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Medicinal Chemistry MChem
Course Overview - Medicinal Chemistry MChem
**Why choose this course**
Our professionally accredited BSc and MChem teach you the fundamentals of medicinal chemistry and encourage you to make your own discoveries.
You’ll benefit from our research-active academics and strong professional links, gaining the confidence to translate your ideas into practice. You’ll also have the opportunity to study modules delivered by our School of Biosciences and Medicine.
Our chemistry programmes offer one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country. This means you’ll have excellent support, gaining the knowledge a...
**Why choose this course**<br/>Our professionally accredited BSc and MChem teach you the fundamentals of medicinal chemistry and encourage you to make your own discoveries.<br/><br/>You’ll benefit from our research-active academics and strong professional links, gaining the confidence to translate your ideas into practice. You’ll also have the opportunity to study modules delivered by our School of Biosciences and Medicine.<br/><br/>Our chemistry programmes offer one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country. This means you’ll have excellent support, gaining the knowledge and skills you need to enter the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries.<br/><br/>We also offer award-winning Professional Training placements, giving students industry work experience opportunities with leading organisations in the UK and abroad.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>Our courses train you in core and medicinal chemistry, covering topics such as physiology, pharmacology and cell biology.<br/><br/>You’ll also benefit from Surrey’s excellent links with leading pharmaceutical 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. 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
Information
Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Course Address
Stag Hill
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Application Details
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29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
F121
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. 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. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions 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: Chemistry and a second science subject. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. GCSE or equivalent: English Language at grade C (4) and Mathematics at grade C (4) (or equivalent).
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