BSc Chemistry with a Foundation Year

Year 1

Compulsory Study (40 credits)

• FURTHER CHEMISTRY
• INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY

Option A Study (40 credits)

• BASIC MATHEMATICS I
• BASIC MATHEMATICS II
• FURTHER MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS
• INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS

Option B Study (40 credits)

• FURTHER BIOLOGY
• FURTHER PHYSICS
• INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY
• INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS

Year 2

Compulsory Study (100 credits)

• BONDING, STRUCTURE AND PERIODICITY
• CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (A)
• CHEMISTRY OF CARBON-BASED COMPOUNDS
• LIGHT, ATOMS AND MOLECULES
• SKILLS FOR CHEMISTS

Option A Study (20 credits)

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
• FORENSIC CHEMISTRY - COLLECTION AND COMPARISON
• MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS A

Year 3

Compulsory Study (60 credits)

• INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
• PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

Option A Study (20 credits)

• INSTRUMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
• MATERIALS AND POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Option B Study (40 credits)

• ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND GLOBAL CHANGE
• BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
• FORENSIC CHEMISTRY - ANALYSIS
• HEAT, ATOMS AND MOLECULES
• MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS B
• MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
• QUANTUM THEORY AND SYMMETRY

Year 4

Compulsory Study (60 credits)

• INORGANIC COMPOUNDS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
• ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES
• PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II

Option A Study (60 credits)

• CHEMICAL PHYSICS - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
• ENERGY MATERIALS
• FORENSIC CHEMISTRY - ANALYSIS
• FORENSIC CHEMISTRY - INTERPRETATION AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• HEAT, ATOMS AND MOLECULES
• LITERATURE-BASED PROJECT
• PROTEIN STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING
• QUANTUM THEORY AND SYMMETRY
• RESEARCH PROJECT
• THE CARBON CYCLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
• TOPICS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY