Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Foundation Year MChem

**Foundation Year**<br/><br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/><br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry**<br/><br/>Tackle global health issues and help shape the future. Our accredited Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc will equip you with the knowledge, skills and techniques to contribute to improving human health and prolonging life in a sustainable way.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?** <br/><br/><br/>- This programme is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry<br/><br/><br/>- Engage with award-winning academics who are at the forefront of innovation in teaching and research <br/><br/><br/>- Use a wide variety of research grade experimental equipment in Keeles state-of-the-art Central Science Laboratories (CSL)<br/><br/><br/>- Our authentic assessment methods replicate the type of tasks you would likely carry out during a career in chemistry<br/><br/><br/>- Gain practical experience in the workplace with the option of spending a year in industry<br/><br/><br/>Chemistry is at the heart of solving all our major global problems, such as the creation of advanced materials in gadgets and life-saving drugs that are essential to modern medicine. Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc is aimed at students interested in working within the pharmaceutical sector. The course will equip you with a solid foundation in the core aspects of chemistry supplemented by specialist knowledge of medicinal chemistry. From understanding how pharmaceuticals interact with our bodies to exploring drug design to combat various diseases, the application of medicinal chemistry plays a vital part in prolonging and improving life.<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. <br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. <br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.