Chemistry (Foundation) BSc (Hons)

**Why choose Kingston**<br/><br/><br/>- This degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have the opportunity to have a one-year work placement. This will give you valuable experience and help prepare you for a career in chemistry.<br/><br/><br/>- Kingston’s state-of-the-art laboratories include networked computers for each workspace, which are newly refurbished through a £6 million investment.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About the course**<br/>Do you want to be involved in making positive changes to the world? This could be the course for you. Chemistry affects every aspect of our lives, from clothing to medicines that help millions of people. It plays an integral part in solving global challenges, such as food security, plastic pollution, developing alternative energies, and synthesising new medicines and materials.<br/><br/>Chemistry at Kingston offers knowledge and skills relevant to industry, research, and teaching. You’ll gain practical skills in our laboratories, broaden your knowledge of environmental chemistry, and develop the academic and professional skills valued by employers.<br/><br/>Through optional modules, you can tailor this degree to your interests and career goals. An individual project enables you to investigate a chosen area in depth.<br/><br/>**Future Skills**<br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.<br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.<br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it.<br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>Graduates work in areas such as research and development, analytical chemistry and teaching.

Located just outside of London, you'll benefit from excellent transport links to central London and beyond. You'll have access to great employer connections, with Kingston being on the doorstep of hundreds of prestigious businesses.<br/><br/>Kingston's commitment to high-quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating (TEF 2023). The University has also secured a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and outcomes categories.<br/><br/>Kingston has invested heavily in dedicated study spaces, cutting-edge sports facilities and specialist equipment. You can hone your trading skills at the Bloomberg Trading Room or create your masterpiece in the modern art facilities. Whatever your chosen course, you'll be supported with modern facilities and passionate lecturers.<br/><br/>You can also get involved in over 100 sports clubs and societies and even start their own society. You can also learn a new language through the Kingston Language Scheme - there are ten languages on offer!