Chemical Physics BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Chemical Physics BSc (Hons)

Join a University ranked #1 in the UK for Chemistry research and in the UK top five for Physics research (THE analysis of REF 2021) with an excellent reputation for teaching and learning.

The first year gives you a comprehensive grounding in chemistry, physics and mathematics. Later years focus on atomic and molecular science and its interdisciplinary applications.

You will focus on areas at the interface between chemistry and physics, with less organic and synthetic chemistry and more physical and non-synthetic inorganic chemistry. Similarly, there is very little ...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Beacon House
Queens Road
Bristol
BS8 1QU

Application Details

Course Code

F320

Institution Code

B78

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

Standard Higher: AAAAB including A in the science not taken for Advanced Higher

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

Access to HE Diploma in Science (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include: at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and at least 30 credits at Distinction from specified units in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (including algebra, calculus and trigonometry). Plus successful completion of a University of Bristol test and interview (or ABB at A-Level or equivalent in any order in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics). Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

36

Standard offer: 36 points overall with 18 points at Higher Level, including 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations). Contextual offer: 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level, including 6, 5, 5 (in any order) at Higher Level in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations). Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

DDD in either BTEC Engineering with Distinctions in four Physics units plus A at A-level in Mathematics and Chemistry OR BTEC Applied Science Extended Diploma with Distinctions in five specified Chemistry units plus A at A-level in Mathematics and Physics.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

Advanced Higher: AA in two of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B and M3 is C.

A level

A,A,A

A,B,B

Standard offer: AAA including Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Contextual offer: ABB including Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics in any order. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/#contextual for more information about contextual offers.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Not Accepted

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands £9,250
EU, International £30,400

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