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Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry MChem (Hons)
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Qualification
Master of Chemistry (with Honours) - MChem (H)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
29-SEP-25
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
In your first year, this Chemistry with Biological and Medicinal Chemistry MChem takes you through the essential topics – giving you the grounding you need to study specialist subjects, like pharmacokinetics, toxicology and drug design.And because you’re studying at Sheffield, we’ll push you to explore the field’s latest concepts and findings – from environmental and sustainable chemistry, to advanced materials, nanotechnology and astrochemistry.You'll learn how to use industry standard commercial software and even choose to spend your final year on your own biological and medicinal chemistry research project.This combination of leading-edge content and skills essential to the chemistry industry means you’ll finish your degree ready to step right into a graduate position.
Why study this course?-
RSC accredited- this course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry for fully meeting the academic criteria for Chartered Chemist (CChem).-
Taught by the experts- most of the people teaching you will have first-hand experience of industry and business processes, and running spin-out companies.-
Hands-on experience- you’ll learn laboratory skills and techniques in your first and second year in our teaching labs. In your third year, you’ll work on a research project giving you independent research experience working on a real scientific problem. You’ll conduct experiments in our multi-million pound research labs, learning from our academic researchers.-
Sustainability focus- at Sheffield we have a major focus on sustainability. Sustainability modules are part of our core teaching in all our undergraduate courses from the start, and are also available as in-depth specialised options in year three.-
Summer research placement- we offer a guaranteed summer research placement if you meet the requirements of our Undergraduate Research Scholarship scheme.
Application deadline
29 January
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- A level
- Scottish Advanced Higher
- Access to HE Diploma
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
University information
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University League Table
18th
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Campus address
University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, England
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
/ Max 228149 65%24th
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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