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Master of Chemistry (with Honours) - MChem (H)
Stag Hill
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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Master of Chemistry (with Honours) - MChem (H)
Stag Hill
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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• Benefit from our research-active academics and strong professional links, gaining the confidence to translate your ideas into practice.• Our chemistry courses offer one of the best staff-to-student ratios in the country, with 91.7 per cent of our students saying that they are satisfied with the teaching on their course in the National Student Survey 2023.• Our award-winning Professional Training placements gives students industry work experience opportunities with leading organisations in the UK and abroad.
What you will studyOur courses combine core chemistry modules with topics such as forensic evidence, the toxicology of drugs and DNA profiling.You’ll also benefit from our excellent links with leading companies, where you can choose to complete a Professional Training or Industrial Research placement.You can apply to study for either a BSc or an MChem. The MChem builds on the BSc with a masters year and is a direct route to a masters qualification, known as an integrated masters. If you study for an MChem, you’ll spend a year doing industry-based research before returning for a final year of masters-level modules.
Exam type
A levelA level:
ABB - AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AABBB - AAABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
ABB - AAB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Extended Project:
A Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 - 33 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDD Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Overall: AAB-ABBWe do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.Required Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject.Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
Overall: AAABB-AABBBRequired Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C
Overall: AAB-ABBRequired Subjects: Chemistry and a second science subject. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 Credits overall including 39 at Distinction and 6 at Merit or 30 at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit.Required Subjects: Modules must be in relevant subjects.
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.This grade reduction will not combine with other grade reduction policies, such as contextual admissions policy or In2Surrey.
Overall: 34 - 33 Required Subjects:Chemistry HL5/SL6 and a second science subject HL5/SL6.GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4.
Overall: DDD in the BTEC Extended Diploma Required Subjects:BTEC must be in a relevant subject
Overall: Pass overall with AAB-ABB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.Required Subjects: A-levels in chemistry and a second science subject.GCSE or Equivalent: Completion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalents within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
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