Although China has always been famous for its ceramics, in fact, most of the world's precision ceramics (used in electronic materials, which are very expensive) are made in Japan, because our technical strength in batching and controlling sintering conditions is too poor, and material chemistry is the solution to these problems. Therefore, material chemistry not only has high practical value, but also has great development space.

The basic courses of material chemistry mainly involve physics, thermodynamics, material chemistry, metallurgy and electrochemistry, especially inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry. Of course, due to different professional directions, some majors still need a lot of knowledge of organic chemistry and biochemistry, such as the application of membrane technology and colloid technology in reaction (film and colloid are used as reaction media in production) and so on.

Therefore, the requirements for candidates in this major are more comprehensive. Candidates who want to apply for this major, especially those who take the "3+X" exam, should be prepared. This major belongs to Neo-Confucianism, but it is different from pure Neo-Confucianism and has certain requirements for practical ability. Generally speaking, the competition of this major is not very fierce, and the difficulty is much smaller than that of the popular engineering major. Among domestic universities, Tsinghua University Department of Materials Science and Engineering is very strong in material chemistry, and the level of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Harbin Institute of Technology and civil aviation university of china is also very high.

Among materials science and engineering majors, the employment situation of graduates in material chemistry is relatively good. There are also many choices for postgraduate entrance examination. In addition to the universities mentioned above, many schools with relatively complete engineering courses have set up related majors, which are basically under the Department/College of Materials Science and Engineering.