BSc (Hons) Chemistry
Course Overview
Our accredited Chemistry BSc(Hons) program provides a comprehensive education in the core principles of chemistry, enriched by Huddersfield's distinguished 180-year scientific heritage. You will develop strong analytical and problem-solving skills through hands-on laboratory work with industry-standard instrumentation and the option to specialize in high-demand fields. The course is designed to maximize your employability, featuring an optional professional placement and research-led teaching from expert academics.
Key Program Highlights
- Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, ensuring a high-quality, industry-relevant education.
- Specialize in emerging fields like medicinal chemistry, chemical engineering, or forensic science.
- Gain practical experience in modern labs equipped with advanced, industry-standard instrumentation.
- Boost your career prospects with an optional work placement year in the UK or abroad.
- Learn from doctoral-level academics engaged in cutting-edge research that informs the curriculum.
Course Overview
Our accredited Chemistry BSc(Hons) program provides a comprehensive education in the core principles of chemistry, enriched by Huddersfield's distinguished 180-year scientific heritage. You will develop strong analytical and problem-solving skills through hands-on laboratory work with industry-standard instrumentation and the option to specialize in high-demand fields. The course is designed to maximize your employability, featuring an optional professional placement and research-led teaching from expert academics.
Key Program Highlights
- Accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, ensuring a high-quality, industry-relevant education.
- Specialize in emerging fields like medicinal chemistry, chemical engineering, or forensic science.
- Gain practical experience in modern labs equipped with advanced, industry-standard instrumentation.
- Boost your career prospects with an optional work placement year in the UK or abroad.
- Learn from doctoral-level academics engaged in cutting-edge research that informs the curriculum.
Requirements
Modules
- Structure: From Atoms to Molecules and Materials
- The Reactivity and Properties of Carbon Compounds
- States of Matter, Kinetics and Thermodynamics
- Introduction to Analytical Science and Spectroscopy
- Data Handling
- Techniques of Practical Chemistry
- Coordination Complexes and Inorganic Materials
- Methods and Strategies in Organic Synthesis
- Physical Chemistry: Principles of Chemical Change
- Molecular Analysis & Instrumental Methods
- Practical Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering 1
- Forensic Biology Awareness
- Research Project
- Advanced Chemistry Practical
- Heterocycles, Selectivity and Modern Synthesis
- Organometallic, Bioinorganic & Photochemistry
- Surface Science and Theoretical Chemistry
- Separation Techniques & Analytical Toxicology
- Chemical Engineering 2
- Forensic Science and the Law
- Interpretation of Forensic Evidence
- Mass Spectrometry, NMR, Electroanalysis & Sensors
- Molecular Targets and Drug Design
- Sustainable Industrial Systems
- Soil Contamination and Ecological Restoration
