Course Overview

Make Huddersfield your choice for completing your Chemistry BSc(Hons), and youll be joining a department with a long and illustrious history. Our teaching and research in Chemistry date back to the 1840s, when we were a centre for colour chemistry, supporting the textile and dyeing industries in the area. Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, our modern chemistry courses carry that vibrant and distinguished tradition. We cover the core areas of organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry and allow you to explore more specialist options during your studies. Whichever options you choose, youll be able to get a grounding in chemistry fundamentals while developing your logical reasoning and imaginative problem-solving skills. In our chemical sciences labs, youll have the opportunity to learn using the kind of instruments used in industry. Academics in specialist areas of chemistry teach you, all educated to doctoral level in their subjects and involved in forward-thinking research. This ensures we keep our courses challenging, exciting, and thought-provoking and helps prepare you well to start your career in academic, industrial, or commercial settings.

General Eligibility

Applications for this course are considered on a case-by-case basis, but typical entry requirements for the Chemistry (Top-up) BSc(Hons) are:

• You hold an HND or Diploma of Higher Education in Chemistry with an overall average of at least 60%.

• If you have passed 240 credits of a Chemistry degree, including at least 120 credits at Level 5 or the equivalent, all modules must be passed with at least 40%, and the overall average should be at least 60%.

International entry will typically proceed through formal progression agreements with overseas partner institutions.

Information for the partner institutions: For entry, the student should have been performing at a 1st class level (exact qualifying grades to be determined through liaison with departmental admissions tutors, International Office and partner institution) in their prior undergraduate studies where credit equivalent to Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) or Higher National Diploma (HND) (the equivalent of 120 F-level and 120 I-level credits) and they will be at least 18 years of age by 31st December of the year of entry.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, iGCSE English at grade B or equivalent.