Do you mainly want to deal with chemical processes? During the major in Chemistry,  you will learn everything about matter and its structure. You will learn how to analyze chemicals and how to develop new chemical processes. You will therefore also gain a lot of practical experience in the lab. This major prepares you to analyze medicines and food, but also crime scenes.

Interview with a Chemistry student

THATT Kimhong (22) is a year 4 student at the Royal University of Cambodia and is majoring in Chemistry. Kimhong chose this major because chemistry can help his community and family. They are farmers and this major is also related to the use of chemicals in farming to improve agriculture in Cambodia. This major also helps to promote the Agro-industry sector and public health.

What Kimhong likes about this major is theory and experimentation, learning about illnesses and viruses and learning about chemical reactions. The workload is balanced. It requires 5 hours with teachers, attending English class 1 day a week and 3 days to do the rest of the work and the tasks with a group.

The subjects that Kimhong enjoys most are techniques in biochemistry, biological genetics and biochemistry of immunology. Kimhong doesn’t like the fact that students sometimes have to use machines, but there are not enough of them for all the students.

After graduation Kimhong would like to own a business that can help the agricultural sector.

The following universities offer this major:

• Cambodian University for Specialities, Phnom Penh
• Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, Kamchaymear
• City University, Phnom Penh
• International University, Phnom Penh
• Khmer University of Technology and Management, Sihanoukville
• Panha Chiet University, Phnom Penh
• Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
• University of Southeast Asia, Siem Reap
• Western University, Phnom Penh

_{Please be aware that the majors offered by universities change over time and that the overview given on this page might not be entirely up to date. We advise you to do your own research on the university’s website or to contact the university’s student affairs office to check that they offer the major of your choice.}