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Chemistry with Mathematics MChem (Hons) 2025 entry

Overview

The MChem (Hons) in Chemistry with Mathematics will teach you the fundamentals of the central science of chemistry, from the composition and properties of matter, to using reactions to create new molecules and materials. You will learn about the critical role of chemistry in industries and new technologies from pharmaceuticals to accessing drinkable water, and from efficient energy generation to sustainable food production.

Entry Requirements

Standard and Minimum Entry Requirements

The University offers different entry requirements, depending on your background. Find out more about Standard and Minimum entry requirements using academic entry explained and see which entry requirements you need to look at using the entry requirements indicator.

SQA Highers

• Standard entry grades: AAAAB, including A in Chemistry and an A in Mathematics.
• Minimum entry grades: AABB, including A in Chemistry and an A in Mathematics.

GCE A-Levels

• Standard entry grades: AAA, including A in Chemistry and A* in Mathematics.
• Minimum entry grades: AAB, including an A in Chemistry and A in Mathematics.

IB points

• Standard entry grades: 38 (HL 6,6,6), including HL6 in Chemistry and an HL6 in Mathematics.
• Minimum entry grades: 36 (HL 6,6,5), including HL6 in Chemistry and an HL6 in Mathematics.

General Entry Requirements

All applicants must have attained the following qualifications, or equivalent, in addition to the specific entry requirements for individual programmes.

• SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing science
  • Geography
  • Applications of Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology.
• GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing Science
  • Geography
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology.

Other Qualifications

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes. Please see our entry requirements for more information.

Course Details

Modules

• First year
• Second year
• Honours

Students will take the following compulsory first-year modules:

• Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry: covers origin of the elements and the periodic table, atomic structure, shapes and properties of molecules, chemistry of the elements, properties of solutions, thermochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics, and mathematical tools for chemistry.
• Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1: covers bonding in simple molecules, inorganic solids, chemistry of the first-row transition metals, properties of solids, states of matter, and introductory spectroscopy.
• Organic and Biological Chemistry 1: covers the structure and nomenclature of simple organic compounds, basic stereochemistry, fundamental organic reaction mechanisms, organic functional groups and their reactions, introductory bioorganic chemistry, and organic spectroscopy.
• Mathematics: is designed to introduce students to the ideas, methods and techniques which they will need for applying mathematics in the physical sciences or for taking the study of mathematics further. It aims to extend and enhance their skills in algebraic manipulation and in differential and integral calculus, to develop their geometric insight and their understanding of limiting processes, and to introduce them to complex numbers and matrices.

Students will take the following compulsory second-year modules:

• Inorganic Chemistry 2: covers metal complexes and organometallics, descriptive transition-metal chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, solid-state chemistry and descriptive main-group chemistry.
• Physical Chemistry 2: covers quantum mechanics, thermodynamics and electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, molecular spectroscopy and diffraction, and advanced mathematical tools for chemistry.
• Linear Mathematics: extends the knowledge and skills that students have gained concerning matrices and systems of linear equations. It introduces the basic theory of vector spaces, linear independence, linear transformations and diagonalization.

Students will choose one other Mathematics module from a range of options.

Teaching

Fees

• Scotland: £1,820
• England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man: £9,535
• EU and overseas: £31,670

Joint Honours Degrees

You can also take Chemistry with Mathematics as part of a joint Honours degree in which you will take core modules of your chosen subjects.

Careers

St Andrews chemistry graduates have an employment rate of over 95% and are in demand by large multinational and grassroots companies alike. Chemistry degrees provide a range of highly desirable skills that are prized by employers across numerous sectors, including:

• problem-solving
• numeracy
• data handling
• teamwork
• oral and written communication.

St Andrews Chemistry with Mathematics graduates move into a wide range of employment both in the chemical and allied industries, as well as sectors outside physical science which rely on a high degree of mathematical ability. Many MChem Chemistry with Mathematics graduates continue on to PhD-level degrees both in the UK and overseas.