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BSc Chemistry and Mathematics

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The employment opportunities available to you with a joint honours degree in chemistry and mathematics are extensive across numerous industries, with the potential to take you all over the world.

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 and Mathematics with an A in Mathematics.

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. 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 AAB at A-Level (any required subjects such as Mathematics must still be at grade A).

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

  • Practical Skills in Chemistry for Joint Honours 1

  • Calculus and Mathematical Analysis

  • Numbers and Vectors

  • Introductory Linear Algebra

  • Modelling with Differential Equations

  • Probability and Statistics I

  • Probability and Statistics II

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics

  • Structure and Spectroscopy

  • Quantum Mechanics and Bonding

  • Laboratory Work 2b

  • Further Linear Algebra

  • Vector Calculus

  • Linear Differential Equations and Transforms

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Structure and Synthesis of Materials

  • Organic Chemistry: Conformation, Configuration & Reactivity

  • Organometallic Compounds and their Applications

  • Introduction to Drug Design

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

  • Analytical and Applied Chemistry

3 Year 3

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Structure and Synthesis of Materials

  • Organometallic Compounds and their Applications

  • Introduction to Drug Design

  • Strategy, Methods and Reaction Technology for Organic Synthesis

  • Energy, Molecules and Chemical Change

  • Medicinal Chemistry

  • Atmospheric Chemistry

  • Properties and Applications of Materials

  • Big Data, Big Science

  • Advanced Organometallics and Catalysis

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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