BSc Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A levels including C in Chemistry IB: 554 in three Higher Levels including 4 in Chemistry, or 29 points including 4 in Higher Level Chemistry
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Chemistry. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Environmental Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, and Programming. The first two years cover inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry, with an independent research project and literature review in the final year. Optional 75-hour work placements are available at Levels 5 and 6.
Modules
- Sustainable Chemistry
- Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills
- Chemical Structure and Reactivity
- Chemistry Connections
- Chemistry Career Planning and Employability Skills
- Science & Society
- Structure and Function in Medicinal Chemistry
- Chemical Characterisation and Transformations
- Practical and Professional Chemistry
- Principles of Drug Design
- Environmental Analysis
- Structure and Function in Materials Chemistry
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 5)
- Mechanisms of Drug Action
- Kinetics, Catalysis and Mechanism
- Synthetic Strategies in Organic Chemistry
- Independent Research Project
- Scientific Literature Review
- Chemical Analysis: Instrumentation and Evaluation
- Topics in Chemical Science
- Flexible Work Placement (Level 6)
- Professional Experience in Education
- Forensic Toxicology: Ingestion to Detection