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Master of Chemistry - MChem

Chemistry with Integrated Masters

Keele University

(3.9)
55 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Chemistry with Integrated Masters course at Keele University.

Select a qualification to see required grades

A level

B,B,C

BBC in three A levels including C in Chemistry

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: F102

Here's what Keele University says about its Chemistry with Integrated Masters course.

Our Chemistry with Integrated Master's offers maximum flexibility in allowing you to explore topics across the full breadth of chemistry, with a focus on your development as an independent researcher. From undertaking a year-long research project, to extensive access to advanced laboratory facilities and research-grade instrumentation, you will gain the enhanced analytical techniques, data fluency, applied problem solving and employability skills to pursue a career as a professional chemist or further your studies with a PhD. universities.

Why choose this course?

  • Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, our programme is relevant, valued by industry and allows you to tailor your learning to include topics at the forefront of modern chemical sciences research

  • You will be trained how to use research level equipment from the first semester of your first year in our sector-leading laboratories

  • Core practical and professional employability modules will ensure you develop the required skills to succeed as a professional chemist

  • Our diverse range of authentic assessments will develop your specialist and transferrable skills and prepare you for your future career

  • Individual projects will develop your skills of scientific inquiry, allowing you to make your mark as a researcher

Our Royal Society of Chemistry accredited programme provides in-depth fundamental and applied knowledge in addition to current research trends from across the chemical sciences. ?Threading sustainability and industrial chemistry through traditional chemical principles and theories, you will explore the fascinating role chemistry plays in addressing humanity's most urgent global, economic, health and environmental challenges.? You will have opportunities for individual advanced project work, collaborative learning, work and educational placements, and to explore frontier topics guided by our world-leading researchers.

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Chemistry with Integrated Masters at Keele University.

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3 course options available.

Qualification

Master of Chemistry - MChem

Department

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences

Location

Main Site | Keele

Duration

5 Years

Study mode

Sandwich with time abroad

Subjects

• Chemistry

Start date

September 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

The modules you will study

For a list of indicative and likely optional modules please visit the course website

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3 star
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2 star
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from Keele University students who took the Chemistry with Integrated Masters course - or another course in the same subject area.

Chemistry

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

86%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

100%

high

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

82%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

89%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

96%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

95%

high

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

93%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

91%

high

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

86%

high

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

93%

high

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

95%

high

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

89%

high

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

91%

high

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

95%

high

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

98%

high

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

98%

high

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

89%

high

How well organised is your course?

89%

high

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

95%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

93%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

86%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

86%

high

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

95%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

95%

high

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

65%

med

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

95%

high

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

91%

high

Student information

See who's studying at Keele University. These students are taking Chemistry with Integrated Masters or another course from the same subject area.

Chemistry
Mode of study
Full-time98%Part-time2%
Gender ratio
Female42%Male58%
Where students come from
International8%UK92%
Student performance
2:1 or above56%
First year dropout rate10%
Number of students180
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
ChemistryC
MathematicsC
BiologyC
PhysicsC
PsychologyC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

Facts and figures about Keele University graduates who took Chemistry with Integrated Masters - or another course in the same subject area.

Chemistry

Graduate statistics

75%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

85%

In work, study or other activity

55%

Say it fits with future plans

55%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

35%

Natural and social science professionals

15%

Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

10%

Business and public service associate professionals

10%

Elementary occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from Keele University graduates who took Chemistry with Integrated Masters - or another course in the same subject area.

Chemistry

Earnings

£23k

First year after graduation

£25.6k

Third year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Chemistry with Integrated Masters.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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