- UCAS course code
- F104
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Chemistry (MChem)
MChem Chemistry with International Study
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: F104 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Chemical Research Skills
| Unit code | CHEM10510 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Full year |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
A practice-based unit which builds familiarity (and skill) with a suite of tools for undertaking and reporting scientific research - to include scholarly practice, academic writing, use of databases/literature searching, data analysis - and culminating in presentation of work to a professional standard.
Aims
The unit aims to:
Develop student competency and proficiency across a number of key skills used routinely by practising chemists and which have benefits in relation to employability/careers in a more general sense.
Learning outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to: | Developed | Assessed | |
ILO 1 |
Successfully analyse and report scientific work in an appropriate format.
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X |
X |
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Feedback methods
There will be regular opportunities for students to receive feedback on their work through workshop and example sessions, small-group activities and online formative feedback.
Recommended reading
The Sciences good study guide, Northedge, Andy, Open University, 1997 ISBN: 0749234113
Study & communication skills for the chemical sciences, Overton, Tina; Johnson, Stuart; Scott, Jon, Oxford University Press 2010, ISBN: 0199539685
Study and communication skills for the chemical sciences, Overton, Tina, Oxford University Press, 2019, ISBN: 9780198821816
Beginning calculations in physical chemistry Johnson, Barry R.; Scott, Stephen K. Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN: 0198559658
Skills for a scientific life, Helliwell, John R., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, ISBN: 149876875
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Kristy Turner | Unit coordinator |