BSc Chemistry

On successful completion of the course students should be able to: (i) have an understanding of the working of the aerobic respiratory chain and how this leads to generation of energy in the cell in the form of ATP; (ii) gain knowledge of how important cellular pathways (including glycolysis and the Krebs cycle) work and how these pathways lead to energy generation and to synthesis of important molecules including fatty acids, cholesterol and amino acids; (iii) understand the general mechanism by which light-driven photosynthesis works along with other aspects of biological photochemistry; and (iv) develop knowledge of the crucial cellular functions of the molecular machinery in the cell. 

The course syllabus involves 6 lectures/workshops delivered by each of the 4 lecturers on the course. These will be from (i) Prof. David Leys (Bioenergetics and respiration, and Primary metabolism – including glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, biological pathways and an introduction to mechanisms for flux control, and biofuels; (ii) Prof. Neil Dixon (Molecular machinery of the cell); (iii) Prof. Sam Hay (Biological photochemistry); and Dr Clare Megarity (Biological respiration/bioelectrochemistry). The final session delivered by each of the lecturers will take the form of a workshop in which the students will be able to ask questions in order to clarify any material presented by the lecturers. 

The recommended text for this course is Voet & Voet Biochemistry, 4th Edition, Wiley. Earlier editions of this text also contain the relevant content. 

Tuition fees for home students will be £10,050 for the 2027/28 academic year. In England and Wales, tuition fees for home undergraduate students are subject to the Government fee cap, which the Government has announced will be £10,050 for the 2027/28 academic year.

Government policy is to increase the fee cap on an annual basis to reflect inflation (i.e. increasing costs), and the tuition fee home students pay in subsequent academic years will reflect any increases in the Government fee cap (which we will communicate to you as soon as we can in advance of the relevant academic year).

Tuition fees for international students will be £39,700 for the 2027/28 academic year. For subsequent academic years, the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fee by up to 7% each year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our education and wider student experience.

For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

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).

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