BSc (Hons) Chemistry(with foundation year)

This new extended course is perfect if you want to study for a degree in chemistry but you don’t have the standard qualifications. First, we prepare you for your degree during your Foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. Then you can go on to do the full undergraduate degree. Our new BSc Chemistry course will give you an in-depth understanding of the fundamental studies of structures, properties, and reactions relating to chemistry.

Foundation Year (If Required)

If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a bachelor’s degree, you can study this course as an ‘extended’ four-year program. You’ll begin with a foundation year, which will prepare you for a successful transition to the degree course a year later. By the end of the degree, you’ll gain the same qualification as those obtaining direct entry to the course but you’ll take one year longer to complete your studies.

• Academic & Communication Skills (core)
• Essential Maths & ICT (core)
• Human Biology (core)
• Chemistry of Life (core)

Year 1

• Professional Practice in Science (Mental Wealth)
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
• Mathematics for Scientists
• Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry
• Optional Short Placement

Year 2

• Advanced Topics in Analytical Chemistry
• Topics in Environmental and Green Chemistry
• Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
• Research and Career Development (Mental Wealth)
• Organic Synthesis
• Topics in Physical Chemistry
• Optional Short Work Placement
• Year-Long Placement

Year 3

• Protein Biochemistry and Proteomics
• Natural Products Discovery
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Application of Analytical Techniques in Pharmaceutical Quality Control
• Research Project and Career Enhancement Portfolio (Mental Wealth)
• Physical, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
• Bioinorganic Chemistry
• L6 Optional Short Work Placement

Work Placement (Final Year)

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement on completion of year three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend an additional year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Employability

As a graduate with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, your knowledge, and understanding of highly technical information will give you access to a wide range of career options. These include:

• Analytical chemistry within forensic and environmental organizations

• Chemical research within consumer product, gas, oil, and petrochemical companies

• Drug discovery within pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries

• Patent attorneys

• PGCE qualification leading to teaching at Primary and Secondary schools