Chemistry
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
Overview
Our Chemistry BSc degree course will give you a theoretical and experimental understanding of chemistry in the modern world. Our course is delivered within a research-enriched teaching context, transcending the traditional divisions of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry and integrating computational methods throughout. It is designed to train the next generation of articulate, flexible chemists for a wide variety of careers starting with chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical industries and extending to wide careers such as finance, law and media.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.
The course is accredited by the Royal Society for Chemistry with research-enriched teaching delivered by internationally renowned scientists and researchers.
Designed to give graduates flexibility to develop a career in the growing areas of biotech and nanotechnology, chemical biology and biomedical research.
New (2016) teaching laboratories and researchfacilities.
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Biology
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Computational
Course programme
Year 1
Year 1
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest that you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for update.
Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.
Required Modules- You are required to take:
- Integrated Chemistry Laboratory 1 (15 credits)
- Integrated Chemistry Laboratory 2 (15 credits)
- General Chemistry (15 credits)
- Organic Chemistry 1 (15 credits)
- Organic Chemistry 2 (15 credits)
- Physical Chemistry 1 (15 credits)
- Inorganic Chemistry 1 (15 credits)
- Mathematics for Chemists (15 credits)
Optional Modules There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.
Year 2
Year 2 Required Modules
- You are required to take:
- Integrated Chemistry Laboratory 3 (15 credits)
- Integrated Chemistry Laboratory 4 (15 credits)
- Organic Chemistry 3 (15 credits)
- Inorganic Chemistry 2 (15 credits)
- Physical Chemistry 2 (15 credits)
- Physical Chemistry 3 (15 credits)
- Chemistry in Cells (15 credits)
Optional Modules
You will choose 15 credits from a selection of optional modules that may include:
- Nano-scale & Extended Systems (15 credits)
- Protein Structure & Function (15 credits)
Year 3
Year 3 Required Modules
- You are required to take:
- Research Methods (30 credits)
- Catalysis (15 credits)
- Advanced Analytical Chemistry (15 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Synthesis and Reactivity (15 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Physical and Computational Chemistry (15 credits)
In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
- Chemistry of Disease & Therapy (15 credits)
- Molecular Biology in Chemistry (15 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Chemistry 1 (15 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Chemistry 2 (15 credits)
Chemistry