Overview

Take the first step on your pharmaceutical career path. Guided by world-class researchers and educators, you'll graduate with strong analytical abilities, the confidence to propose innovative solutions and well-developed lab skills. Continue on a purely scientific path or use your transferable analytical skills in diverse careers. The Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery (Hons) is offered by University of Birmingham

Career

Whether you choose to follow a scientific path as a professional chemist or move into an area unrelated to chemistry, BSc Chemistry with Medical Chemistry and Drug Discovery will help you develop the technical and transferable skills prized by employers and in postgraduate education.

The Chemistry graduates are making an impact across a wide range of sectors such as Education Management, Research, Management Consultancy, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals. They have gone on to work for leading employers such as GSK, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shell. Cancer Research UK.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Inorganic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Practical Chemistry

Literature Review

Research Methodology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

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UK deadline: 14 January

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Chemistry Medicine Pharmacy View 359 other Bachelors in Chemistry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Number of A-levels required: 3.

Required subjects and grades:

AAA - A-level Chemistry and no supporting subjects.

AAB - A-level Chemistry and a supporting subject from Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Biology, Computing (not ICT).

Minimum Maths requirement GCSE grade 6.

We accept resits for both A-levels and GCSEs.

General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Maths are not accepted.

International Baccalaureate

6,6,6 - 6,6,5 at Higher Level, including Chemistry at Higher Level, with a minimum of 32 points overall.

One or more additional science subjects at Higher Level is advantageous.

A minimum of 5 at Standard Level English and 4 at Standard Level Maths is required for those students who do not have a minimum of grade 4/C in English at GCSE and of grade 5/B in Maths at GCSE.

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Tuition Fees

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29160 GBP / year

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9790 GBP / year

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Living costs

Birmingham

United Kingdom

765 - 1134 GBP / month

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