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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Main Site
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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- This degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).- You’ll have the opportunity to have a one-year work placement. This will give you valuable experience and help prepare you for a career in chemistry.- Kingston’s state-of-the-art laboratories include networked computers for each workspace, which are newly refurbished through a £6 million investment.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About the courseDo you want to be involved in making positive changes to the world? This could be the course for you. Chemistry affects every aspect of our lives, from clothing to medicines that help millions of people. It plays an integral part in solving global challenges, such as food security, plastic pollution, developing alternative energies, and synthesising new medicines and materials.Chemistry at Kingston offers knowledge and skills relevant to industry, research, and teaching. You’ll gain practical skills in our laboratories, broaden your knowledge of environmental chemistry, and develop the academic and professional skills valued by employers. Through optional modules, you can tailor this degree to your interests and career goals. An individual project enables you to investigate a chosen area in depth.This course is currently being revalidated for 25/26 entry. We are reviewing our modules to enhance the student-centred learning experience. This includes updating course content to meet industry needs and ensuring you develop the skills needed to become a future-proof graduate.
Future SkillsEmbedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Career opportunitiesGraduates work in areas such as research and development, analytical chemistry and teaching.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBC - ABB Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
112 - 128 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:15,M:30,P:0 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
28 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H3,H3,H3,H4,H4 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM - DDM Grades / Points required
T Level:
M Grades / Points required
Minimum of a grade C in A-Level Chemistry is required and at least one other Science subject at A2 such as Biology, Physics or Maths.
UCAS points from a minimum of 2 A - Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. General Studies or Critical Thinking not accepted
Equivalent of 112 UCAS points in an appropriate subject. To include 18 Level 3 credits in Chemistry with minimum of 9 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 9 Level 3 credits at Merit.
To include 5 in Chemistry and 4 in Biology plus English and Maths at Standard Level 5
Equivalent of 112 UCAS points to include Chemistry and one other Science at a minimum of H3.
BTEC Diploma in Applied Science (Chemistry) only must have merits in the following units:Unit 1 : "Principles and Applications in Science 1" -Unit 5: "Principles and Applications in Science 2" -Unit 13: "Applications of Inorganic Chemistry" -Unit 14: "Applications of Organic Chemistry"
Minimum of Merit in T Level Science: including a minimum of a B in the Core component and a merit in the Occupational Specialism which must be either in laboratory sciences or metrology sciences.
Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.
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£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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