Program Overview

Medicinal and Biological Chemistry with an Assessed Year in Industry MSci

Overview

Chemistry plays a significant role in our society. It is central to developing drugs, creating vaccines, and treating illnesses. This course will prepare you for a wide range of careers and give you the necessary skills for a career in industry.

Course Details

• Qualification: MSci Hons
• Entry Requirements: AAA-AAB
• Start Date: September 2025
• UCAS Code: CF71
• Duration: 4 years full-time
• Fees: £9,535

Course Information

• Accreditation: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Year in Industry: Opportunity to spend a year working in industry, gaining first-hand experience of exciting challenges and refining skills
• Research Project: Masters-level research project in the final year, allowing students to choose from a wide range of areas in chemistry
• Teaching Methods: Laboratory practical sessions, lectures, tutorials, and workshops/seminars
• Assessment Methods: Written exam, coursework, including lab reports, research project, and distance learning modules

Modules

• Year 1:
  • Calculations in Chemistry
  • Chemistry Study Skills
  • Foundation Laboratory Work
  • Human Physiology
  • Introduction to Organic Molecules and their Reactivity
  • Introduction to Spectroscopy, Energy and Bonding in Chemistry
  • Introduction to Structure, Periodicity and Coordination Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Introduction to Green Chemistry and Processing
  • Mathematical Toolkit
  • Molecules of Life
• Year 2:
  • Core Laboratory Work
  • Energy, Spectroscopy and Solid State Chemistry
  • General Inorganic Chemistry
  • Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
  • Synthesis and Spectroscopy
  • Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Principles in Analytical Chemistry
  • Introduction to Python for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Year 3:
  • Industry Placement
  • Distance Learning Inorganic Chemistry
  • Distance Learning Organic Chemistry
  • Distance Learning Physical Chemistry
  • Year in Industry
• Year 4:
  • MSci Chemistry Research Project
  • Advanced Biocatalysis, Biosynthesis and Chemical Biology
  • Advanced Physical Chemistry
  • Contemporary Organic Synthesis
  • Enterprise for Scientists
  • Inorganic and Materials Chemistry
  • Molecular Interactions and Supramolecular Assembly
  • Nucleic Acids and Bioorganic Mechanisms

Careers

• Graduate Destinations: Boots, Cancer Research, GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC, NHS, Unilever
• Average Starting Salary: £26,216
• Career Progression: 89.00% of undergraduates from the School of Chemistry secured employment or further study within 15 months of graduation

Campus

• University Park Campus: 300 acres, green spaces, wildlife, period buildings, and modern facilities
• Sustainability: National Green Flag award every year since 2003

Additional Information

• Language Study: Opportunity to study a language as part of the degree
• Scholarships and Bursaries: Available for high-achieving international scholars and UK students
• Tuition Fees: £9,535 for UK undergraduate students, with additional costs for international students
• Equipment: Students will need a suitable laptop and may need to purchase additional equipment, such as an examination-approved calculator and a molecular modelling kit.