, education service, DSO National Laboratories, MINDEF, Ministries of Home Affairs, Health, Trade and Industry, R&D organizations, etc.

  • Banking, finance and insurance
    e.g. actuary, financial analyst/planner, investment analyst, foreign exchange analyst, risk analyst.

  • Biomedical science
    e.g. biostatistician, bioinformatics specialist, epidemiological analyst, statistician.

  • Education and research
    e.g. teacher, professor, research scientist/engineer, market research analyst, survey researcher, statistician.

  • IT industry
    e.g. computer analyst, programmer, cryptologist, data analyst, software engineer, systems analyst.

  • Logistics management
    e.g. operations research analyst, quality control analyst, resource management analyst, transportation analyst



Division of Physics and Applied Physics
Graduates will be well-equipped for a wide of challenging careers. As the outlook for the industrial economy leans heavily towards R&D and high-end manufacturing, physics graduates will find increasing opportunities in industry and research organizations. The Course training provides students with a thorough preparation for work and graduate studies in physics-related fields.

Graduates will possess the skills for complex and critical analysis, quantitative reasoning problem-solving and creativity – skills that are highly sought after in a competitive globalised economy that requires speed and agility of thought.

Those who are keen to use their scientific training and creativity can pursue R&D work or take up engineering positions in the following:

  • Research organisations
    E.g. A*STAR Research Institutes, DSO National Labs, DSTA, Temasek Labs

  • Semiconductor industries
    E.g.Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, UMC, TECH Semiconductors, HP Singapore, Micron, ST Microelectronics/ST Electronics, Siemens, Infineon Technologies, MBE Technology

  • Equipment manufacturers
    E.g. Applied Materials, KLA Tencor, Dou Yee

  • Data storage industries
    E.g. Seagate Technology, Eastgate Technology

  • Optics and Displays
    E.g. Chartered Electro-Optics, II-VI Singapore, Innoled, AFPD, SONY Electronics


Other key career paths for physics graduates include:

  • IT sector
    E.g. In programming, modeling and simulation;

  • Banking and financial institutions
    E.g. In risk analysis and fund management;

  • Government organizations
    E.g. as medical physicists in hospitals, meteorologists, professionals in PSB Corp and SPRING

  • Civil service and statutory boards (EDB, A*STAR)
    E.g. as administrators

  • Education
    E.g. a small portion of graduates embark on this career path.