Chemistry

UCAS code: F100

Here's what University of Huddersfield says about its Chemistry course.

Known as the central science, Chemistry provides a fundamental understanding of how the world works at a chemical level. Since the 1840s, Huddersfield has provided a strong chemistry education to its students, supporting the local textile and dyeing industries as a result. Today, you’re not limited just to these industries. A Chemistry BSc(Hons) degree at Huddersfield can take you far as you make contributions to a wide variety of fields, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare and chemical engineering.

Why Study Chemistry BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield? At Huddersfield, you’ll be joining a Chemistry department with a long and illustrious history. The course will prepare you with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry, with a focus on the following core areas of chemistry; organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry and physical chemistry.

You’ll gain relevant real-world experience throughout this course. You’ll be taught by leading academics through lectures, seminars, and sessions, which will be supplemented by modern industry instruments in our specialist chemical science labs. Following your first two years on the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional supervised work placement. During this placement year, you’ll experience working in a real-world environment within the industry, in the UK or internationally.

You’ll also explore employment opportunities within organisations related to your studies and chosen pathway.

This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry, as well as for future study. You could work in chemical analysis, chemical manufacturing, healthcare, or pharmaceutics.

Professional Bodies This course was last accredited in 2018 by the Royal Society of Chemistry, and for six years thereafter. This accreditation is reviewed on a regular basis.

Why Huddersfield? Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

The first year comprises: • Structure: From Atoms to Molecules and Materials • The Reactivity and Properties of Carbon Compounds • Physical Chemistry 1 • Introduction to Analytical Science and Spectroscopy • Data Handling • Techniques of Practical Chemistry

To see the full range of modules and descriptions, please visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.

You may choose to spend your third year in industry or go directly into the final year. The final year includes advanced topics in chemistry (both theoretical and practical) as well as a research project.

You’ll be taught through a series of lectures, tutorials, seminars, practicals and directed reading. Assessment will include written exams and coursework including laboratory reports, short tests, and oral and poster presentations.

Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.