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MChem, BSc Chemistry

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The employment opportunities available to you as a chemistry graduate are extensive across numerous industries, with the potential to take you all over the world.

The chemistry programmes here at Leeds have also been professionally accredited by the Royal School of Chemistry (RSC) and University of Leeds students are among the top five most targeted by top employers according to meaning our graduates are highly sought after by some of the most reputable companies in the field.

General Eligibility

A-level: AAB including Chemistry.

Where an A-Level Science subject is taken, we require a pass in the practical science element, alongside the achievement of the A-Level at the stated grade.

Excludes A-Level General Studies or Critical Thinking.

GCSE: English Language grade C (4), or an equivalent English language qualification, and Mathematics grade B (6). We will accept Level 2 Functional Skills English in lieu of GCSE English.

Other course specific tests:

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and International Project Qualification (IPQ): We recognise the value of these qualifications and the effort and enthusiasm that applicants put into them, and where an applicant offers an A in the EPQ or IPQ we may make an offer of ABB at A-Level.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Chemistry 1: Bonding and Behaviour

  • Chemistry 2: Energy, Structure and Transformation

  • Chemistry: The Interdisciplinary Science

  • Practical, Professional and Research Skills for Chemists

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Foundation Engineering Physics

  • Mathematics for Chemists

  • The Extraordinary Chemistry of Everyday Life

  • Science & Society: An Ethical View

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Structure and Synthesis of Materials

  • Organic Chemistry: Conformation, Configuration & Reactivity

  • Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics

  • Structure and Spectroscopy

  • Organometallic Compounds and their Applications

  • Organic Chemistry: Introduction to Pericyclic, Heterocyclic and Bioorganic Chemistry

  • Quantum Mechanics and Bonding

  • Analytical and Applied Chemistry

  • Further Practical and Research Skills for Chemists

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Science and Society: The Critical Interface

  • Chemistry: Idea to Market

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Strategy, Methods and Reaction Technology for Organic Synthesis

  • Energy, Molecules and Chemical Change

  • Advanced Lab Work for MChem

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Atmospheric Chemistry

  • Properties and Applications of Materials

  • Big Data, Big Science

  • Advanced Organometallics and Catalysis

  • Process chemistry and reactive intermediates in synthesis

  • Topics in Fundamental and Theoretical Chemistry (10cr)

  • Topics in Fundamental and Theoretical Chemistry (20cr)

  • Topics in Interdisciplinary and Applied Chemistry (10cr)

  • Topics in Interdisciplinary and Applied Chemistry (20cr)

  • Ethical Issues in Chemistry

4 Year 4

Compulsory modules

  • Laboratory-based Project Work 6M

  • Advanced Topics in Chemistry

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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