Chemistry with a Preliminary Year (BSc)

The course structure is very flexible with all Cardiff's Chemistry degree programmes sharing a common first and second year. Transfer to the BSc Chemistry with Industrial Experience programme is possible at the end of year one or two. Transfer to an MChem programme is also permitted, subject to achieving an average mark of at least 55% in each of the first two years.

Preliminary year

The preliminary year programme includes modules in Biosciences, Chemistry, Maths and Physics. The particular modules studied depend on each student's academic background, and will be agreed through discussion with staff at enrolment.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsInorganic & Redox ChemistryCH000410 creditsChemistry of Organic CompoundsCH000310 creditsThermodynamics, Kinetics & EquilibriaCH000210 creditsFundamental Aspects of ChemistryCH000110 creditsOptional modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsStructure and Properties of MatterPX010110 creditsMotion and EnergyPX010210 creditsFoundations of Modern PhysicsPX020110 creditsElectricity, Magnetism & LightPX020210 creditsCells and the Chemistry of LifeBI000110 creditsGenetics, Evolution and DiversityBI000210 creditsMedical Imaging and The Human BodyCE396810 creditsNutrition, Transport and SignallingBI000410 creditsThe Way The Body WorksBI000510 creditsDisease in The Developing WorldCE419010 creditsElementary Mathematical MethodsPX020310 creditsPreliminary Mathematics IMA000310 creditsPreliminary Mathematics IIMA000410 creditsModule titleModule codeCreditsFrench Language AdvancedML110420 creditsFrench Language BeginnersML619820 creditsModern FranceML619920 creditsGerman Language A (First Year)ML213620 creditsGerman B (First Year)ML213720 creditsIntroduction To German History And Culture For Advanced StudentsML710320 creditsIntroduction To German History And Culture For Beginners' StudentsML710420 creditsJapanese HistoryML158120 creditsElementary Japanese (Autumn)ML158220 creditsElementary Japanese (Spring)ML168220 creditsItalian Language (Year 1) AdvancedML310120 creditsItalian Language (Year 1) BeginnersML310220 creditsModern Italy: Birth of a Nation?ML810320 creditsIntroduction to Lusophone StudiesML411020 creditsPortuguese Language for BeginnersML411120 creditsSpanish Language (Year 1) AdvancedML510120 creditsSpanish Language Year One BeginnersML510220 creditsIntroduction To Hispanic Studies (Advanced)ML511020 creditsIntroduction To Hispanic Studies (Beginners)ML511120 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (French)ML810220 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (German)ML810420 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (Italian)ML810520 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (Japanese)ML810720 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (Portuguese)ML810820 creditsIntroduction to Translation Methods (Spanish)ML810620 creditsIntroduction to Translation TheoryML810120 creditsIntroduction to Poetry and the NovelSE213620 creditsTexts in Time 1500-1800SE213220 creditsLiterature, Culture, PlaceSE213320 creditsEpic and RomanceSE213420 creditsMind, Thought and RealitySE410120 creditsMoral and Political PhilosophySE410320 creditsFour Great Works in PhilosophySE410420 creditsDarllen AthroniaethSE410520 creditsY Da, Drwg a'r GwleidyddolSE410620 creditsIntroduction To Human CommunicationSE110720 creditsIntroduction To Media CommunicationSE110820 creditsIntroduction To LanguageSE110920 creditsElementary Number Theory IMA011110 creditsGeometryMA100410 creditsVectors and MatricesMA100710 creditsMechanics IMA130010 creditsIntroduction to Probability TheoryMA150010 creditsStatistical InferenceMA150110 creditsExperimental Physics IPX112310 creditsThe Universe From Particles To GalaxiesPX112410 creditsPlanets and ExoplanetsPX122510 creditsHow The Human Body WorksPX122610 creditsCyflwyniad I'r GymraegCY174220 creditsLlenyddiaeth GymraegCY174320 creditsO Destun I DraethawdCY174420 creditsDiwylliant y GymraegCY175020 creditsDiwylliant Cymraeg Dinas CaerdyddCY175120 creditsMapio'r CymryCY175220 creditsSgiliau llafarCY150020 creditsDefnyddio'r GymraegCY150120 creditsAstudio BarddoniaethCY150220 creditsAstudio RhyddiaithCY150320 creditsWelsh 1CY177420 creditsWelsh 2CY177520 creditsIntroduction To Irish 1CY401010 creditsIntroduction To Irish 2CY401210 creditsSpanish Beginners Part 1ML900110 creditsSpanish Beginners Part 2ML900210 creditsSpanish Intermediate Part 1ML900510 creditsSpanish Intermediate Part 2ML900610 creditsSpanish Advanced Part 1ML900910 creditsSpanish Advanced Part 2ML901010 creditsJapanese Beginners Part 1ML910110 creditsJapanese Beginners Part 2ML910210 creditsMandarin Chinese Beginners Part 1ML920110 creditsMandarin Chinese Beginners Part 2ML920210 creditsFrench Beginners Part 1ML960110 creditsFrench Beginners Part 2ML960210 creditsFrench Elementary Part 1ML960310 creditsFrench Elementary Part 2ML960410 creditsFrench Intermediate Part 1ML960510 creditsFrench Intermediate Part 2ML960610 creditsFrench Higher Intermediate Part 1ML960710 creditsFrench Higher Intermediate Part 2ML960810 creditsFrench Advanced Part 2ML961010 creditsGerman Beginners Part 1ML970110 creditsGerman Beginners Part 2ML970210 creditsGerman Intermediate Part 1ML970510 creditsGerman Intermediate Part 2ML970610 creditsGerman Higher IntermediateML970810 creditsGerman Advanced Part 1ML970910 creditsGerman Advanced Part 2ML971010 creditsItalian Beginners Part 1ML980110 creditsItalian Beginners Part 2ML980210 creditsFrench Advanced Part 1ML960910 creditsGerman Higher IntermediateML970710 creditsSpanish ElementaryML900310...