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Study Chemistry at Bath
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Chemistry

Programmes

BSc Chemistry 3-year F100
BSc Chemistry 4-year with industrial placement F101
BSc Chemistry 4-year with study yearabroad F107
MChem Chemistry 4-year F103 MChem Chemistry 4-year with industrial placement F104
MChem Chemistry 4-year with study-year abroad F105
BSc Chemistry for Drug Discovery 3-year F151
BSc Chemistry for Drug Discovery 4-year with industrial placement F152
BSc Chemistry for Drug Discovery 4-year with study-year abroad F153
MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery 4-year F154
MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery 4-year with industrial placement F155
MChem Chemistry for Drug Discovery 4-year with study-year abroad F156
BSc Chemistry with Management 3-year F145
BSc Chemistry with Management 4-year with industrial placement F146
BSc Chemistry with Management 4-year with study-year abroad F1N2
MSci Chemistry with Management 4 year*
BSc Chemistry with Education 3 year*

Information on all of these can be found at Chemistry Admissions

Key facts

Typical offers

A levels: ABB/BBB
To include chemistry and another science or mathematics at A2.

International Baccalaureate: 34 points overall with at least HL6 in chemistry and level 5 in other subjects.

More details available from Chemistry Admissions


Why study Chemistry at Bath?

Studying Chemistry at Bath means working in a dynamic, exciting environment. The Department of Chemistry at Bath has an annual intake of around 100 well-qualified undergraduates which means that there is a friendly, positive working atmosphere. Everyone gets to know each other – staff and students – quickly. The Department has an excellent reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. All members of staff are active in chemical research at the forefront of the subject and this feeds through into their teaching, conveying the excitement of the most recent developments in Chemistry. Undergraduate students also experience this for themselves during research projects as part of their degree.

Flexibility and choice are at the core of all of our courses – you don’t have to decide which programme to study until you get here, and there is plenty of opportunity to choose between our Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Education and Management degrees, as well as whether to do MChem or BSc.

All students applying to Bath have the chance of doing a placement year in industry or an overseas University. For most of our students this means working as a paid researcher in a company for a year. A huge range of placements is available from working on the latest pharmaceuticals to making cappuccinos more frothy! You can also choose to spend a year in one of our partner universities in USA, Europe or Australia. A degree in Chemistry from the University of Bath is a great first step to an exciting world of possibilities.

Placements

www.bath.ac.uk/chemistry/undergrad/industrial.html

Career opportunities

www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/intro.html

www.bath.ac.uk/chemistry/undergrad/careers.htm

The nature of our courses and the calibre of our graduates ensure that they enjoy a high success rate when in competition for employment in industry, teaching, Research Councils and the Civil Service. Many students are employed initially in research and development areas with a high chemical content. Others find employment in allied areas such as marketing, administration, production and technical services. A small number of students use their degree as a basic qualifying level of attainment to enter fields such as accountancy and insurance. The courses are also a sound preparation for proceeding to a higher degree by research before choosing a final career.

Chemistry Degree Structure Diagram