MChem Chemistry with Integrated Master’s

Biology at Keele focuses on the amazing world of organisms – from how they’ve evolved to their relationships with the environment and each other. Keele takes a broad approach to biology, examining the diversity of life and its evolution from the geological past. You’ll consider a range of engaging biological topics which may include the complexity of biological processes and mechanisms at molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecosystem levels, philosophical and ethical issues. You’ll develop your practical skillset through engaging in activities that could include sampling, recording, and analyzing data in the field and in our well-equipped labs. Through the study of chemistry, you’ll develop a solid foundation of theory and practical skills, building to cover advanced concepts and contemporary issues in chemistry in later years. You can tailor your studies to reflect your interests, and learn how to pursue your own research. You’ll have hands-on experience with state-of-the-art scientific instruments and techniques, and enjoy access to dedicated IT facilities. You’ll learn to use chemistry in problem-solving and to present your theories and findings confidently and imaginatively to your audiences.

Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Physiology and Anatomy
• Fundamentals of Biology
• Core Practical Skills
• Practical and Professional Chemistry Skills
• Chemical Structure and Reactivity

Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Microbes, Viruses, and Parasites
• Environmental Biology
• Practical Skills in Bioscience
• Research and Analytical Skills
• Molecular Chemistry and Reactions
• Spectroscopy and Analysis (Combined Honours)
• Physical and Structural Chemistry (Combined Honours)

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Human Impact on the Environment, scientific perspectives
• Current Topics in Biology
• Biodiversity Crisis
• Health and the Environment

Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Topics in Chemistry

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
• Applied Insect Ecology
• Applied Life Sciences Placement – ISP
• Conservation Biology
• Double Applied Life Sciences Placement – ISP
• Life Sciences Double Experimental Project (with research skills assessment)
• Life Sciences Single Experimental Project (with research skills assessment) – ISP
• Life Sciences Dissertation
• Human Evolution
• Plant Science and Sustainability
• Chemical Kinetics, Photochemistry, and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms
• Advanced Organic Chemistry
• Materials Chemistry and Catalysis
• Advanced Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
• Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry Research Project
• Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry Dissertation

Employability

Biology at Keele offers both breadth and depth of knowledge, preparing you for a range of directly or indirectly related careers. You might work as a research scientist, as an environmental consultant, conservationist, in quality control areas of the food industry, in the pharmaceutical industry, or as a scientific writer. Graduates of chemistry might work in industry, research, or education, or you could choose to become a chemical engineer, research scientist, toxicologist, patent lawyer, analytical chemist, or technical writer. Many students go on to higher study after the first degree in chemistry, allowing them to specialize in an area of interest such as analytical, forensic, synthetic, or materials chemistry and eventually work in a wide range of other specialist roles.

Previous Employers:

• Boots
• Higher Education Providers
• ESF Consultants
• LGC
• Bentley
• NHS
• United Utilities
• Education First
• Vision Express