BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (Top Up)

Program Overview

This top-up BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry program equips students with practical skills and knowledge for careers in chemistry. It emphasizes problem-solving, transferable skills, and key skills for career advancement. The program includes optional modules in nuclear chemistry, drugs and medicinal chemistry, and materials science, and offers opportunities for research and work-based learning.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This top-up BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry program is designed for individuals holding a foundation degree in Chemistry or a related subject. It aims to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge necessary to transition into a career in the field. The program emphasizes practical applications of chemistry in industrial settings, focusing on problem-solving, transferable skills, and key skills for career advancement.

Outline:

Year One:

• Advanced Analytical Applications: This module delves into the applications of advanced analytical techniques used in analyzing and characterizing substances like drugs, nuclear materials, pollutants, food, and other materials.
• Exploring Research: Focuses on developing research skills, encompassing the design, execution, interpretation, and evaluation of scientific research.
It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Dissertation: Provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent, in-depth research on a chosen topic.
This module enhances research skills and project management abilities.
• Nuclear Chemistry (Optional): Offers a detailed understanding of nuclear science, focusing on interactions between radioactivity and matter, their chemical and biological consequences, and applications in radioprotection.
• Drugs and Medicinal Chemistry (Optional): Explores the role of chemistry in understanding diseases at the molecular level and the development of chemotherapeutic drugs for disease prevention, control, and treatment.
• Polymer Chemistry (Optional): Designed in partnership with industry, this module covers key polymer chemistry concepts, including structure, synthesis, and research advancements.
• Chemistry in the Environment - Industry (Optional): Equip students with skills in modern environmental analytical methodologies, sustainable green chemistry, waste management technologies, and the impact of contaminants on ecosystems.
• Materials Science and Nanomaterials (Optional): Provides a deep understanding of the nature, properties, and industrial applications of functional materials, engineering materials, and nanomaterials.
• Work Based – Negotiated Learning (Optional): This module allows students to apply their chemistry knowledge in an area that complements their previous experience and learning.

Assessment:

Assessment methods include:

• Exams
• Lab reports
• Problem-solving exercises
• Dissertation

Teaching:

• Campus-based learning
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Laboratory workshops
• Tutorials
• Case studies
• Wider reading
• Class discussions
• Theoretical and practical applications of knowledge

Careers:

The program aims to prepare students for careers in:

• Industrial settings
• Fields where chemistry knowledge is essential
• Other relevant careers

Other:

• The program is designed with input from employers to ensure relevance to industry needs.
• Students benefit from connections with local employers.
• The program includes lectures from industry experts in the field of chemistry.
• Students can consider Continuing Professional Development or postgraduate courses as stepping stones to further their careers.
• Students have access to labs designed and run by academic staff with subject expertise.
• Group projects provide networking opportunities with fellow students and staff.

Tuition Fees 2024 - 2025 £9,250 - UK The figures above don't include accommodation and living costs. Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or Government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.