MChem Chemistry

Program Overview

The MChem Chemistry program at Strathclyde University provides students with a comprehensive understanding of chemistry, preparing them for a wide range of careers in the field. The program includes core courses in various chemistry disciplines, practical training, and opportunities for study abroad, industrial placements, and research projects. Students who excel academically are eligible for numerous awards and scholarships, including industry-sponsored bursaries and prizes.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1:
• Chemistry: Principles & Practice 1 & 2
• Practical & Transferable Skills
• Mathematics 1C
• Foundation Science: Big Ideas for Chemists (optional)
• Elective modules (20 or 40 Credits)
• Year 2:
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Fundamental Organic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry 1
• Practical Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
• Practical Physical and Applied Chemistry and Chemical Analysis
• Forensic Trace Analysis and Analytical Chemistry
• Year 3:
• Study abroad (Optional)
• Physical Chemistry 2
• Practical Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
• Intermediate Organic Chemistry & Spectroscopy
• Inorganic Chemistry, Structures & Spectroscopy
• Practical Physical, Applied, Forensic & Analytical Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry & Drugs of Abuse (Optional)
• Chemical Biology (Optional)
• Year 4:
• Compulsory
• Distance Learning
• Optional
• Industrial Placement
• Research Placement
• Knowledge Exchange Placement
• Year 5:
• Core chemistry
• MChem Chemistry Specialisation
• Final-Year Project & Dissertation

Assessment:

• Short answer class tests
• Multiple choice tests
• End of year examinations
• Oral presentation
• Group project work

Teaching:

• Lectures
• Small and large group tutorials
• Practical chemistry training
• Guest lectures

Careers:

• Analytical chemist
• Biotechnologist
• Clinical research associate
• Colour technologist
• Crime scene investigator
• Food technologist
• Forensic scientist
• Medicinal chemist
• Nanotechnologist
• Oceanographer
• Palaeontologist
• Pharmacologist
• Radiation protection practitioner
• Research scientist (physical sciences)
• Science writer
• Toxicologist
• Actuary
• Business analyst
• Civil service fast streamer
• Data analyst
• Environmental consultant
• Higher education lecturer
• Nuclear engineer
• Patent attorney
• Product/process development scientist
• Secondary school teacher

Other:

• The Chemistry MChem course is for students who want complete coverage of the subject to keep their career options open.
• It’s possible to switch between the other MChem courses and also the following shorter BSc degrees within the first three years:
• BSc (Honours) Chemistry
• BSc (Honours) Forensic and Analytical Chemistry
• BSc (Honours) Chemistry with Drug Discovery
• The industrial placement year was definitely the most beneficial part of the course.
• Strathclyde chemistry students also compete successfully for national awards.
• The Dean of Science recognises exceptional performance each year through the Dean’s certificate for the best students in the faculty.
• Students can also win prizes including:
• P&G Bursary (£1,000 a year plus a one-year paid industrial placement)
• Chemistry International Alumni Ambassadors UG award for overseas travel (£1,000)
• Group third-year Poster Competition sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline
• The RSC Prize in Analytical Chemistry
• Andersonian Centenary Medal Prize
• Beilby and Huddleston Prize
• ICI Chemical and Polymers Group Andersonian Centenary Prize
• GlaxoSmithKline Prize
• Syngenta Prize
• The Chemistry Clinic

Scotland:

£1,820

England, Wales & Northern Ireland:

£9,250

International:

£25,250

Additional costs:

• lab coats and safety goggles (approximately £30)
• molecular modelling kits are recommended but are not a compulsory requirement (£20)
• class materials (such as lecture notes and exercise sheets) for Pure and Applied Chemistry classes are freely available for download
• for some classes students may wish to supplement their material by accessing textbooks which are in the range of £40 to £80, however all recommended reading texts are available in the library