Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: F112 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
University of Sheffield
UCAS Code: F112 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including Chemistry
Access to HE Diploma
Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject covering sufficient Chemistry units, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit. Applicants are considered individually and must provide a course syllabus
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths grade 6/B and English grade 4/C
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with 5 in Higher Level Chemistry
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
including Chemistry
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Applied Science + A in A Level Chemistry
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
in Applied Science including specific Chemistry units* (*BTEC required units include Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Reactions, Practical Chemical Analysis)
Scottish Advanced Higher
in Chemistry + AAABB in Scottish Highers
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
+ AA at A Level including Chemistry
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About this course
**This specialist course has been designed to prepare you for the growing demands of the healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry. Alongside essential chemistry topics, you'll study topics such as pharmacokinetics, toxicology and drug design.**
In your first year, this Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry MChem takes you through the essential topics – giving you the grounding you need to study specialist subjects, like pharmacokinetics, toxicology and drug design.
And because you’re studying at Sheffield, we’ll push you to explore the field’s latest concepts and findings – from environmental and sustainable chemistry, to chemistry in space, supramolecular chemistry and molecular modelling.
You'll learn how to use industry-standard commercial software and even choose to spend your final year on your own biological and medicinal chemistry research project.
**Why study this course?**
- **RSC accredited** - this course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).
- **Taught by the experts** - most of the people teaching you will have first-hand experience of industry and business processes, and running spin-out companies.
- **Hands-on experience** - you’ll learn laboratory skills and techniques in your first and second year in our teaching labs. In your third year, you’ll work on a research project giving you independent research experience working on a real scientific problem. You’ll conduct experiments in our multi-million pound research labs, learning from our academic researchers.
- **Sustainability focus** - at Sheffield we have a major focus on sustainability. Sustainability modules are part of our core teaching in all our undergraduate courses from the start, and are also available as in-depth specialised options in year three.
- **Summer research placement** - we offer a guaranteed summer research placement if you meet the requirements of our Undergraduate Research Scholarship scheme.
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The Uni
University of Sheffield
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Chemistry)
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Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry
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Top job areas of graduates
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.
Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
Top job areas of graduates
Around 2,500 graduates got degrees in this demanding but valuable subject last year. Graduates who want a career in research usually take postgraduate qualifications - over a third of graduates in the subject took this option - but those who want to start work when they graduate have a lot to choose from. Laboratory work and other jobs in the biosciences are popular, as well as in education, but many biochemistry graduates find their way into the finance industry and as a consequence, graduates from these disciplines are particularly likely to get jobs in London and the South East.
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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.
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.
£23k
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£31k
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Molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£22k
£28k
£29k
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