Chemistry
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: F100 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: F100 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including Chemistry at grade A
Please contact the School for further information.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
including D3 in Chemistry
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
including 6 in Chemistry at Higher Level. or 665 in 3 HL certificates including HL 6 Chemistry
Please contact the School for further information.
Please contact the School for further information.
Scottish Advanced Higher
AA + AABBB from Highers AB + ABBBB from Highers
Can be accepted when combined with appropriate Scottish Advanced Higher subjects.
Can be accepted when combined with appropriate A Level subjects - please contact School for further information.
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About this course
Chemistry plays an important role in our society. It is central to finding sustainable solutions to global problems. This includes developing new drugs and vaccines, researching clean energy resources, and feeding a growing population.
You'll be taught by experts who will feed your curiosity for this exciting subject. You may even recognise some of our staff from the popular Periodic Videos YouTube channel.
You'll study all the key areas of chemistry, including organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Optional modules allow you to tailor your degree to your own interests, such as studying the links between chemistry, physics and biology.
**Sustainable chemistry**
Green and sustainable chemistry is a key research interest here at the University of Nottingham. We have active research in using chemistry as a tool to tackle global challenges. These challenges include developing benign synthesis for manufacture, decreasing our reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and how to develop next-generation materials that impact batteries and solar panels. On this degree, you can study optional modules in green and sustainable chemistry. These modules will give you an understanding of how to make chemical processes more environmentally friendly, and how to use chemistry to tackle environmental challenges.
**Medicinal chemistry**
Chemistry is key to understanding drugs and treating illnesses. You can choose to study modules that cover medicinal chemistry and drug development throughout your degree. In these optional modules you’ll learn about design and synthesis of pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, metabolism and targeting.
**Careers and employability**
The University of Nottingham is the second-most targeted university in the UK by leading employers (High Fliers' Graduate Market in 2022). A degree in chemistry will prepare you for a wide range of careers. You’ll develop the necessary academic and practical skills for a career in industry, whether that be in pharmaceutical, petrochemical, cosmetics or others. You’ll also develop your written and oral communication skills, and gain transferable skills such as problem-solving, numeracy and data analysis. A significant proportion of our students go onto postgraduate study.
Modules
In year one you will build up your core chemistry knowledge, including study skills, foundation laboratory work and calculations. If you do not have A level mathematics (or equivalent) then you will take the Mathematical Toolkit module to prepare you for this aspect of the chemistry course.
In the second year you will further develop the knowledge and understanding gained in the first year with theoretical and practical modules. Optional modules will allow you to specialise in an area of chemistry that particularly interests you, including sustainable chemistry, and molecular biology.
In year three you will study core chemistry with advanced and practical modules. A range of optional module will allow you to focus on areas of particular interest.
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University Park Campus
School of Chemistry
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Chemistry graduates are in demand from a wide range of industries, from the food, oil, chemicals and pharmaceuticals to consultancy, technical analysis and teaching. They're also prized by business and finance employers for their research and data handling skills — anywhere there is research and data to be explained, you can find chemistry grads. If you want a career in research, you need a doctorate, so start planning now if you fancy one of these exciting and challenging jobs - but good students can usually get grants to take a doctorate, so don't worry about the financing if you think you have what it takes. The recession wasn’t too kind to chemists, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry (one of the key employers for chemists), but things are getting back to normal for this flexible group and it's one of the few degrees that is bucking the current trend and increasing graduate numbers.
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Chemistry
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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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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