Chemistry, BSc (Hons)

Chemistry plays a pivotal role in society, addressing global challenges through sustainable innovations such as developing new drugs, vaccines, clean energy sources, and efficient food production. Taught by renowned experts, including those from the Periodic Videos YouTube channel, the program covers core areas like organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry. Students can customize their studies with optional modules in fields such as sustainable chemistry, which focuses on environmentally friendly processes and materials for batteries and solar panels, or medicinal chemistry, exploring drug design, synthesis, delivery, and targeting.The University of Nottingham, highly regarded by employers, equips graduates with essential skills for diverse careers in pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and beyond, including problem-solving, communication, and data analysis. The curriculum progresses from foundational knowledge and laboratory skills in the first year, to advanced theoretical and practical modules in the second and third years, with options to specialize in areas like sustainable chemistry or molecular biology.

In year one you will build up your core chemistry knowledge, including study skills, foundation laboratory work and calculations. If you do not have A level mathematics (or equivalent) then you will take the Mathematical Toolkit module to prepare you for this aspect of the chemistry course. In the second year you will further develop the knowledge and understanding gained in the first year with theoretical and practical modules. Optional modules will allow you to specialise in an area of chemistry that particularly interests you, including sustainable chemistry, and molecular biology. In year three you will study core chemistry with advanced and practical modules. A range of optional module will allow you to focus on areas of particular interest.