Chemistry with a Foundation Year BSc MChem

at University of Sheffield

Modules:
 

Foundation year

Core modules:

• Core Foundation Mathematics
• Foundations of Physics
• Advanced Level Chemistry
• Further Foundation Chemistry
• Foundation Year Physics Laboratory Practice

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:
BBC

including Chemistry
 

International Baccalaureate 31, with 5 in Higher Level Chemistry
 

BTEC Extended Diploma DDM in Science, including specific Chemistry units (Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Applications of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Reactions and Practical Chemical Analysis)
 

BTEC Diploma DD in Science + C in A Level Chemistry
 

Scottish Highers + 1 Advanced Higher BBBBB + B in Chemistry
 

Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels B + BC, including Chemistry
 

Access to HE Diploma Award of Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject, including sufficient Chemistry units, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 15 at Distinction and 30 at Merit. Applicants are considered individually and must provide a course syllabus for their diploma

Other requirements

• GCSE Maths grade 6/B
   

English language requirements 
 

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

Home students
£9,250

Overseas students
£25,670
 

Additional costs

The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. There are also other costs which you may need to consider.

Our courses have been created with your future in mind. All of our modules have been designed to give you skills that will help you find and succeed in your chosen career - problem solving, team working, fact finding, data analysis, critical thinking, communication, project management.
 

As part of your course, you'll develop your own idea for a chemistry business and pitch it as part of a team. On our Skills For Success training programme you can get experience of public speaking, presenting a poster, hosting a debate or producing a video. At our annual careers day you can explore career options, meet with employers who hire chemistry graduates and get tips from former students to help you take your next steps after graduation.
 

Some of the biggest employers of our students are pharmaceutical companies (such as GlaxoSmithKline), where chemists develop new medicines, and consumer goods companies (such as Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser), which make many of the products you see on supermarket shelves. Graduates can also go behind the scenes, creating the chemicals and materials that make industrial manufacturing possible.
 

The science industry doesn’t only employ scientists though - big companies like Unilever and AstraZeneca need graduates who understand science to work in communications, market research and business development roles.