Chemistry with Forensic Investigation MChem
Course Overview - Chemistry with Forensic Investigation MChem
Why choose this course
• Benefit from our research-active academics and strong professional links, gaining the confidence to translate your ideas into practice.
• Our award-winning Professional Training placements give students industry work experience opportunities with leading organisations in the UK and abroad.
• Our chemistry courses offer one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country, with 90.9 per cent of our students saying that they are satisfied* with the teaching on their course in the National Student Sur...
<strong>Why choose this course</strong><br/>• Benefit from our research-active academics and strong professional links, gaining the confidence to translate your ideas into practice.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Our award-winning Professional Training placements give students industry work experience opportunities with leading organisations in the UK and abroad.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Our chemistry courses offer one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country, with 90.9 per cent of our students saying that they are satisfied* with the teaching on their course in the National Student Survey 2024.<br/><br/><br/><br/>*Measured by % positivity across all questions for all providers listed in the Guardian University Guide league tables. <br/><br/><strong>What you will study</strong><br/>Our courses combine core chemistry modules with topics such as forensic evidence, the toxicology of drugs and DNA profiling. <br/><br/>You’ll also benefit from our excellent links with leading companies, where you can choose to complete a Professional Training or Industrial Research placement.<br/><br/>You can apply to study for either a BSc or an MChem. The MChem builds on the BSc with a masters year and is a direct route to a masters qualification, known as an integrated masters. If you study for an MChem, you’ll spend a year doing industry-based research before returning for a final year of masters-level modules.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Stag Hill
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F1F4
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,B,B
A,A,B,B,B
Overall: AAABB-AABBB Required Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C
Access to HE Diploma
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 level 3 credits overall including 39 at Distinction and 6 at Merit or 30 at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. Required Subjects: Modules must be in relevant subjects.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34
33
Overall: 34 - 33 Required Subjects: Chemistry HL5/SL6 and a second science subject HL5/SL6. GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
Overall: DDD in the BTEC Extended Diploma Required Subjects: BTEC must be in a relevant subject
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C(4).
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,A,B
A,B,B
Overall: AAB-ABB Required Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C
Extended Project
A
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. This grade reduction will not combine with other grade reduction policies, such as contextual admissions policy or In2Surrey.
A level
A,A,B
A,B,B
Overall: AAB-ABB We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. Required Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Overall: Pass overall with AAB-ABB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels. Required subjects: A-levels in chemistry and a second science subject. A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass. GCSE or equivalent: English Language at grade 4 (C) and Mathematics at grade 4 (C) (or equivalent).
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