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With our MChem degree in chemistry, you start as an undergraduate but leave with advanced skills and a valuable master’s degree - ideal for standing out in the job market.
Chemistry impacts everything in our daily lives, from making the perfect cup of tea to how we send shuttles into space. This integrated Master's in chemistry explores all branches of the discipline, including organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and analytical chemistry. With a final-year project to demonstrate your problem-solving skills, you'll emerge with advanced skills to appeal to a broad range of employers.
This MChem degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, which means you get free membership for the first year and become eligible for associate membership once you graduate. You'll also benefit from our connections with industry. Our lecturers have held prestigious roles at GSK and Pfizer, and we regularly welcome industry-based guest speakers.
This course prepares you for successful careers, inside and outside the lab. Our chemistry graduates work as Laboratory Managers, Analysts, Technologists, Technicians, Project Managers and Scientific Officers in well-known organisations such as Dyson, E.On, GSK, and the NHS. With a 100% overall student satisfaction rating for Chemistry (NSS 2020), we are the perfect option for your future in professional science.
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Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Investigative Methodology 1 (15 credits)
Inorganic Chemistry (15 credits)
Organic Chemistry (15 credits)
Physical Chemistry (15 credits)
Analytical Chemistry (30 credits)
Practical and Professional Skills - Chemistry (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Research and Professional Skills (15 credits)
Further Inorganic Chemistry (15 credits)
Further Organic Chemistry (15 credits)
Further Physical Chemistry (15 credits)
Intermediate Chemistry (30 credits)
Instrumental Analysis (15 credits)
Green Chemistry (15 credits)
Year 3
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (15 credits)
Advanced Inorganic Materials Analysis (15 credits)
Advanced Organic Chemistry 1 (Stereochemistry and Mechanisms) (15 credits)
Advanced Spectroscopy, Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Chemometrics and Informatics (15 credits)
Advanced Instrumental Analysis (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Advanced Practical Techniques and Research Methods (30 credits)
Option Set 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (15 credits)
Advanced Inorganic Materials Analysis (15 credits)
Advanced Organic Chemistry 1 (Stereochemistry and Mechanisms) (15 credits)
Advanced Spectroscopy, Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Advanced Organic Chemistry 2 (Synthetic Organic Chemistry) (15 credits)
Applied Physical Chemistry (15 credits)
Students are also required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
Advanced Practical Techniques and Research Methods (30 credits)
Year 4
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
Graduation Project (60 credits)
Applied Inorganic Chemistry (15 credits)
Colloids and Nanoparticles (15 credits)
Biological and Medicinal Chemistry (15 credits)
Computational Chemistry (15 credits)
Chemistry is a central science. A qualification in this subject will offer a wide variety of career opportunities in research and development, teaching, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries (production development, analytical science, quality assurance and information science), forensic science, environmental pollution, and health and safety.
Our graduates are working in a wide range of companies including Unilever, Kent Scientific Services and Fuji Film Speciality Ink Systems.
Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
