Swansea University 2024 Undergraduate Prospectus

TH IN THE UK 3 RD STUDENT SATISFACTION

CHEMISTRY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

Swansea’s Chemistry curriculum is informed by the needs of modern industry and is constantly updated, ensuring you will always be taught materials applicable in the wider world. You will gain the breadth of knowledge you need to practise chemistry professionally, and the depth to enable you to specialise through our research expertise in natural products, materials engineering, and medicine.

(Complete University Guide 2023)

Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available †  Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available

Our core subjects cover not only organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, but also medicinal and analytical chemistry. You will get the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research, contributing to a research project. We offer you the possibility of getting research skills early on, encouraging and facilitating ways for you to develop research plans and ideas, write proposals, conduct chemistry research interacting with other disciplines, analyse research data and present your research results in oral and written work. Students are involved in public engagement and outreach from their first term, providing reinforcement of their own knowledge and communication skills.

TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Chemical Practice • Chemical Reactions 1 and 2 • Chemical Thinking • Structure and Bonding 1 and 2 Year 2 • Analytical Chemistry • Biological and Medicinal Chemistry • Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †

Typical Offer: BSc: ABB-BBB MChem: AAB-ABB (to include Chemistry. If not studying A Level Maths, GCSE Maths Grade B (6) required)

• Further Inorganic Chemistry • Further Organic Chemistry • Further Physical Chemistry • Professional Development and Career Planning Year 3

BSc Honours ▲ Chemistry

♦ Chemistry (with Foundation Year) ♦ Chemistry (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) MChem Honours ♦ Chemistry ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page FUTURE CAREERS: • Analytical and Forensic Science • Clinical Scientist • Environmental Sciences • Renewable Energy • Research and development in academia or industry

• A dvanced Laboratory Experience • Advanced Topics in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry • Advanced Topics in Organic, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry • Advanced Topics in Physical, Instrumental and Analytical Chemistry • Chemistry Research Project • Integrated Topics in Chemistry Year 4 (MChem) • Advanced Integrated Topics in Chemistry Parts 1 and 2

• MChem Research Project • Scientific Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Accreditations include:

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