Overview
Key features
- The Chemistry BSc degree from the University of Reading provides solid training in chemistry and equips you with key transferable skills. You will spend your first two years learning the core subjects that all chemists need to know. Topics include trends in the periodic table, carbonyl group chemistry and chemical kinetics. You will be taught by internationally leading experts through a combination of lectures, lab classes, workshops and tutorials.
- If you do not have an A level in Maths, you will take our first year Maths for Chemists module which covers all the topics you will need for Chemistry. Depending on your level of maths, you may have the opportunity to take an option from outside the Department.
- In your final year you will study more advanced topics influenced by the cutting-edge chemistry taking place around you. The Department's staff specialise in a number of areas including nanotechnology, synthesis, polymers and advanced materials, surface science and forensic analysis, providing a wide range of options for your final year research project. You will also have the opportunity to participate in academic research. and can work alongside our world-class researchers.
- Additionally, if you are interested in teaching as a career, we offer a school-based project in your final year. Students spend one day a week for two terms working alongside both teachers and pupils on an individual project. This project gives you the necessary experience for teacher training applications and helps develop your professional skills for careers which involve working with people.
Career opportunities:
- We incorporate skills development into each year of the degree, giving you a better chance of securing work when you leave university. Upon graduation you will have a range of skills which are essential for chemists but also make you highly desirable in all areas of employment.
- These include skills such as planning and organisation, handling information, communication, scientific and practical skills, ICT, problem solving, critical analysis, time management and business awareness. The Department also holds a careers fair at which University alumni discuss their careers and advise you on the different options available.
- Other graduates go into a range of professions, including becoming analytical scientists, chemical sales reps, organic synthetic chemists, peptide chemists, research chemists and senior analysts.
- Past students have found work for a range of companies and organisations, including Evotec, Pharmaterials, Intertek, Reed, Police Service, Pfizer, CEM Analytical Services and Thames Water.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Mathematics for Chemists
- Shape, Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry
- Physical Processes and Molecular Organisation
- Further Inorganic Chemistry
- Further Organic Chemistry
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Please be aware that some of our courses may be full after the January UCAS deadline, so we recommend early applications where possible.
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Campus Location
- Reading, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Chemistry Natural Sciences View 359 other Bachelors in Chemistry in United KingdomExplore more key information
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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
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Typical offer
BBB, including grade B in A level Chemistry
- International Baccalaureate
30 points overall including at least 5 in Chemistry at higher level
- Extended Project Qualification
In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides to students for University study, we can now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.
- BTEC Extended Diploma
DDM (Modules taken must be comparable to A level subjects specified)
- GCSE
Maths at grade B (6)
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Applies to youNon-residents30650 GBP / year≈ 30650 GBP / year -
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Applies to youCitizens or residents9790 GBP / year≈ 9790 GBP / year
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