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Chemistry
We are committed to providing high quality courses which provide you with a wide range of employment opportunities.
| Course Title | UCAS Code | Duration | Typical Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSc Chemistry | F100 | Three years full-time | BBB |
| MChem Chemistry | F105 | Four years full-time | AAB |
| MChem Chemistry (with a year in Industry) | F106 | Four years full-time | AAB |
| MChem Chemistry (with a year abroad) | F107 | Four years full-time | AAB |
| BSc Chemistry with Forensic Science | F1F4 | Three years full-time | BBB |
| MChem Chemistry with Forensic Science (with an optional year in Industry, or abroad) | F1FK | Four years full-time | AAB |
| BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry | F154 | Three years full-time | BBB |
| MChem Pharmaceutical Chemistry (with an optional year in industry) | F153 | Four years full-time | AAB |
Chemistry at the University of Leicester
The Department of Chemistry offers a portfolio of high quality courses that are designed to give graduates a varied range of employment opportunities. The courses we offer are carefully structured to ensure you cover all the relevant topics; however, they are also flexible, allowing you to move between many of the different courses at the end of your First Year.
Chemistry is a broad discipline and amongst the courses on offer in our Department you should be able to find one that is tailored to your specific interests.
We are committed to high quality teaching and student support, and we are very active in research. We have internationally recognised research groups specialising in all areas of chemistry including: biological chemistry, green chemistry and molecular properties. We take pride in our research-led teaching, which ensures that our syllabus is filled with cutting-edge topics and our graduates are ready to work in the chemical industry.
Why Choose Chemistry at Leicester?
National Student Survey Ranking: 4th out of 38 with 98% of students satisfied with their course.
Teaching Quality score: Excellent
Places: 75
Applications: 693
You will benefit from our excellence in teaching, research and welfare provision and from our well-equipped teaching and research laboratories. The Chemistry Department has consistently been highly rated in University Guides. We have a range of modern flexible courses, which encompass a wide range of topics.
The Department owns a wide variety of modern analytical instruments, such as FTIR and UV/Visible spectrometers and gas chromatographs, which you will encounter during your undergraduate studies. In addition, you will also get to use more specialised instruments such as high-field NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass spectrometers and X-ray diffractometers.
We also have our own Departmental library and quiet study area, which contains numerous chemistry research journals and reference books. Our modern teaching methods mean that you will learn current chemistry topics using interactive multimedia learning techniques.
Opportunities to Visit and Further Information
Choosing where and what to study at university is an important decision for you. We believe it is important to give you the opportunity to talk to our admissions team, so you can learn whether our programmes are the right choice for you
For further information, please contact the admissions tutor:
Dr Corey Evans
0116 252 2100
chemadmiss@le.ac.uk
www.le.ac.uk/chemistry
