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MSc Chemistry

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This Master's degree offers a wide range of optional modules, giving you the flexibility to design your course and gain specialist knowledge in a topic that suits your career plans. The scope of skills you’ll learn in advanced chemistry will be widely transferable across a range of industries and job roles. From pharmacology to materials science, geochemistry to academia – you'll have the in-depth understanding to pursue a career in many different fields.

The extended research project and introduction to the practical skills module will further enhance your employability as you’ll gain the hands-on experience expected of every chemist in the professional working world.

General Eligibility

A bachelor's degree with a 2:2 (Hons) in chemistry, or a chemistry-related subject. Applicants must have taken and consistently scored 2:2 level marks (or higher) in modules covering: organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and analytical chemistry.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Extended Research Project for Chemistry-based MSc courses

  • Advanced Topics in Chemistry (Coursework)

  • Advanced Topics in Chemistry (Examined)

  • Practical Skills and Instrumental Analysis

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Metals and Alloys

  • Ceramics, Polymers and Composites

  • Nanomaterials

  • Foundations of Chemistry Coursework

  • Foundations of Chemistry Coursework

  • Synthesis and Characterisation of Organic Molecules

  • Advanced Colour Science

  • Synthesis and Application of Polymers

  • Physical Aspects of Food

  • Colloid and Dairy Science

  • Food Analysis

  • Food Quality Assurance and Control

  • Soft Matter Physics: Liquid Crystals

  • Soft Matter Physics: Polymers, Colloids and Glasses

  • Physics of Biological Systems

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any components.

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