Chemistry
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (specific subject requirements) BTEC: D*DD with a significant number of Chemical and Scientific Modules. IB: 6,6,5 at Higher Level including Chemistry.
About this course
MChem, BSc in Chemistry, a chemistry degree exploring the central science of matter, synthesis and chemical processes. Core topics include Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Microelectronics. The course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry and includes industrial work placement opportunities as well as study abroad programmes. The first year establishes fundamental scientific concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Modern Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemists for a Sustainable Future, Introduction to Practical Chemistry and Research Skills, Chemistry in Action: Atoms, Molecules, Matter, Fundamental Organic Chemistry for Biology and Synthesis, and Chemistry of the Material World, with an optional module in Maths for Scientists. The second year continues with core learning via Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactions and the Science of Life, Molecules, Energy, Quanta and Change, Practical, Professional and Research Skills for Chemists, Chemistry of Materials: What They Are and How We Know, Organometallics: From Bonding to Catalysis, Molecular Signatures: Spectroscopy and Chromatography, and Specialisms in Chemical Science. The third year offers optional study across areas such as Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry, Topics in Organic, Bioorganic and Interdisciplinary Chemistry, Topics in Physical, Theoretical and Environmental Chemistry, Chemistry in the Real World, Big Data, Big Science, Ethical Issues in Chemistry, and Chemistry into Schools, alongside Project and Research Skills. The final year comprises compulsory advanced study through the Integrated Masters Project and Advanced Topics in Chemistry.
Modules
- safely handle reagents/solvents and manipulate laboratory apparatus
- synthesize inorganic and organic molecules of straightforward structural complexity
- determine structure using spectroscopic data such as infrared (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
- record data and physical measurements and comment on their precision and accuracy
- use PC-based spreadsheets, graphics and word-processing packages to manipulate and plot data and to prepare reports.
- Introduction to Modern Chemistry
- Chemistry and Chemists for a Sustainable Future
- Introduction to Practical Chemistry and Research Skills
- Chemistry in Action: Atoms, Molecules, Matter
- Fundamental Organic Chemistry for Biology and Synthesis
- Chemistry of the Material World
- Maths for Scientists
- Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactions and the Science of Life
- Molecules, Energy, Quanta and Change
- Practical, Professional and Research Skills for Chemists
- Chemistry of Materials: What They Are and How We Know
- Organometallics: From Bonding to Catalysis
- Molecular Signatures: Spectroscopy and Chromatography
- Specialisms in Chemical Science
- Project and Research Skills
- Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
- Extended Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
- Topics in Organic, Bioorganic and Interdisciplinary Chemistry
- Extended Topics in Organic, Bioorganic and Interdisciplinary Chemistry
- Topics in Physical, Theoretical and Environmental Chemistry
- Extended Topics in Physical, Theoretical and Environmental Chemistry
- Chemistry in the Real World
- Big Data, Big Science
- Ethical Issues in Chemistry
- Chemistry into Schools
- Applications of New Machine Learning Algorithms for Synthetic chemistry
- Green Peptide Synthesis for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Designing metal oxide based chemical gardens for waste water treatment
- Chemistry at the Extremes: Reaction kinetics at interstellar temperatures
- Tackling air pollution via probing the atmosphere with lasers
- Re-engineering bacterial toxins for drug delivery
- The development of interactive web-based visualisation tools for chemical education
- Developing an online drug discovery project for use in the undergraduate laboratory course
- Controlling crystallization in organic semiconductor films for light emitting diodes
- Graphene-Enhanced Nano-Clay Materials for Fuel Purification Applications
- Integrated Masters Project
- Advanced Topics in Chemistry