BSc in Chemistry

Year 1

All students study 120 credits per academic year. In the first year, there are 80 credits of chemistry modules that teach the basics of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, consolidating and building on pre-university courses. Mathematical and Experimental Tools Required in Chemistry (METriC) contains courses that develop mathematical and physical concepts as tools for chemistry, and also some background biology and physics. Practical Chemistry is introduced in two cross-disciplinary modules, concluding in a short project.

Compulsory modules

• Core Chemistry 1
• Practical Chemistry 1A
• Mathematical and Experimental Tools Required in Chemistry
• Introduction to Materials Chemistry
• Practical Chemistry 1B

Optional modules

You will take 40 credits of modules from those offered by other departments in science and the other faculties. Option modules have previously included:

• Mathematics
• Biology and languages are popular
• We offer an elective Chemistry module ‘Molecules in Action’.

Year 2

All Chemistry students study compulsory modules to the value of 100 credits. These extend the knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical and theoretical chemistry from the first-year introduction, and develop further practical skills.

Compulsory modules

• Core Chemistry 2
• Chemistry of the Elements
• Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry
• Properties of Molecules
• Practical Chemistry 2– Inorganic
• Practical Chemistry 2 – Organic
• Practical Chemistry 2 – Physical

Optional modules

Your final second-year modules provide you with an opportunity to specialize or to continue study with a timetable-compatible module of another subject. You will study one 20-credit module. Option modules have previously included:

• Biological Chemistry
• Computational Chemistry
• A module from another subject.