- UCAS course code
- F150
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
A flexible course with a wide range of modules taught by chemists, pharmacists, biologists and medicinal chemists.
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: F150 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £36,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances. For information about scholarships/bursaries/sponsorship please see our undergraduate fees pages and visit the Department website .
Course unit details:
Personalised Learning Unit 2
| Unit code | CHEM30112 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This personalised learning unit allows students to choose three segments of advanced chemistry topics.
Pre/co-requisites
Core Chemistry Year 1 and 2 units.
Aims
The over-arching aim of these modules is to prepare students for a professional career in Chemistry by expanding core chemistry knowledge into advanced topics to provide a wider and deeper understanding of particular areas of chemistry.
The key aims of each of the segments are:
Porous MOFs – This segment introduces students to porous metal-organic frameworks.
Applied Photochemistry - This segment introduces students to applications of photochemistry to ultrafast, time-resolved and high-resolution spectroscopy.
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis – This segment introduces students to the catalytic processes which are routinely used for the stereoselective synthesis of target molecules. This segment will build upon the use of stoichiometric, stereoselective processes, previously discussed in years one to three, for the synthesis of target molecules possessing one or more chiral centres.
Main Group Reagents in Synthesis – This course unit introduces students to the use of boron-, silicon-, sulfur- and selenium-containing reagents in organic synthesis.
Contemporary f-element Chemistry – introduces students to the use of molecular design to achieve landmark advances in non-aqueous f-element synthetic chemistry.
Metals in Biology – introduces students to the contribution of metal ions in biology and medicine, providing a context for coordination chemistry beyond the laboratory and textbooks.
Quantum Chemistry – applies quantum chemistry to models of vibrations in polyatomic systems and its extension to phonons in periodic solids and in predicting material properties.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students should be able to:
Extend ideas from core chemistry units from years 1 and 2 to advanced topics.
Describe and explain the concepts and application of each topic.
Apply the concepts of the topic and extend these to synthesise new solutions.
Rationalise and interpret data from each topic.
Propose, and illustrate, outcomes of unseen extensions to the topic material.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
Problem solving, analytical skills, time management.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Written exam | 100% |
Feedback methods
Each segment of the course will provide a minimum of 1 workshop/example class.
Lecturing staff will provide Office Hours during the course.
After the exam marking has been completed students are able to view their examination scripts.
Recommended reading
Specific reading material will be provided separately for each segment.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Assessment written exam | 2 |
| Lectures | 7 |
| Supervised time in studio/wksp | 1 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 98 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Regan | Unit coordinator |