
Chemistry BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Chemistry BSc (Hons)
Chemists play a vital role in tackling key societal challenges, including sustainability, health, energy and protecting the environment. To ensure our graduates can apply their chemistry, our course places problem solving, communication, and project management at the core of what we do. Taught by world-class researchers, our students gain both the academic knowledge and practical laboratory skills needed to be a professional chemist in a wide range of careers.
* Benefit from outstanding teaching – 100% of our students agreed the course is stimulating; they were challen...
Chemists play a vital role in tackling key societal challenges, including sustainability, health, energy and protecting the environment. To ensure our graduates can apply their chemistry, our course places problem solving, communication, and project management at the core of what we do. Taught by world-class researchers, our students gain both the academic knowledge and practical laboratory skills needed to be a professional chemist in a wide range of careers.<br/><br/><br/>* Benefit from outstanding teaching – 100% of our students agreed the course is stimulating; they were challenged to achieve; built on skills and gained skills for the future. 94% of students said staff were good at explaining and that the subject is engaging (NSS, 2023). <br/><br/><br/>* Equip yourself for successful employment in a competitive job market – our focus on practical, professional skills means you graduate primed to enter the workplace.<br/><br/><br/>* Benefit from award-winning teaching in small groups and be inspired by staff who are world-leading researchers.<br/><br/><br/>* Hone your practical problem solving skills in our newly-refurbished laboratories, kitted out with the latest analytical instrumentation.<br/><br/><br/>* Our tutorial system ensures that you receive the support and guidance you need to reach your full potential.<br/><br/><br/>* 70% of assessment is based on coursework.<br/><br/><br/>* Experience chemistry in the real world and boost your employability by taking a placement, work-based project in your final year, or working alongside PhD and post-doctoral researchers in our high specification laboratories.<br/><br/><br/>* Graduate with in-demand skills for a range of career paths, from research and development in the pharmaceutical industry and lab-based roles in the food and energy industries, to positions in the science, engineering, healthcare, environmental or technology sectors.<br/><br/><br/>* Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the professional body representing chemistry in the UK.<br/><br/><br/>* A diverse and respectful place in which to work and study is fundamental to everything we do. <br/>
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F100
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 4
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
104 - 112 Points from a minimum of 3 A Levels to include grade C in A Level Chemistry.
Scottish Higher
Considered in combination
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma with 33 Level 3 credits at Merit/Distinction, to include 15 Level 3 credits in Chemistry. The remaining Level 3 credits should be science-related.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
27
to include grade 4 at Higher Level in Chemistry
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM
In a science subject with relevant Chemistry Units
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H4,H4
to include Chemistry at H3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*D
D*D*
In a science subject with relevant Chemistry Units
Scottish Advanced Higher
104 to 112 points, to include Grade D in Advanced Highers Chemistry.
Extended Project
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
OCR Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning (MEI) (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
OCR Certificate in Quantitative Problem Solving (MEI) (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
Pearson Edexcel Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
WJEC Eduqas Certificate in Mathematics for Work and Life (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
City & Guilds Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics (Core Maths)
Considered in combination
A level
104 - 112 Points from a minimum of 3 A Levels to include grade C in A Level Chemistry.
T Level
M
Merit: Science pathway, which must include Laboratory Sciences as the occupational specialism
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
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