BSc Chemistry
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (B in Chemistry)
About this course
BSc in Chemistry, covering analytical, physical, organic, inorganic, and solid-state chemistry over three years. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Research Methods. Optional modules span green and sustainable chemistry, drug development, catalysis, and biosynthesis. A placement year abroad or in industry can be added at the end of the first year, subject to academic achievement.
Modules
- Foundations of Physical Chemistry
- Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry
- Foundations of Organic Chemistry
- Introduction to University Chemistry
- Year 1 Chemistry Foundation Practical
- Mathematical Methods for Chemistry
- Introduction to Drug Development
- Introduction to Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Further Physical Chemistry
- Structure, bonding and reactivity in compounds of the p and d-block elements
- Further Organic and Biological Chemistry
- Communicating Chemistry: Key skills for chemists
- Introduction to the chemistry of life
- Applications of Molecular Spectroscopy
- Further Chemistry Laboratories
- Training in Research Methods
- Advanced Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry
- Quantum and Statistical Mechanics of Molecules and Solids
- Strategies in Organic and Biological Chemistry
- Project
- Advanced Spectroscopy and Diffraction
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry
- Homogeneous Catalysis
- Engineering Biosynthesis