BSc Chemistry
This BSc Chemistry degree offers you a broad education in chemistry and provides you with the skills to succeed in a range of professions.
This degree provides solid training in chemistry and equips you with key transferable skills. You will spend your first two years learning the core subjects that all chemists need to know. Topics include trends in the periodic table, carbonyl group chemistry and chemical kinetics. You will be taught by internationally leading experts through a combination of lectures, lab classes, workshops and tutorials.
If you do not have an A level in Maths, you will take our first year Maths for Chemists module which covers all the topics you will need for Chemistry. Depending on your level of maths, you may have the opportunity to take an option from outside the Department.
In your final year you will study more advanced topics influenced by the cutting-edge chemistry taking place around you. The Department's staff specialise in a number of areas including nanotechnology, synthesis, polymers and advanced materials, surface science and forensic analysis, providing a wide range of options for your final year research project. You will also have the opportunity to participate in academic research. and can work alongside our world-class researchers.
Additionally, if you are interested in teaching as a career, we offer a school-based project in your final year. Students spend one day a week for two terms working alongside both teachers and pupils on an individual project. This project gives you the necessary experience for teacher training applications and helps develop your professional skills for careers which involve working with people.
All our chemistry courses are very flexible and, depending on your grades, you can transfer between them at the end of your first or second year. All our courses are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Get ready for your future- it's never too early to start thinking about what you might do next. No matter what year of study you are in we have Careers Consultants and plenty of resources to help you, as well as opportunities all year round to boost your CV.
Careers and placements
Careers can support you in person and online to ensure you explore your options, grow your experience and develop skills to enable you to compete for success in the graduate labour market, or whatever path you chose after graduation. Find out more about how careers can support you in our RISE UP leaflet.
- We also organise an extensive programme of career development workshops and on campus recruitment events providing something for everyone:
- Make MyJobsOnline your first stop for jobs, events and advice appointments
- Gain an insight into potential career areas and Industries by starting your careers research
- Top tips on getting into various jobs, usually from the recruiters themselves
- Access to practice psychometric tests and exercises typically found at graduate assessment centres
- An understanding of the Skills and competencies employers look for in the recruitment process
- The ability to sell yourself successfully online and in person
- How to make your job applications stand out and secure you an interview
- Careers fairs for both corporate and not-for-profit career paths
PSW Opportunity
2 years PSW
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- Course Code: F100
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
60945 GBP
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: 20 GBP
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