Chemistry (with an industrial placement year) MChem

**1st in the UK for Citations in Physical Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2023)**<br/><br/>**8th in the UK for the impact of our research outputs in Chemistry in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)**<br/><br/>**About the course**<br/><br/>At Sussex, you’re taught by today’s leading chemists, whose research is making world-changing impact in many areas, including renewable energy, drug design and cancer, and making the world’s tiniest magnets.<br/><br/>We focus on core modules during the first two years. This enables us to offer you an unrivalled choice of modules in year 3, allowing you to tailor your degree to your interests.<br/><br/>Amongst other topics, you can study:<br/><br/><br/>- the structure of drug molecules and designing potential new, improved medicines<br/><br/><br/>- quantum chemical methods<br/><br/><br/>- the principles of lasers and their application, amongst other areas.<br/><br/><br/>In your integrated Masters year, you’ll develop advanced research skills by working alongside our world-leading staff in Chemistry on ground-breaking discoveries. You can also apply for a year working in industry, gaining experience of chemistry in the workplace.<br/><br/>**Accreditation**<br/><br/>This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).<br/><br/>**MChem or BSc?**<br/><br/>We also offer this course without the industrial placement year, with summer research placements, or as a three-year BSc. Find out about the benefits of an integrated Masters year.<br/><br/>**About Sussex**<br/><br/>Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better.<br/><br/>Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries.<br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast.<br/><br/>We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away.<br/><br/>With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.