BSc Chemistry
Online prospectus Programme catalogue
Course overview
Full details of the structure of the course and units are available in the programme catalogue
| First Year | Building Blocks of Chemistry | Practical Chemistry | Quantitative Chemistry | Choose one of:
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| Second Year | Core Concepts in Chemistry |
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| Third Year | The Art of Chemistry | Chemistry Project | Data and Literature Skills | Choose one of:
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Our curriculum is under constant review and development. The above structure may change and the latest information can be found in our programme catalogue.
Sample timetable
The following sample timetable is typical for a first year student taking Life Chemistry and Materials Chemistry as options.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| 9.00 - 10.00 | Chemistry tutorial | Materials Chemistry workshop | Quantitative Chemistry surgery | Chemistry lecture | |
| 10.00 - 11.00 | Mathematics lecture | Chemistry lecture | Life Chemistry Lecture | ||
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Quantitative Chemistry problem class | ||||
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Chemistry lecture | Mathematics lecture | Chemistry laboratory | ||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Wednesday afternoons are kept free for extra-curricular activities including sports | ||||
| 14.00 - 15.00 | Life Chemistry tutorial | ||||
| 15.00 - 16.00 | |||||
| 16.00 - 17.00 |
Please note that this timetable is shown for illustration only and will differ for an individual student. The number and nature of classes delivered are subject to change as our curriculum is developed.
Transfer possibilities
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| Autumn | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
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| Chemistry with Study Abroad in a Modern Language MSci | |||||||||
| Chemistry with Industrial Experience MSci | |||||||||
| Chemistry with Study Abroad MSci | |||||||||
| Chemistry with Scientific Computing BSc | |||||||||
| Chemistry with Scientific Computing MSci | |||||||||
| Straightforward | Possible under certain circumstances | Not possible |
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Please note the following
- Transfer to Chemistry MSci in the first year is subject to students meeting the entrance requirements for the course.
- Transfer to Chemistry with Study Abroad in a Modern Language MSci in the first year is only possible for students who meet the entrance requirements for the course and are taking an appropriate language unit.
- Transfer to Chemistry with Industrial Experience MSci in the first year is subject to students meeting the entrance requirements for the course.
- Transfer to Chemistry with Industrial Experience MSci in the second year is only possible for students who have passed all of their first-year courses at the first attempt and have a combined average for their Chemistry courses of at least 60%, and becomes increasingly difficult as places on the course are filled.
- Transfer to Chemistry with Study Abroad is only possible during the first two weeks of the second year for students who have passed all of their first-year courses at the first attempt and have a combined average for their Chemistry courses of at least 60%. Restrictions on places available can mean that transfer to Chemistry with Study Abroad is not be possible under any circumstances.
- Transfer to either of the Chemistry with Scientific Computing courses is subject to meeting the entry requirements for the course and is only possible for students taking Introductory Scientific Computing as a first-year option.