All degrees are structured in modules or units, each student taking half and full unit courses totaling to four units each year. The system allows considerable flexibility in tailoring degrees to individual requirements and in transfer between related degree programmes. Most units are based on a set of lectures, assigned course work and tutorials in small groups with an academic staff member, and many courses have associated laboratory work. Typically students spend two afternoons each week in the chemistry laboratories. Each unit or half-unit is individually assessed.

Chemistry (BSc F100; MSci F101) (Entry requirements)

This is the ideal degree programme if you want a complete education in chemistry and would like to see how your interests develop before specializing. The programme covers all important areas of chemistry and allows you to develop interests in other subjects. The chart opposite summarizes the structures of these two degree programmes, which are identical over the first two years. In the first year, the course entitled An Introduction to Chemical Principles consolidates A-level chemistry and generates an awareness of modern chemistry as an integrated whole. The fundamentals of the three main branches - organic, inorganic and physical chemistry - are introduced subsequently. Different courses in mathematics are offered depending upon whether you have studied it at A-level or not. You can then choose one or two elective courses from a wide repertoire, including astronomy, biology, computing, languages, management, physics, psychology, geology, statistics etc.

The core second-year courses continue to develop the main themes of chemistry, leaving two half-units of elective courses which include chemical and non-chemical options.

In the third year, both degrees include considerable scope for developing your own interests through options, and up to one unit of experimental work is included. For MSci students, this unit, An Introduction to Research Methods , is a sound preparation for extended personal research projects in the fourth year. BSc students take a similar experimental half-unit course. Elective chemistry courses include Chemistry of Solids and Surfaces, Drug Design, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Molecules and Radiation and various others. Courses in the third year, and the fourth year of the MSci degree, reflect the many research interests of the staff and are at the forefront of current chemical developments. Options in other subjects can also be taken.

The MSci degree culminates in the fourth year in a two-unit advanced research project in which all of the many research facilities of the department become available. The project will be undertaken over two whole teaching terms for an average of 4 hours of every day. The aim of the project is to develop your skills further not only in performing advanced experimentation but also to devise and plan your own work. Many such projects lead to published work in internationally renowed journals.

As part of a new initiative the Chemistry Department is offering new options in Archaeology.

As well as studies in science, BSc and MSci students will gain experience in the skills required in any modern profession: computer skills, the ability to express ideas orally and through written reports, skills in retrieval and analysis of material from the literature, and the ability to formulate and refine their own ideas.

BSc

First Year	Second Year	Third Year
CHEM1004 Introduction to Chemical Principles	CHEM2301 Physical Chemistry	CHEM3301 Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry
CHEM1004 Introduction to Chemical Principles	CHEM2301 Physical Chemistry	CHEM3101 Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM1301 Basic Physical Chemistry	CHEM2102 Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM3205 Principles and Methods of Organic Synthesis
CHEM1101 Basic Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM2102 Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM3003 Advanced Practical Chemistry
CHEM1201 Basic Organic Chemistry	CHEM2201Organic Chemistry	Chemistry Option
Maths	CHEM2201Organic Chemistry	Chemistry Option
Option	Option	Option
Option	Option	Option

MSci

First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
CHEM1004 Introduction to Chemical Principles	CHEM2301 Physical Chemistry	CHEM3301 Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry	CHEM4901 Advanced Chemical Research Project
CHEM1004 Introduction to Chemical Principles	CHEM2301 Physical Chemistry	CHEM3101 Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM1301 Basic Physical Chemistry	CHEM2102 Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM3205 Principles and Methods of Organic Synthesis
CHEM1101 Basic Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM2102 Inorganic Chemistry	CHEM3004 Literature Project
CHEM1201 Basic Organic Chemistry	CHEM2201Organic Chemistry	CHEM3001 Introduction to Research Methods	Chemistry Option
Maths	CHEM2201Organic Chemistry	CHEM3001 Introduction to Research Methods	Chemistry Option
Option	Option	Chemistry Option	Option
Option	Option	Option	Option