Chemistry BSc (Hons) or MChem – 2020 entry

University of Surrey

Bachelor's degree

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    4 Years

Our chemistry courses combine modern, practical chemistry with core theory. You’ll explore topics including energy and fuel cells, advanced materials, natural products and advanced analytical techniques.

You can also choose to complete a Professional Training placement, with opportunities available among leading chemical companies in the UK and further afield.

You can apply to study for either a BSc or an MChem (Master of Chemistry). The MChem builds on the BSc course with a masters year and is a direct route to a masters qualification. On an MChem, you’ll spend a year doing research with an industry partner before returning for a final year of masters-level modules. Depending on your progress, you may have the option to switch to a BSc or MChem during your studies.

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Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Our BSc and MChem Chemistry courses will teach you the fundamentals of chemistry while also allowing you to make your own discoveries. We’re accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, and are ranked 8th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Our courses also offer Professional Training placements with leading organisations in the UK and abroad, helping you to gain the confidence to translate your ideas into practice. Our small and friendly Department offers one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country, and scored 92 per cent for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey (2018).

A Professional Training placement provides you with the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, equipping you to be adaptable, resilient, globally minded, confident, entrepreneurial and digitally savvy in the workplace. These qualities are widely recognised by employers and many of our students are offered employment on graduation by their placement provider.

The Professional Training placement year gives our students an insight into their subject and career potential, and early access to professional experience. It can be invaluable in developing work-based skills and helping them secure a graduate career.

Our graduates are very successful, not only in the industrial sector but also in finance, government and education. Graduates over the last few years have secured roles such as:

Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Research Technician, Battelle
Research Technician, Biointeractions
Analytical Chemist, Dextra Laboratories
Polymer Technologist, Plascoat Systems
Chemistry Teacher, Tormead School.

BSc (Hons): ABB-BBB. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.

MChem (Hons): AAB-ABB. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
Chemistry and a second science subject.

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent).

BSc (Hons) - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for partially meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).

MChem - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).

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Subjects

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Materials
  • Project
  • Environment
  • Chemistry
  • Forensic science
  • Statistical SKILLS
  • Elements
  • Computing
  • Mathematics

Course programme

Chemistry BSc (Hons)

Year 1

Module
  • CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE: FROM CRIME SCENE TO COURT
  • MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND STATISTICAL SKILLS
  • PERIODICITY AND REACTIVITY OF THE ELEMENTS
  • PRINCIPLES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
  • ORGANIC STRUCTURE, REACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
  • PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN CHEMISTRY
  • TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Optional modules for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4
  • Choose One from two Optional modules
Year 2

Module
  • ADVANCES IN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
  • APPLIED ORGANIC SPECTROSCOPY
  • ORGANIC CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION AND HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
  • WORLD OF WORK
  • BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND DRUG DISCOVERY
  • COMPUTER MODELLING IN CHEMISTRY
  • FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
  • MATERIALS CHEMISTRY: FUNDAMENTALS TO APPLICATION
  • PHASES, COLLOIDS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS
  • PRINCIPLES OF RADIOCHEMISTRY
  • STRUCTURE, BONDING AND REACTIONS OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Optional modules for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5
  • Choose TWO from Five optional modules
Year 3

Module
  • BSC RESEARCH PROJECT
  • ORGANIC SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPY
  • ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR SYMMETRY AND INORGANIC ELECTRONICS
  • TOPICS IN COMPUTER MODELLING
  • ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND ANCIENT EVIDENCE
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
  • METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • MODERN METHODS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
  • POLYMER CHEMISTRY, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Optional modules for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6
  • Choose TWO from Five optional modules
Chemistry MChem

Year 1

Module
  • CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE: FROM CRIME SCENE TO COURT
  • MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING AND STATISTICAL SKILLS
  • PERIODICITY AND REACTIVITY OF THE ELEMENTS
  • PRINCIPLES OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
  • ORGANIC STRUCTURE, REACTIVITY AND FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
  • PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN CHEMISTRY
  • TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Optional modules for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4
  • Choose One from two Optional modules
Year 2

Module
  • ADVANCES IN ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION
  • APPLIED ORGANIC SPECTROSCOPY
  • ORGANIC CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION AND HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
  • WORLD OF WORK
  • BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND DRUG DISCOVERY
  • COMPUTER MODELLING IN CHEMISTRY
  • FORENSIC CHEMISTRY
  • MATERIALS CHEMISTRY: FUNDAMENTALS TO APPLICATION
  • PHASES, COLLOIDS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS
  • PRINCIPLES OF RADIOCHEMISTRY
  • STRUCTURE, BONDING AND REACTIONS OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Optional modules for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5
  • Choose TWO from Five optional modules
Year 3

Module
  • BSC RESEARCH PROJECT
  • ORGANIC SYNTHESIS AND SPECTROSCOPY
  • ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR SYMMETRY AND INORGANIC ELECTRONICS
  • TOPICS IN COMPUTER MODELLING
  • ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND ANCIENT EVIDENCE
  • MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
  • METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • MODERN METHODS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
  • POLYMER CHEMISTRY, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Optional modules for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6
  • Choose TWO from Five optional modules
Year 4

Module
  • MCHEM RESEARCH PROJECT
  • ADVANCED METHODS IN FORENSIC INVESTIGATION
  • ADVANCED TOPICS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • ADVANCED TOPICS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • ADVANCED MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
  • ADVANCED TOPICS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
  • ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Optional modules for Year 4 - FHEQ Level 7
  • Choose 1 from the 4 listed optional modules.

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